[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H4346-H4392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017


                             General Leave

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to

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revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 
5485, and that I may include tabular material on the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hultgren). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 794 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 5485.
  The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis) to 
preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5485) making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes, with Mrs. Lummis in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw) and the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Serrano) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, I am pleased to present to the House the fiscal year 
2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
  As you know, this bill funds a diverse group of agencies and 
activities, including financial regulators, tax collection, the White 
House, the Federal courts, the District of Columbia, the General 
Services Administration, and the Small Business Administration. This 
bill is the product of eight hearings that we have had and the result 
of nearly 2,000 requests by Members from both sides of the aisle.
  The bill provides $21.7 billion for fiscal year 2017. That is $1.5 
billion less than last year, or a 6\1/2\ percent reduction, and it is 
$2.7 billion, or 11 percent below the request.
  The subcommittee's allocation is a significant reduction compared to 
2016. Nonetheless, the allocation is sufficient to fund vital Federal 
programs as well as the one-time set-asides for the expenses of the 
Presidential transition.
  Among the priorities of this bill are law enforcement and the 
administration of justice. Funding for the High Intensity Drug 
Trafficking Areas and the Drug-Free Communities programs are at record-
high levels. The funding for the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and 
Financial Intelligence, the agency that enforces our sanction programs, 
received a substantial increase. In addition, there is a healthy amount 
of funding for both the Federal and the D.C. judicial branches of 
government and for the supervision of offenders and defendants that 
live in our communities.
  Another priority for the bill is supporting small businesses. As you 
know, small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create 
jobs and grow the economy. This bill provides $157 million for the 
SBA's business loan programs. That supports $28.5 billion of 7(a) 
lending and $7.5 billion of so-called 504 lending.
  The bill also provides record high amounts of funding for the SBA 
grant programs for veterans and women. It funds the Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, the Treasury's Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund program. For the first time this year, we include 
funds to make sure that individuals with disabilities have access to 
the capital, financial services.
  In order to fund these programs at these high levels, we had to 
reduce funding in other areas. We cut funding for nearly two dozen 
agencies and programs that can operate with a little bit less, like the 
Office of Management and Budget and the Federal Communications 
Commission.
  The brunt of these reductions is borne by the Internal Revenue 
Service and the General Services Administration. After all, those are 
the two agencies that receive most of the money under this 
appropriations bill, and they both have resent histories of 
inappropriate behavior.
  While the bill reduces GSA funding for new construction by $1.1 
billion, we provide a sizable amount for repairs and alterations for 
the existing Federal inventory. In addition, we continue to push GSA to 
develop an accurate inventory of Federal property and designate funding 
for the GSA to use their existing space a little more efficiently.
  It has been 3 years and three Commissioners since we first discovered 
that the IRS had betrayed the trust of the American people by singling 
out individuals and groups of individuals, subjecting them to 
additional scrutiny based on their political philosophy, sometimes 
bullying them and intimidating them. You would think that maybe they 
would turn over a new leaf. But no, after these 3 years, they still 
have made a series of embarrassing management decisions, basically, at 
the expense of the consumer.
  To remedy this, the bill includes numerous provisions to reform the 
IRS. It reduces their funding by $236 million below the current level. 
But within their overall funding, we set aside $290 million to make 
sure that they improve customer service so that they put the taxpayer 
first and that they also work on cybersecurity and fraud prevention.
  To increase transparency and oversight of agencies, the bill makes 
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of Financial 
Research subject to the appropriations process. We change the CFPB's 
leadership from a single director to a 5-member commission. We 
also require the Federal Communications Commission to make public any 
proposed rules they have 21 days before they actually vote on the 
rules.

  To prevent agency overreach, the bill gives businesses the 
opportunity to change their business model, to change their operations 
prior to being designated as too big to fail or the so-called 
systemically important financial institution, or SIFI. We require 
further study of CFPB rules on pre-dispute arbitration.
  In payday lending, we require court challenges to be resolved before 
the FCC implements its so-called net neutrality order. We prohibit the 
FCC from regulating broadband rates and keep financing for manufactured 
housing affordable.
  In addition, the committee still has strong concerns that the FCC 
seems to be prolonging their pattern of regulatory overreach with its 
recent set-top box proposal. So we also include language that requires 
the FCC to stop and study this controversial rule before they can 
proceed any further.
  The telecommunications industry is more competitive than ever, more 
innovative than ever; yet the Commission has been more active than ever 
in trying to exert regulatory control over market innovation. To return 
the FCC's focus toward mission critical work and away from politically 
charged rulemakings, this bill requires the FCC to do less with less.
  To give low-income families the option of selecting a school that 
best meets their educational needs, the bill includes the text of the 
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, the so-called SOARS Act, 
which passed the House last month. We also include two other bills that 
passed the House. One extends the bankruptcy code to large financial 
institutions and the other one establishes a small business advocate 
within the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  I want to thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Lowey for their 
leadership and support in advancing this bill. I want to thank the 
members of the committee for their hard work. I certainly want to thank 
our hardworking staff for all the work that they have done.
  I especially want to say a word about the ranking member, Mr. 
Serrano. As many of you know, I have decided to retire at the end of 
this term and leave this esteemed body. The last 4 years as chair of 
this subcommittee has been very interesting. It has been made even more 
pleasurable by my association with the ranking member, Mr. Serrano. He 
has the unique perspective of having chaired this subcommittee as well 
as serving as ranking member. I have a feeling he enjoyed being the 
chairman more than he enjoys being the ranking member, but

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nevertheless, he has been a great partner to work with. I am not sure 
that everything in this bill is to his liking, but I can tell you that 
his input has made this a better bill.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. SERRANO. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First of all, let me also say that it has been a pleasure working 
with the gentleman from Florida. The big difference being chairman and 
being ranking member--I will tell you a little secret--is that you get 
to speak first. Other than that, we have the same headaches to deal 
with.
  I want to tell you what a pleasure it has been. In the best sense of 
our democracy, whatever I say here today is about the bill, not about 
you. If it was about our relationship, we would probably have a 
different bill, anyway. But don't tell your leadership I said that.

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  Before I begin to address the substance of this bill, let me just say 
that this is not what we should be considering on the floor today. The 
American people have spoken loud and clear. It is long past time for 
this House to act to reduce gun violence.
  How many more tragedies must we endure before we do something in this 
Congress?
  How many more Columbines?
  How many more Newtowns?
  How many more Virginia Techs?
  How many more Orlandos?
  Enough is enough. It is time for this House to reject the NRA and 
enact strong gun laws, and as soon as possible.
  Before the recess, Democrats stood in the well of the House and asked 
these questions. The Republicans ignored us. Upon their return this 
week, Republicans have tried to provide themselves with political 
cover. Suffice it to say that what they are proposing is not really 
enough.
  Americans are asking us to take effective action and, instead, we are 
here debating another underfunded and hyperpartisan appropriations 
bill. This would be laughable if it were not so sad. The other side of 
the aisle can no longer look the American people in the face and tell 
them that effective action to reduce gun violence is not necessary. 
That is the first of many reasons why I rise in strong opposition to 
the bill before us today.
  While I truly appreciate the efforts of Chairman Crenshaw and 
Chairman Rogers to listen to the concerns of our side, which includes 
our leader, Mrs. Lowey, and to accommodate us when they could, their 
efforts have been overwhelmed by a deficient allocation and the large 
number of partisan riders that are part of this bill today.
  This bill is not the largest bill in the appropriations lineup, but 
it touches upon many areas that are crucial to the American people. 
From consumer protection, to financial markets regulation, to economic 
opportunity, to taxpayer information, this bill touches the lives of 
almost every person living in our Nation, and, sadly, this bill does a 
great disservice to many of them.
  There are some good portions of this bill that I will highlight 
briefly. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund receives 
a substantial increase above last year, the Small Business 
Administration is also well funded, and our Federal judiciary will have 
the resources that it needs.
  But in a bill with more than 30 agencies, both large and small, that 
is a pretty short list. The reason it is so short is the inadequate 
allocation that this subcommittee received. This bill is $1.5 billion 
less than last year's bill, a 6 percent cut. The result is that many 
agencies, large and small, have been severely cut.
  The IRS is cut $236 million from last year's funding levels. From 
2010 to 2015, the budget cuts have forced the IRS to cut its workforce 
by 18,000 employees. These cuts hurt more than the IRS, since it means 
our deficit will increase because more taxes won't get collected, more 
tax cheats won't face punishment, and more honest taxpayers won't be 
able to get their questions answered by the IRS.
  The Securities and Exchange Commission is funded at $226 million 
below the President's request and $50 million below last year. The SEC 
is our cop on the beat for Wall Street, and chronically underfunding 
our primary enforcement arm for the financial markets invites more 
wrongdoing. It is also problematic that the majority has sought to 
rescind the use of the SEC's Reserve Fund, which is dedicated to IT 
upgrades.
  However, funding levels are not the only problem with this bill. The 
majority has chosen to include dozens of highly partisan riders in this 
bill. The sheer number and variety of these riders injects partisanship 
into the appropriations process in a way that I have not seen during my 
26 years in Congress.
  Each rider caters to a different special interest group that supports 
the other party. From the Koch brothers, to anti-choice activists, to 
big corporations, to the Tea Party, each category has a rider geared to 
help them. Unfortunately, the rest of the American people are seemingly 
out of luck.
  Let me highlight a few of the lowlights. Rather than helping preserve 
an open Internet, something that is crucially important to American 
consumers and businesses, this bill prevents the FCC from enforcing 
their net neutrality rule until the final disposition of three pending 
lawsuits on this issue.
  The IRS is prevented from reforming the 501(c)(4) process that caused 
so much confusion and controversy. They are also prevented from 
enforcing the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, a move 
that the CBO says will result in a loss of revenue and which the rule 
provided a special waiver just to include.
  The SEC is prevented from requiring public corporations to disclose 
their political contributions. There are multiple riders limiting 
women's health decisions by and in the District of Columbia and in the 
Federal healthcare exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act.
  There are also numerous riders to try to hamstring the President's 
efforts to conduct foreign policy with regard to Cuba, and there are 
riders attempting to roll back Dodd-Frank and the efforts of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect Americans.
  This list just scratches the surface. We are opposed to all of these 
riders and many others that I don't have time to mention today.
  These riders have no business in the appropriations process. They 
highlight how the primary goal of this process has changed from funding 
our government to scoring political points, and I think that this bill 
is a sad demonstration of that problem.
  The real loser in all of this is not Republicans or Democrats, but 
the American people. This bill underfunds critical priorities for 
working families. This bill is loaded down with riders geared toward 
special interests, but which truly harm taxpayers, consumers, 
investors, and businesses.

  Before I conclude, let me just mention that much of what has been 
added to the bill has little basis in reality. The majority knows that 
there is a veto threat by our President on the bill as currently 
constructed. Absent serious changes to the overall funding level and 
the removal of these excessive riders, this is not a bill that will 
ever be signed into law. I hope that one day the majority accepts that 
reality and comes to the table to negotiate in good faith. But as it 
currently stands, this simply is not a bill that I can support.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the full 
Appropriations Committee.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding.
  This bill is a bill that we all can support. It provides $21.7 
billion for financial services and Treasury programs, the Federal 
judiciary, and small businesses. This total is $1.5 billion below 
current levels and $2.7 billion below what was requested by the 
President.
  Within this allocation, the bill prioritizes funding where it will be 
best used and makes policy reforms that improve efficiency and 
accountability.
  To start with, the bill takes steps to address issues at the IRS, 
both cutting overall funding and including funding limitations to 
prevent the IRS from continuing their recent history of bad behavior. 
In total, the IRS is provided with $10.9 billion. That is $236 million 
below current levels. This holds the agency's budget below fiscal 2008 
levels, forcing the agency to streamline and focus on its core duties.

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  Taxpayer services, however, are maintained at $2.1 billion and an 
additional $290 million is directed to improve customer service, fraud 
prevention, and cybersecurity.
  The bill also includes policy items to correct recent transgressions, 
including prohibiting funding for a regulation related to the tax-
exempt status of 501(c)(4) organizations, which could limit the First 
Amendment rights of citizens, and prohibiting funds for bonuses unless 
conduct and tax compliance is considered.
  The bill also includes provisions throughout designed to make the 
government work better for the taxpayer. This includes increasing 
oversight by bringing the CFPB and the Office of Financial Research 
under the annual congressional appropriations process and changing the 
leadership of CFPB from one director to a five-member panel.
  The bill also peels back red tape across the government. This 
includes prohibiting the FCC from implementing the net neutrality order 
until court cases are resolved; requiring the FCC to refrain from 
continued activity on the set-top box rule until a study is completed; 
and prohibiting the FCC from requiring the disclosure of political 
contributions on SEC filings.
  The bill invests its funding in programs that will protect Main 
Street Americans, helping them grow small businesses and making their 
communities safer.
  The bill increases funding for Federal courts, as well as for 
important and effective anti-drug programs like the Drug-Free 
Communities and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas programs.
  The bill also includes $883 billion for the Small Business 
Administration, including full funding for veterans programs, and 
increasing funding above the President's request for Women's Business 
Centers. The bill also includes the SEC Small Business Advocate Act, to 
help small businesses address the unique issues they face due to their 
size.
  Madam Chair, I want to thank the Financial Services Subcommittee and 
the hardworking staff, the ranking member, Mr. Serrano, and 
particularly the chairman, Mr. Crenshaw. This will be his last bill at 
the helm of this subcommittee and one of his last appropriations bills 
in Congress.
  Over his tenure on the committee, he has been a faithful shepherd of 
taxpayer dollars and a dedicated servant to his district and to the 
Nation. His presence will be deeply missed by the Appropriations 
Committee and the entire House, but this final bill of Chairman 
Crenshaw is certainly a high note to go out on.
  But we want to thank this Florida gentleman and great leader in this 
body for the great tenure he has had here and the great record he has 
built, especially this bill, which will be the last he will shepherd 
through.
  This bill improves the way the government runs, makes responsible use 
of Federal funding, and invests in the right priorities. I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. SERRANO. Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Lowey), our ranking member.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, before I begin, I would like to thank 
Chairman Crenshaw, Ranking Member Serrano, and Chairman Rogers for 
their efforts. And I also want to send my sincerest best wishes to my 
friend, Chairman Crenshaw.
  Andy, your willingness to work across the aisle, respect for this 
institution and the Appropriations Committee will be missed. I know we 
wish you continued success in whatever work you choose to pursue, but 
you will be missed here. Good luck to you.
  Democrats remain eager to support appropriation bills that invest 
appropriately and are free of poison pill riders. We have seen time and 
again that bills making irresponsible cuts to critical priorities, or 
loaded with divisive and ideological riders, cannot be enacted because 
Democrats will not support them, and Republicans can enact them on 
their own. Unfortunately, the bill before us is an example of this 
dilemma.

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  It is already loaded with poison pill riders and surely will have 
more when we complete floor consideration.
  At $21.735 billion, a cut of 6 percent from current levels and 11 
percent below the President's request, it is no surprise which agencies 
would be subject to impractical and inadequate funding levels.
  This bill would slash the IRS' resources by $236 million, allowing 
more tax cheats to go undetected and preventing law-abiding Americans 
from receiving assistance.
  Similarly, funding the SEC at $226 million below the request would 
thwart its ability to protect investors. This is particularly egregious 
because the SEC is fee funded, and meeting the Commission's needs would 
not cost taxpayers a dime. I offered an amendment at the full committee 
markup that would have provided the SEC with the President's funding 
request. It was rejected, despite the fact that it would cost taxpayers 
nothing.
  Instead of investing in infrastructure, the bill would gut and cut 
GSA construction and acquisition projects by $1.3 billion. It only 
partially funds a new headquarters for the FBI and does not fund the 
next phase of the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters, 
further delaying the ability to consolidate our homeland security 
apparatus into one location.
  Yet inadequate funding is only part of the story, and the long list 
of riders turns a bad bill into an example of the Republican majority's 
unnecessary culture war. Attacks on women's health, interference in 
implementation of the Affordable Care Act and net neutrality, 
restrictive provisions on Cuba, and a demeaning effort to dictate local 
governance to Washington, D.C., are particularly shameful.
  Once again, these misguided provisions unnecessarily jeopardize the 
success of the overall appropriations process.
  Despite these numerous shortcomings, the bill adequately supports the 
Small Business Administration and would help communities combat the 
growing heroin epidemic by increasing the Drug-Free Communities program 
and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program.
  This bill provided the House with the opportunity to put investments 
ahead of politics. Unfortunately, the House Republican majority has no 
interest in these priorities.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against the bill.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Carter).
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding.
  Madam Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 5485, the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017.
  Not only does this bill provide necessary funding for many needed 
programs, it also helps stop the administration from pushing burdensome 
and harmful regulations on the American people.
  For example, the CFPB recently announced its intent to severely limit 
the availability of short-term loans, vehicle title loans, and similar 
financial products. H.R. 5485 contains language that would prevent CFPB 
from implementing this proposed regulation.
  While my colleagues on the other side of the aisle say that CFPB's 
new proposal is an important step for consumer protection, they are 
wrong to think that CFPB's actions will have a positive impact on the 
underserved. The CFPB's proposal would eliminate a vital source of 
emergency funding for those who are unable to obtain loans from 
traditional lending institutions.
  While I will be the first to promote increased access to financial 
services for the underserved, eliminating short-term lending products 
is not the answer.
  Madam Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. SERRANO. Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Maxine Waters), the ranking member of the Financial 
Services Committee.
  Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Madam Chairman, here we go again. It 
is appropriations season in the House of Representatives, so we know 
what that means: once again, the American public can bear witness to 
our Republican colleagues' underfunding our Wall Street cops on the 
beat and attacking Wall Street reform with endless budget riders.

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  Indeed, by my count, there were 34 separate Republican amendments 
filed to the Rules Committee that would undermine, undercut, or 
underfund our financial regulators. These amendments span the gamut of 
special interest giveaways--from undoing critical consumer protections 
to exposing investors to financial predation, to undermining financial 
stability.
  First, and perhaps most importantly, both the base bill and many of 
the amendments we are considering today stab at the heart of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the sole regulator tasked with 
protecting students, servicemembers, seniors, and other borrowers in 
the consumer lending marketplace.
  To name just a few of the provisions that would harm the CFPB, this 
bill would: end the Bureau's independent funding; bog the CFPB down in 
gridlock by replacing its efficient Director structure with a partisan, 
bureaucratic commission; halt the Bureau's efforts to end forced 
arbitration clauses in credit card contracts and give consumers their 
day in court; rescind the CFPB's guidance that helps to prevent racial 
and ethnic discrimination in automobile lending markets; defund the 
Bureau's efforts to stop predatory lending to borrowers looking to 
purchase a manufactured home; and make it harder for the CFPB to bring 
enforcement actions against bad actors.
  What is more, the bill would halt the CFPB's efforts to stop the debt 
trap created by predatory payday lending. As a report released just 
last month by my office revealed, these lenders are adept at skirting 
State laws. That is why we need strong Federal rules of the road. 
Unfortunately, this bill would ensure that payday lenders can continue 
to rip off our constituents and push them deeper into the cycle of 
debt.
  Democrats will offer amendments today to remove these harmful 
provisions in the bill, and I urge all of my colleagues to support our 
efforts.
  This bill also would cut funding for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission--that is, the SEC--which oversees our growing, complex 
capital markets and needs sufficient resources to police them 
effectively.
  Republicans have shown us time and time again that they don't want 
the SEC to be able to do its job. That is why they are proposing nearly 
15 percent less than the SEC has said it needs to properly oversee the 
26,000 market participants under its purview. It is also 3 percent less 
than the agency received last year, which already was a shoestring 
budget for a regulator tasked with implementing and enforcing 
significant aspects of Dodd-Frank, the JOBS Act, and other important 
legislation.
  To make matters worse, the bill, along with Republican amendments, 
would limit critical information for investors in companies by 
rescinding current or future disclosure requirements on CEO pay, 
climate change, conflict minerals, and political spending by big 
corporations, as well as limiting shareholders' ability to elect 
directors to corporate boards.

  Finally, the bill also undercuts the Financial Stability Oversight 
Council--that is, FSOC--which keeps our financial system safe by 
looking out for systemic risk throughout the system and closing the 
gaps in our once-fractured regulatory framework.
  Standing with other Democrats, I will offer amendments to strike some 
of the most harmful provisions of this bill. But make no mistake, even 
if these amendments were adopted, Democrats cannot support this 
legislation, which so gravely underfunds and undermines Wall Street 
reform that it is fair to say it would expose us to another financial 
crisis.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this very harmful 
legislation.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Graves), one of the valued members of our subcommittee.
  Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
  As a member of the subcommittee, I am proud of the product that 
Chairman Crenshaw and each of the subcommittee members have produced 
this year. This bill provides critical resources that truly respect 
taxpayers. In fact, this legislation is $1.5 billion below last year's 
spending level, and it is 2.7--almost $3 billion below what the 
President requested.
  In this year's bill, we focused on peeling away excessive government 
regulations which have made it harder for all hardworking Americans to 
access the financial markets and the regulations that have depressed 
economic growth that we have all seen and experienced in our districts.
  Our bill brings the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the 
appropriations process, ensuring that the money it spends has proper 
oversight and is accountable to all the people's representatives.
  We also eliminate a slush fund at the Securities and Exchange 
Commission which was created by Dodd-Frank.
  Additionally, this bill includes provisions that ensure the failure 
of any financial institution is dealt with through the time-tested 
process of bankruptcy and not through a bailout process. We included 
language that limits the disastrous too big to fail concept from 
expanding beyond the banking sector to nonbank institutions. These 
changes help curb some of the worst parts of the administration's 
financial overreach over the past few years.
  In the bill, we also focus on improving accountability at the 
government agencies, in particular, the IRS. Our commonsense reforms 
include prohibiting the IRS from rehiring fired employees, banning all 
their bonuses, outlawing their ability to target groups based on 
political or religious beliefs, and cutting the agency by another $236 
million. This in itself should be plenty of reason for all Members to 
support this bill and get excited about it. Now, while we have slashed 
the IRS by more than $1 billion and cracked down on its leadership over 
the last 5 years, we must continue keeping it on a short leash.
  Finally, this bill supports our Nation's small businesses by 
prioritizing funding for the Small Business Administration.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask all Members to support this good bill put 
together by Chairman Crenshaw.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee), one of our great progressive voices who is a 
member of both the Appropriations and the Budget Committees. Sometimes 
they don't get along, but that is her issue.
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank our ranking member for his 
stellar leadership as our ranking member on this subcommittee and for 
his kind remarks. Also, I want to thank our chairman, Mr. Crenshaw, for 
working with our side of the aisle despite our differences.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise, though, in strong opposition to the fiscal 2017 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. This is 
yet another spending bill filled with ideologically driven riders from 
House Republicans.
  Sadly, the bad provisions in this bill greatly outweigh the few good 
provisions, like increased funding for community development financial 
institutions and the Small Business Administration's Women's Business 
Centers. Both have good provisions. Unfortunately, however, once again, 
my colleagues across the aisle have chosen to score political points 
instead of doing the serious work of governing.
  Just to name a few, this bill includes numerous--numerous--dangerous 
and offensive riders, one to undermine the rule of law in the District 
of Columbia and deny low-income D.C. women their basic right to safe 
and affordable comprehensive healthcare choices, including abortion.
  Now, the women of the District of Columbia should be allowed to make 
their own reproductive health choices, whatever health choices they 
deem they need, want, and desire. Republican Members of Congress should 
not be interfering in the District of Columbia women's health 
decisions. That is offensive, it is wrong, and they need to stop that.

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  Another rider prevents the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 
protecting the hard-earned paychecks of American families. Another 
rider undermines our efforts to normalize relations with Cuba after a 
50-year failed policy by the United States of America. This bill also 
blocks the Federal

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Communications Commission from ensuring a free and open Internet for 
all.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The time of the gentlewoman 
has expired.
  Mr. SERRANO. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 1 minute.
  Ms. LEE. These are just a few amendments that are unacceptable.
  Now, let me say, when I joined the Appropriations Committee, I was 
told legislating on appropriations bill was not allowed. Once again, 
the majority continues to violate the rules of the House, so I guess 
they just kind of make up these new rules as they write these bills, 
which is really irresponsible and totally unfair.
  The majority should consider the disservice that they are doing to 
the American people by continuing to push through these woefully 
underfunded appropriations bills packed with these dangerous and 
partisan riders--these policy decisions that have been made on an 
appropriations bill.
  These bills hurt our economy, they stifle opportunities, they erode 
women's rights in the District of Columbia. Year after year, the most 
vulnerable Americans are pushed further into poverty because 
congressional Republicans keep underfunding many of these vital 
programs that are in this bill.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in opposition to this bill until 
Republican appropriators stop the political gamesmanship and get 
serious about funding our government to meet our Nation's vital needs.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Amodei), one of the hardest-working members of our 
subcommittee.
  Mr. AMODEI. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman and ranking member.
  As I sit here listening, I hear the words appropriately appropriate, 
poison pill riders, real losers American people, veto threats from the 
President, accept reality, and I ask myself: Who do I work for? I don't 
want to speak for any of my 434 other colleagues. I don't work for the 
President. I work for the 700,000 people that sent me here, just like 
other people work for people from different States. So the fact that I 
may disagree with the administration on something isn't news to anybody 
in a congressional context.
  But I sit here and look at this and I am thinking: My God, we are 
interfering with women's health directives. And I hear about the 
Affordable Care Act and the IRS cuts, and it is like I didn't get a 
great grade in civics, but I got a good enough one.
  Part of this role is oversight. That is the key of appropriations. So 
we are conducting that because there are differences of opinion. While 
one side advocates what they think is the right policy, the other side 
does the exact same thing.
  So to feign offense when somebody is doing what they think is right, 
I am not impugning the motives of anybody, but I have got to tell you, 
when I hear about interfering with women's health decisions and I think 
about the ACA and they are mentioned in the same sentence, I am like: 
Wow, I missed something there. Dodd-Frank, CFPB, it is like oversight. 
Not that we don't need it. We need some watchdogs on Wall Street, we 
need some watchdogs on those financial things.
  Quite frankly, when I hear about poison pill riders, how about poison 
injection regulations? With all due respect, ideologically driven 
riders, how about ideologically driven regulations? We need to say what 
we think is appropriate for the people who sent us here.
  No disrespect to this administration, although I wonder what foot the 
shoe would have been on 8 years ago, but I wasn't here then because I 
am too young to remember that. I must say, it is like: Listen, we are 
going to disagree on policy.
  But to suggest somehow that because the Congress thought of something 
in the majority of this House that it is a poison pill rider and 
pretend like everything that comes out of regulations, whether it is in 
financial services, health care, running the IRS, 501(c)(3)s, all those 
problems, it is like: You are darn right we better be doing our 
oversight thing.
  And by the way, in the C I got in civics, the power of the purse is 
the biggest stick in oversight, and it should be used.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip, for the 
purpose of entering into a colloquy.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  The chairman and the ranking member know I have been working on the 
new consolidated Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters project 
since 2007. This project remains a top priority for the Maryland 
delegation. Bids, as the chairman knows, on the three sites under 
consideration were due in on June 22. Two of the sites under 
consideration for this new facility, Greenbelt and Landover, are 
located in Maryland.
  We have been working at the Federal, State, and local levels to 
assemble competitive bids for our sites. We believe that, in a fair and 
open competition, Maryland has put forward sites and proposals that 
will ultimately be deemed a better fit for the FBI.
  However, as I have discussed with the chairman and the ranking 
member, I remain concerned about the General Services Administration's 
recent reduction in the estimated cost of relocating existing Federal 
facilities at the Springfield, Virginia, site. Since the cost of 
relocation of these facilities will be factored into the price for the 
Springfield site, we need to ensure that the GSA produces an accurate 
number that fully reflects the relocation costs that taxpayers will be 
asked to cover.
  My question for the chairman and the ranking member is: Will you 
agree to work with me to ensure that the GSA accurately reports the 
cost of any Federal facility relocation associated with these sites?
  In addition to that, I would ask: Do the gentlemen agree, the 
chairman and ranking member, that such transparency on the part of GSA 
is needed to ensure that the process for the siting of this facility is 
fair and provides accurate information to municipalities and developers 
competing to construct and house this critically important FBI project?
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Well, let me thank the gentleman for bringing this to 
our attention. You have my assurance, as we have previously discussed, 
that I will work with you to make sure that this is an open and fair 
process all the way down the line.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. I certainly rely on that 
representation and I appreciate it.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I thank my friend, the 
distinguished whip from Maryland, for his continued involvement in this 
effort and his steadfast advocacy for making sure that the process sees 
that the new FBI headquarters is located on the best site possible. He 
also has my commitment that we will work together to ensure that this 
is a fair process and that GSA provides all relevant information to 
prospective bidders accurately.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maine (Mr. Poliquin) for the purpose of a colloquy.
  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Chairman, the amendment that I was planning to 
offer tonight is related to the Securities and Exchange Commission's 
proposed rule 30e-3.
  If this rule, Mr. Chairman, is finalized in its current form, Wall 
Street mutual fund companies could take away the paper statements that 
are received from their Main Street investors by simply sending them a 
notice that their paper reports have been canceled. Investors would 
only regain those reports, Mr. Chairman, if they return a form opting 
back into paper.
  Now, this is particularly hurtful to the elderly, the poor, and those 
living in rural areas--all people who disproportionately lack broadband 
Internet access. Mr. Chairman, it is so easy to see how problems could 
occur with this current rule in its current form. Seniors could 
misunderstand the letter announcing their loss of paper reports and 
discard the letter, or an investor who sends in a request to continue 
to receive those paper statements, which could be lost in the mail.
  Mr. Chairman, my own parents, who are 86 and 88, struggle to even use 
a cell phone. How can we expect millions of our seniors across the 
country who live in rural areas with no Internet access to be able to 
log on to the Internet in order to receive critical mutual fund 
information?

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  Mr. Chairman, if this rule 30e-3 is implemented in its current form, 
I believe and fear that millions of our fellow Americans will be left 
out in an information desert. Americans need to know how much money 
they have saved, whether it be for a new home or for college or for 
their retirement.
  Congress should encourage savings and market confidence among our 
families. At a time, Mr. Chairman, where 50 percent of the mutual fund 
assets are owned by our seniors, this rule in its current form does 
just the opposite.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Chairman, over 90 percent of the comments submitted 
to the SEC on this issue conclude that investors do, in fact, want to 
retain their paper financial reports.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask Chairman Crenshaw today, please, for his support 
to ensure that a final rule on this issue from the SEC is fair to all 
investors, especially our small senior investors living in rural areas.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, let me thank the gentleman for bringing 
this issue forward and thank him for the hard work that he has spent 
trying to let everyone know how important this is.
  As he pointed out, the proposed rule before the SEC would allow 
mutual funds and firms to post shareholder reports and quarterly 
portfolio holdings on their Web sites instead of having to print them 
and mail them.
  I understand his concerns of this adequate access to the Internet, 
especially, as he points out, to the elderly or folks living in rural 
areas. I think the SEC rule should strike the right balance.
  As he knows, this rule is currently under review by the Commission. I 
think an amendment might have been premature, but I know this is 
important to him.
  I thank him again for bringing it forward. I am very happy to work 
with him and to work with the SEC to make sure this is a balanced rule.

  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  We heard some comments on the House floor before about what people 
are offended at that my side speaks about, and the word ``oversight'' 
was used. I want to make it clear that I am the biggest supporter of 
oversight, but oversight does not mean destroying agencies, oversight 
does not mean cutting budgets down to a bare bone where they can't 
function, oversight does not mean going after the IRS simply because it 
is in some rule book that you always go after the IRS, oversight is not 
telling women what to do, and oversight is not telling the District of 
Columbia that it can't have any kind of self-government because, given 
a choice, we would not allow the District of Columbia to do anything, 
including what is allowed to be done by the Constitution.
  I just want to clarify that point. I believe--we believe--in 
oversight. But when you start oversight with the feeling that a zero 
budget would be the best way to go, when you start with a feeling of 
disrespect for the leader of our country, our President, when you start 
with a feeling that you got elected to Congress to oppose everything 
that happens in Congress and that only you can clean up and fix 
Congress, as if it needed fixing, sometimes I may be the only one who 
says it, but there is gridlock and there is democracy.
  Sometimes people don't agree, and when they don't agree, that is 
healthy. Now, if they don't agree all the time, just for foolish 
reasons, then it is gridlock. But when we don't agree because we don't 
agree on philosophy, that is democracy at its best. In other places, 
the budget is always on time, but there is only one person making the 
decision.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Duffy) for the purpose of a colloquy.
  Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Chairman, first, I want to thank Chairman Crenshaw for 
yielding and engaging in this colloquy and for all his hard work on the 
Appropriations Committee, and specifically on Financial Services, as he 
navigates this last, final bill through the House floor. We are all 
grateful for his hard work.

                              {time}  1830

  Mr. Chair, the amendment I was planning on offering tonight is 
related to my concerns with the potential market abuse surrounding the 
shorting of the stocks of small pharmaceutical companies. I am 
concerned about a new tactic by some market participants.
  There has been recent reporting in The Wall Street Journal and in the 
Financial Times that reveals a deceptive and manipulative practice by 
some hedge funds to challenge the legitimacy of a drug patent while 
simultaneously shorting the drug manufacturer's stock. These particular 
hedge funds game the system. What they do is short the stock. Then they 
publicize numerous patent challenges and provoke fear in the 
marketplace, drive down prices, and make a lot of money.
  I think this warrants further examination by the SEC's Division of 
Enforcement for potential violations of security law. I also believe 
the SEC should consider enhancing the disclosure regime for short 
positions. Increased transparency, Mr. Chair, could help combat these 
types of attacks.
  This is not just an issue of investigating the legality of the 
practice; it is also about the impact this practice has on the market 
and, more importantly, on the millions of Americans who need these 
treatments. This affects Members of Congress, their staffs, their 
families, and people back home in their districts. We are talking about 
lifesaving drugs.
  The pharmaceutical industry, due to its unique relationship with its 
Federal regulator and the extraordinary time and upfront investment it 
takes to bring a drug to market, is particularly vulnerable to this 
kind of attack. Biotech companies rely heavily on their patents. An 
attack that is designed to undercut a company's patents and drive down 
its stock will, ultimately, discourage long-term investment in 
innovation and slow drug development. Worse, it could derail the 
development of the next lifesaving cure for the people whom Members 
know in their families or in their districts.
  I appreciate Chairman Crenshaw's engaging in this colloquy. 
Hopefully, the gentleman will give great consideration to this issue.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for bringing this 
issue up, and I thank him for his work in other areas of the financial 
services industry. I know he is one of the hardworking Members who 
cares about what happens and about making sure that we keep our 
financial system orderly and fair.
  I know a critical part of the SEC's mission is to make sure that our 
markets are fair and to make sure that they are orderly. I am happy to 
commit to working with the gentleman and to working with the SEC on 
this very important issue. Again, I thank the gentleman for bringing it 
to our attention.
  Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Stivers).
  Mr. STIVERS. I thank Chairman Crenshaw for his great work on this 
bill.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the underlying bill, which provides 
$21.7 billion in funding and targets resources to programs across 
multiple agencies that will boost economic growth and opportunity. It 
will protect consumers, protect investors, promote an efficient Federal 
court system, and stop financial crime.
  My colleagues will be pleased to know that the bill includes language 
that prohibits the IRS from targeting specific individuals who are 
exercising their First Amendment right. I support that language as 
well.
  The legislation also includes provisions that increase the oversight 
of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB. It puts the 
agency in the normal, annual appropriations process, like we are doing 
here today; and it replaces the single Director at the head of the 
agency with a five-person commission that is similar to those of other 
agencies that are charged with regulating our financial markets.
  I also want to take a moment to speak in support of bipartisan 
language in the bill that would pause the CFPB's proposed rule on 
short-term lending.
  The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Credit Union 
National Association recently wrote the CFPB to voice their strong 
opposition to this rule. They fear that this

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rule will force them out of the short-term credit market and stop them 
from serving millions of consumers across our country. In fact, the 
CFPB's own analysis says that 84 percent of current loan volumes will 
disappear as a result of this rule. The CFPB claims that community 
banks will make up for this shortfall, but the community banks, 
themselves, refute this.
  That is why, I think, we must keep the bipartisan language in the 
bill that pauses this short-term rule that could force millions of 
Americans to have nowhere to turn for their financial needs.
  Mr. Chair, the CFPB's proposed rule would put lenders out of business 
and leave these constituents with nowhere to turn. Millions of 
hardworking Americans would not be able to deal with unexpected 
emergencies. That is why I urge Members to support the underlying bill.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 794, the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered read through 
page 265, line 9.
  The text of the bill through page 265, line 9, is as follows:

                               H.R. 5485

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,  That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Freedman's Bank Building; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and 
     purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real 
     properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the 
     performance of official business; executive direction program 
     activities; international affairs and economic policy 
     activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, 
     including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and Treasury-
     wide management policies and programs activities, 
     $250,000,000: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under 
     this heading--
       (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses;
       (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be 
     accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
       (3) not to exceed $57,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2018, for--
       (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 
     Internal Control Program;
       (B) information technology modernization requirements;
       (C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf 
     Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
       (D) the development and implementation of programs within 
     the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and 
     Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative 
     agreements; and
       (E) cybersecurity.

             office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                         salaries and expenses

       For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and 
     Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system 
     against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist 
     facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, 
     money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security 
     threats, $120,000,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed 
     $27,500,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $37,044,000, including hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available 
     for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector 
     General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2018, shall be for audits and 
     investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the 
     Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 
     Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States 
     Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed 
     $1,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

           treasury inspector general for tax administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
     $169,634,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2018; of which not to exceed $500,000 
     shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

    special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 
     Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 
     Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     343), $41,160,000.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government 
     personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with 
     domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law 
     enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal 
     law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $116,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $753,610,000 are rescinded.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 
     Fiscal Service, $353,057,000; of which not to exceed 
     $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, is 
     for information systems modernization initiatives; and of 
     which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund, to reimburse administrative and 
     personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as 
     authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, $111,439,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; not to 
     exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development 
     programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local agencies with or without 
     reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of 
     accelerating the processing of formula and label 
     applications: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the 
     costs of programs to enforce trade practice violations of the 
     Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).

                           United States Mint

               united states mint public enterprise fund

       Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, 
     the United States Mint is provided funding through the United 
     States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with 
     the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and 
     protective services, including both operating expenses and 
     capital investments: Provided, That the aggregate amount of 
     new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 
     2017 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and 
     protective service capital investments of the United States 
     Mint shall not exceed $30,000,000.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

       To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 
     Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of 
     Public Law 103-325), including services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
     per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX-3, $250,000,000. 
     Of the amount appropriated under this heading--
       (1) not less than $184,000,000, is available until 
     September 30, 2018, for financial assistance and technical 
     assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
     4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to $2,882,500 may be used 
     for the cost of direct loans: Provided, That the cost of 
     direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $25,000,000;
       (2) not less than $6,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
     (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
     4707(d) and (e)), is

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     available until September 30, 2018, to provide financial 
     assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to 
     community development financial institutions to expand 
     investments that benefit individuals with disabilities;
       (3) not less than $16,000,000, notwithstanding section 
     108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is 
     available until September 30, 2018, for financial assistance, 
     technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed 
     to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan 
     Native communities and provided primarily through qualified 
     community development lender organizations with experience 
     and expertise in community development banking and lending in 
     Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and 
     tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;
       (4) not less than $19,000,000 is available until September 
     30, 2018, for the Bank Enterprise Award Program;
       (5) up to $25,000,000 is for administrative expenses, 
     including administration of CDFI fund programs and the New 
     Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less than $2,000,000 
     is available for capacity building to CDFIs to expand 
     investments that benefit individuals with disabilities, and 
     up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 
     the direct loan program; and
       (6) during fiscal year 2017, none of the funds available 
     under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
     commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A 
     of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That 
     commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 
     114A shall not exceed $250,000,000: Provided further, That 
     such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 
     2017;

      Provided, that of the funds awarded under this heading, not 
     less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support 
     investments that serve populations living in persistent 
     poverty counties: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
     the preceding proviso, the term ``persistent poverty 
     counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more 
     of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 
     as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 
     most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                           taxpayer services

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance 
     and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy 
     services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
     $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $6,500,000 shall be 
     for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not 
     less than $12,000,000 shall be available for low-income 
     taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than 
     $15,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
     shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax 
     Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation 
     assistance, and of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be 
     available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate 
     Service: Provided, That of the amounts made available for the 
     Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
     for identity theft casework.

                              enforcement

       For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of 
     the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed 
     taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct 
     criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related 
     to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial 
     crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Commissioner, $4,760,000,000, of which not to exceed 
     $50,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 
     and of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program.

                           operations support

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including 
     rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; 
     physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide 
     administration activities; research and statistics of income; 
     telecommunications; information technology development, 
     enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the 
     operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; 
     and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such 
     rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; 
     $3,502,446,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2018; of which not to 
     exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     acquisition of equipment and construction, repair and 
     renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for 
     research; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
     That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United 
     States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its 
     major information technology investments, including the 
     purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons 
     for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such 
     investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is 
     using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental 
     milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the 
     next quarter:  Provided further, That the Internal Revenue 
     Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal 
     year 2018, a summary of cost and schedule performance 
     information for its major information technology systems.

                     business systems modernization

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's 
     business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, for the capital 
     asset acquisition of information technology systems, 
     including management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service 
     labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That not later than 30 
     days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 
     Service shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing 
     the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized 
     e-File information technology investments, including the 
     purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the 
     reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of 
     such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue 
     Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected 
     developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be 
     incurred in the next quarter.

          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 102.  The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an 
     employee training program, which shall include the following 
     topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with 
     taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the 
     impartial application of tax law.
       Sec. 103.  The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers 
     against identity theft.
       Sec. 104.  Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The 
     Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the 
     Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority 
     and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time 
     to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to 
     victims of tax-related crimes.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available to the Internal 
     Revenue Service by this or any other Act may be used to make 
     a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board 
     determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, 
     taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the 
     video.
       Sec. 106.  The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a 
     notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an 
     employer making employment tax payments, and such notice 
     shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address 
     and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise 
     from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third 
     party payroll tax preparer.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 
     target citizens of the United States for exercising any right 
     guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of 
     the United States.
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 
     target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their 
     ideological beliefs.
       Sec. 109.  None of funds made available by this or any 
     other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated 
     or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the 
     procedures, verification processes, documentation 
     requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial 
     Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared 
     Services as a result of the recommendations in the report 
     published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of the August 2010 
     Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in 
     Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
     individual to carry out any transfer of funds to the Internal 
     Revenue Service under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or the Health Care and 
     Education

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     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152).
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 
     implement or enforce section 5000A of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, section 6055 of such Code, section 1502(c) of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
     111-148), or any amendments made by section 1502(b) of such 
     Act.
       Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 
     expended--
       (1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, 
     or recognition program; or
       (2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with 
     respect to re-hiring a former employee,
     unless such program or process takes into account the conduct 
     and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former 
     employee.
       Sec. 113.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 
     and disclosure of returns and return information).
       Sec. 114.  Except to the extent provided in section 6014, 
     6020, or 6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act shall be available to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to any person a 
     proposed final return or statement for use by such person to 
     satisfy a filing or reporting requirement under such Code.
       Sec. 115.  In addition to the amounts otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, 
     $290,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2018, shall 
     be transferred by the Commissioner to the ``Taxpayer 
     Services'', ``Enforcement'', or ``Operations Support'' 
     accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional 
     amount to be used solely for measurable improvements in the 
     customer service representative level of service rate, to 
     improve the identification and prevention of refund fraud and 
     identity theft, and to enhance cybersecurity to safeguard 
     taxpayer data: Provided, That such funds shall supplement, 
     not supplant any other amounts made available by the Internal 
     Revenue Service for such purpose: Provided further, That such 
     funds shall not be available until the Commissioner submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a spending plan for such 
     funds: Provided further, That such funds shall not be used to 
     support any provision of Public Law 111-148, Public Law 111-
     152, or any amendment made by either such Public Law.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 116.  Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
     in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
     maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
     official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; 
     purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
     overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts 
     with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and 
     medical services to employees and their dependents serving in 
     foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 117.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this title made available under the headings ``Departmental 
     Offices--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', ``Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
     Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network'', 
     ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', ``Community Development 
     Financial Institutions Fund Program Account'', and ``Alcohol 
     and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between 
     such appropriations upon the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer under this section 
     may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 
     2 percent.
       Sec. 118.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer 
     may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 
     2 percent.
       Sec. 119.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
     otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the 
     Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the 
     $1 Federal Reserve note.
       Sec. 120.  The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 
     from the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and 
     Expenses'' to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover 
     the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts 
     shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account 
     from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
       Sec. 121.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used by the United 
     States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the 
     explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee 
     on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       Sec. 122.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act or source to the 
     Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and 
     Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or 
     collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions 
     of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States 
     Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on 
     Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 123.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the 
     Department of the Treasury's intelligence or intelligence 
     related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
     by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2017 
     until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017.
       Sec. 124.  Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available 
     from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial 
     Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       Sec. 125.  The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a 
     Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
     30 days following the submission of the annual budget 
     submitted by the President: Provided, That such Capital 
     Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending 
     from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, 
     including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and 
     Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund 
     account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided 
     further, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include 
     expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each 
     capital investment project that has not been fully completed.
       Sec. 126.  Within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an 
     itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of 
     total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund 
     including the amount charged for each service provided by the 
     Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the 
     services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each 
     service is calculated, and a description of the role 
     customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.
       Sec. 127.  During fiscal year 2017--
       (1) none of the funds made available in this or any other 
     Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including 
     the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize 
     any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited 
     to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 
     used to determine whether an organization is operated 
     exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes 
     of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (including the proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 
     71535 (November 29, 2013)); and
       (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 
     2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of 
     determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of 
     organizations created on, before, or after such date.
       Sec. 128. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
     quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of 
     Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
     object class, office, and activity;
       (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the 
     fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
       (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
     during the previous quarter;
       (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
     each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
       (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
     performance measures of each office.
       (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in 
     subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 
     Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 
     to testify on the contents of the reports required under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 129.  During fiscal year 2017, the Office of Financial 
     Research shall provide for a public notice period of not less 
     than 90 days before issuing any proposed report, rule, or 
     regulation.
       Sec. 130. (a) Section 155 of Public Law 111-203 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``immediately''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``as provided for in appropriation Acts'' 
     after ``to the Office'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

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       (2) In subsection (d), by striking the heading and 
     inserting ``ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE.--''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 2017.
       Sec. 131.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be obligated or expended to provide 
     for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 
     guideline implemented pursuant to the Department of the 
     Treasury Guidance for United States Positions on MDBs 
     Engaging with Developing Countries on Coal-Fired Power 
     Generation dated October 29, 2013, when enforcement of such 
     rule, regulation, policy, or guideline would prohibit, or 
     have the effect of prohibiting, the carrying out of any coal-
     fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which 
     is to increase exports of goods and services from the United 
     States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States.
       Sec. 132.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or 
     otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, 
     travel-related or other transactions incident to non-academic 
     educational exchanges described in section 515.565(b)(2) of 
     title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 133. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or 
     otherwise allow the use, purchase, trafficking, or import of 
     property confiscated by the Cuban Government.
       (b) In this section, the terms ``confiscated'', ``Cuban 
     Government'', ``property'', and ``traffic'' have the meanings 
     given such terms in paragraphs (4), (5), (12)(A), and (13), 
     respectively, of section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
     6023).
       Sec. 134. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or 
     otherwise allow any financial transaction with an entity 
     owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the Cuban 
     military or intelligence service or with any officer of the 
     Cuban military or intelligence service, or an immediate 
     family member thereof.
       (b) The limitation on the use of funds under this section 
     does not apply to financial transactions with respect to 
     exports of goods permitted under the Trade Sanctions Reform 
     and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) 
     or to payments in furtherance of the lease agreement or other 
     financial transactions necessary for maintenance and 
     improvements of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, including any adjacent areas under the control or 
     possession of the United States.
       (c) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Cuban military'' includes the Ministry of 
     the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the 
     Interior, and their subsidiaries; and
       (2) the term ``immediate family member'' means a spouse, 
     sibling, child (adopted or otherwise), parent, grandparent, 
     grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.
       Sec. 135. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to authorize a general license or approve a 
     specific license under section 501.801 or 515.527 of title 
     31, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to a mark, 
     trade name, or commercial name that is the same as or 
     substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial 
     name that was used in connection with a business or assets 
     that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, 
     trade name, or commercial name, or the bona-fide successor-
     in-interest has expressly consented.
       (b) In this section, the term ``confiscated'' has a meaning 
     given such term in section 4(4) of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
     6023(4)).
       Sec. 136.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Internal Revenue Service to make a 
     determination that a church, an integrated auxiliary of a 
     church, or a convention or association of churches is not 
     exempt from taxation for participating in, or intervening in, 
     any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any 
     candidate for public office unless--
       (1) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue consents to such 
     determination;
       (2) not later than 30 days after such determination, the 
     Commissioner notifies the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate of such determination; and
       (3) such determination is effective with respect to the 
     church, integrated auxiliary of a church, or convention or 
     association of churches not earlier than 90 days after the 
     date of the notification under paragraph (2).

     Consent under paragraph (1) may not be delegated.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
     Appropriations Act, 2017''.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
     law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence 
     expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be 
     expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed 
     $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 
     U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, to be available for allocation 
     within the Executive Office of the President; and for 
     necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
     White House, $12,723,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                         reimbursable expenses

       For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable 
     operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
     Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive 
     offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall require each person 
     sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance 
     an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all 
     such advance payments shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall require the national committee of 
     the political party of the President to maintain on deposit 
     $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for 
     expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored 
     by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
     notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating 
     expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
     such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, 
     and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the 
     submission of such notice: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
     penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
     reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
     interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
     debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 
     3717: Provided further, That each such amount that is 
     reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall 
     be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
     Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare 
     and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later 
     than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this 
     Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating 
     expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding 
     fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the 
     amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official 
     and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists 
     of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each 
     such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the 
     report: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 
     maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to 
     reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that 
     includes a standard for the classification of any such 
     expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That 
     no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the 
     Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of 
     subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
     Code.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
     Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 
     105(d), $750,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, 
     and continued preventative maintenance.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers 
     in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,200,000.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 
     the Homeland Security Council, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,896,000.

                        Office of Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $96,116,000, of which not to exceed $12,760,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for continued modernization of 
     information resources within the Executive Office of the 
     President.

             Presidential Transition Administrative Support

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the Office of Administration to carry out 
     the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 and similar expenses, 
     in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by law, 
     $7,582,000: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to 
     other accounts that provide

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     funding for offices within the Executive Office of the 
     President and the Office of the Vice President in this Act or 
     any other Act, to carry out such purposes.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and 
     to prepare and submit the budget of the United States 
     Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, $91,000,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,000 shall be available for official representation 
     expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used 
     for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing 
     orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions 
     of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 
     601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on 
     Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available for the Office of Management and 
     Budget by this Act, no less than three full-time equivalent 
     senior staff positions shall be dedicated solely to the 
     Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this or 
     prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the 
     Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or 
     determining if water resource project or study reports 
     submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the 
     Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable 
     laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil 
     Works water resource planning process: Provided further, That 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 
     60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water 
     resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has 
     reported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate 
     authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day 
     review is initiated: Provided further, That if water resource 
     reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate 
     authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after 
     the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period 
     based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall 
     assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the 
     report and act accordingly.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-469); not to exceed $10,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; and for participation 
     in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters 
     of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
     organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $19,274,000: Provided, That the Office is authorized to 
     accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and 
     personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, 
     for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the 
     Office.

                     federal drug control programs

             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, $253,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2018, for drug control activities consistent with the 
     approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which not less than 
     51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities 
     for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later 
     than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up 
     to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and 
     departments in amounts determined by the Director of the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to 
     $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated 
     activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 
     requirements of Public Law 106-58, any unexpended funds 
     obligated prior to fiscal year 2015 may be used for any other 
     approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming 
     requirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA designated as 
     of September 30, 2016, shall be funded at not less than the 
     fiscal year 2016 base level, unless the Director submits to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to 
     those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and 
     published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 
     measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the 
     Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     initial allocation of fiscal year 2017 funding among HIDTAs 
     not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall 
     notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA 
     funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA 
     Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
     part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are 
     not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to this appropriation.

                  other federal drug control programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For other drug control activities authorized by the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 
     (Public Law 109-469), $111,871,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available as follows: $97,000,000 
     for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public 
     Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 
     note); $2,000,000 for drug court training and technical 
     assistance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,121,000 
     for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-
     Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as 
     directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109-469: Provided, 
     That amounts made available under this heading may be 
     transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to 
     carry out such activities.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, 
     efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 
     technology in the Federal Government, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to 
     one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet 
     these purposes.

                  Special Assistance to the President

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000.

                Official Residence of the Vice President

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to 
     the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, 
     including electric power and fixtures, of the official 
     residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 
     106(b)(2), $299,000: Provided, That advances, repayments, or 
     transfers from this appropriation may be made to any 
     department or agency for expenses of carrying out such 
     activities.

Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
                     Appropriated to the President

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 201.  From funds made available in this Act under the 
     headings ``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the 
     White House'', ``White House Repair and Restoration'', 
     ``Council of Economic Advisers'', ``National Security Council 
     and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of 
     Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', 
     and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such 
     other officer as the President may designate in writing), 
     may, with advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such 
     appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 
     with and available for the same time and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, 
     That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by 
     more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, 
     That no amount shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance 
     to the President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice 
     President'' without the approval of the Vice President.
       Sec. 202.  Within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this section, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203). Such 
     report shall include--
       (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations 
     of funds through fiscal year 2019, by Federal agency and by 
     fiscal year, including--
       (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, 
     information technology, contracts, and personnel;
       (B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such 
     estimated obligations; and
       (C) the specific section of such Act that requires the 
     obligation of funds; and
       (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2019 from 
     assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency 
     making the collections, by fiscal year, including--
       (A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such 
     estimated collections; and
       (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the 
     collection of funds.

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       Sec. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2017, any Executive order 
     or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President 
     shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary 
     impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such 
     order or memorandum.
       (b) Any such statement shall include--
       (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 
     order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
       (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 
     and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed 
     by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period 
     beginning in fiscal year 2017; and
       (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the 
     result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year 
     period beginning in fiscal year 2017.
       (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is 
     issued during fiscal year 2017 due to a national emergency, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue 
     the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 
     days after the date that such order or memorandum is issued.
       Sec. 204.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any officer or 
     employee of the Executive Office of the President to prepare, 
     sign, or approve statements abrogating legislation passed by 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the 
     President.
       Sec. 205.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any officer or 
     employee of the Executive Office of the President to prepare 
     or implement an Executive order or Presidential memorandum 
     that contravenes existing law.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the 
     President Appropriations Act, 2017''.

                               TITLE III

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $76,668,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     justice and associate justices of the court.

                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $14,868,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary 
     expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,108,000.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     judge and judges of the court.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 
     services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized 
     by law, $18,462,000.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     judge and judges of the court.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and 
     employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically 
     provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the 
     purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 
     Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized 
     by law, $5,010,000,000 (including the purchase of firearms 
     and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for space alteration projects 
     and for furniture and furnishings related to new space 
     alteration and construction projects.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and 
     district judges (including judges of the territorial courts 
     of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and 
     judges retired from office or from regular active service.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     660), not to exceed $6,260,000, to be appropriated from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
     appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 
     3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses 
     of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other 
     services for such representations as authorized by law; the 
     compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 
     3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed 
     to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has 
     waived representation by counsel; the compensation and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent 
     jurors in civil actions for the protection of their 
     employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
     appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with 
     certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of 
     guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for 
     necessary training and general administrative expenses, 
     $1,056,326,000, to remain available until expended.

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $43,723,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332.

                             court security

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the provision of protective guard services for 
     United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
     Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, 
     and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United 
     States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court 
     operations, including building ingress-egress control, 
     inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 
     perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 
     Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $565,388,000, of 
     which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the 
     United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible 
     for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program 
     consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts and the Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $87,500,000, 
     of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $28,200,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2018, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $18,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 301.  Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, 
     District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender 
     Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 
     Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', 
     shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
     transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 
     section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
     sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available 
     for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in section 608.
       Sec. 303.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, 
     District Courts, and Other Judicial Services'' shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.

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       Sec. 304.  Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for 
     ``executive'' each place it appears.
       Sec. 305.  In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
     Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its 
     Director may designate in consultation with the Director of 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for 
     purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 
     U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to 
     provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 
     1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at 
     these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States 
     Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland 
     Security.
       Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements 
     Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is 
     amended in the second sentence (relating to the District of 
     Kansas) following paragraph (12), by striking ``25 years and 
     6 months'' and inserting ``26 years and 6 months''.
       (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of 
     Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is 
     amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern 
     District of Missouri) by striking ``23 years and 6 months'' 
     and inserting ``24 years and 6 months''.
       (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of 
     Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 
     28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``14 years'' and 
     inserting ``15 years'';
       (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central 
     District of California), by striking ``13 years and 6 
     months'' and inserting ``14 years and 6 months''; and
       (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 
     of North Carolina), by striking ``12 years'' and inserting 
     ``13 years''.
       Sec. 307. (a) Section 1871(b) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``$40'' and 
     inserting ``$50''.
       (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-- The amendment made in subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 308. (a) Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Temporary 
     Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 
     note; Public Law 112-121) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H)''.
       (b) Section 2(a)(2) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
     Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112-
     121) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Eastern district of michigan.--The 1st vacancy in the 
     office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of 
     Michigan--
       ``(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and
       ``(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
     or removal of a bankruptcy judge,

     shall not be filled.
       ``(G) District of puerto rico.--The 1st vacancy in the 
     office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto 
     Rico--
       ``(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and
       ``(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
     or removal of a bankruptcy judge,

     shall not be filled.
       ``(H) Eastern district of virginia.--The 1st vacancy in the 
     office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of 
     Virginia--
       ``(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and
       ``(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
     or removal of a bankruptcy judge,

     shall not be filled.''.
       (c) Section 2(a)(2)(C) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
     Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public 
     Law 112-121) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) 
     and (iii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(i) in the case of the 1st and 2d vacancies, occurring 
     more than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act,''; and
       (3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by inserting ``in 
     the case of the 3d and 4th vacancies,'' before ``occurring 
     more than 5 years''.
       (d) Section 2(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
     Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public 
     Law 112-121) is amended (with regard to the 1st and 2d 
     vacancies in the southern district of Florida) by striking 
     ``5 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2017''.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

              federal payment for resident tuition support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 
     deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program 
     to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia 
     resident tuition support, $20,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That such funds, including any 
     interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible 
     District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon 
     the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at 
     public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to 
     $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher 
     education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 
     may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic 
     merit, the income and need of eligible students and such 
     other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia government shall maintain a 
     dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program 
     that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the 
     Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any 
     unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any 
     interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the account shall be under the control of the District 
     of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those 
     funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident 
     Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Office of 
     the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly 
     financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds 
     showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the 
     purpose therefor.

   federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the 
                          district of columbia

       For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined 
     by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written 
     consultation with the elected county or city officials of 
     surrounding jurisdictions, $40,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at 
     events related to the presence of the National Capital in the 
     District of Columbia, including support requested by the 
     Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out 
     protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to 
     respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or 
     attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding 
     jurisdictions.

           federal payment to the district of columbia courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $274,541,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,303,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, $124,800,000, of which not to exceed 
     $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
     for the District of Columbia Court System, $74,783,000, of 
     which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; and $60,655,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018, for capital improvements for 
     District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That 
     funds made available for capital improvements shall be 
     expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts 
     master plan study and facilities condition assessment: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned 
     quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
     agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
     written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of 
     Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of 
     the funds provided under this heading among the items and 
     entities funded under this heading: Provided further, That 
     the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
     District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program 
     substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter 
     II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for 
     employees of the District of Columbia Courts.

   federal payment for defender services in the district of columbia 
                                 courts

       For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation 
     provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice 
     Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the 
     Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or 
     pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad 
     litem representation, training, technical assistance, and 
     such other services as are necessary to improve the quality 
     of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel 
     appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 
     16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 
     21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided 
     under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective 
     Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), 
     $49,890,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds provided under this heading shall be administered 
     by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
     District of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be 
     apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
     and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.

 federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency 
                      for the district of columbia

       For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
     of motor vehicles, of the

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     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
     District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     $246,386,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official 
     reception and representation expenses related to Community 
     Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which 
     not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
     the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of 
     which $182,564,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 
     Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 
     include expenses relating to the supervision of adults 
     subject to protection orders or the provision of services for 
     or related to such persons; and of which $63,822,000 shall be 
     available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts under 
     this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for 
     defendants to successfully complete their terms of 
     supervision.

  federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

       For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
     of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     $41,359,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
     apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
     and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies.

      federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

       For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
     Council, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal 
     and local criminal justice resources in the District of 
     Columbia.

                federal payment for judicial commissions

       For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 
     30, 2018, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 
     Tenure, $310,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, 
     $275,000.

                 federal payment for school improvement

       For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in 
     the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship 
     for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 
     112-10): Provided, That, to the extent that funds are 
     available for opportunity scholarships and following the 
     priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the 
     Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to 
     students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public 
     Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who were not 
     offered a scholarship during any previous school year: 
     Provided further, That within funds provided for opportunity 
     scholarships $3,200,000 shall be for the activities specified 
     in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act.

      federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 
     Guard, $450,000, to remain available until expended for the 
     Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 
     National Guard Retention and College Access Program.

         federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
     testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals 
     with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired 
     immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, 
     $5,000,000.

                       District of Columbia Funds

       Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia 
     for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the 
     District of Columbia (``General Fund'') for programs and 
     activities set forth under the heading ``Part A--Summary of 
     Expenses'' and at the rate set forth under such heading, as 
     included in D.C. Bill 21-668, as amended as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of 
     the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50a, 
     D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial 
     Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 
     (secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and 
     provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 
     Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for 
     fiscal year 2017 under this heading shall not exceed the 
     estimates included in D.C. Bill 21-668, as amended as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, or the sum of the total 
     revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: 
     Provided further, That the amount appropriated may be 
     increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 
     expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital 
     needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be 
     approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply 
     with all reserve requirements contained in the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such 
     steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 
     Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning 
     by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
     funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2017, 
     except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 
     operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or 
     other obligations issued for capital projects: Provided 
     further, That the Fiscal Year 2017 Local Budget Act is 
     repealed.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2017''.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
     the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., 
     $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of 
     which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protection

                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 501.  Section 1017(a)(2)(C) of Public Law 111-203 is 
     repealed.
       Sec. 502.  Effective October 1, 2017, notwithstanding 
     section 1017 of Public Law 111-203--
       (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     shall not transfer amounts specified under such section to 
     the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; and
       (2) there are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the authorities of the Bureau under 
     Federal consumer financial law.
       Sec. 503. (a) During fiscal year 2017, on the date on which 
     a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with 
     section 1017 of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
       (b)(1) Any such notification shall include the amount of 
     the funds requested, an explanation of how the funds will be 
     obligated by object class and activity, and why the funds are 
     necessary to protect consumers.
       (2) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
     available on the Bureau's public Web site.
       Sec. 504. (a) Not later than 2 weeks after the end of each 
     quarter of each fiscal year, the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection shall submit a report on its activities to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
       (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
     object class, office, and activity;
       (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the 
     fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
       (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
     during the previous quarter;
       (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
     each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
       (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
     performance measures of each office.
       (c) At the request of any committee specified in subsection 
     (a), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall make 
     Bureau officials available to testify on the contents of the 
     reports required under subsection (a).
       Sec. 505. (a) In General.--Section 1011 of the Consumer 
     Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5491) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Management of the Bureau.--
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the Bureau shall be 
     vested in a Board of Directors consisting of 5 members, who 
     shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, from among individuals who--
       ``(A) are citizens of the United States; and
       ``(B) have developed strong competency and understanding 
     of, and have experience working with, financial products and 
     services.
       ``(2) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each member of the Board, including the Chairperson, shall 
     serve for a term of 5 years.
       ``(B) Staggered terms.--The members of the Board shall 
     serve staggered terms, which shall initially be for terms of 
     1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively, and such members shall 
     be appointed such that, after the appointments of the initial 
     5 members of the Board, members of different political 
     parties are appointed alternately.

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       ``(C) Removal.--The President may remove any member of the 
     Board for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in 
     office.
       ``(D) Vacancies.--Any member of the Board appointed to fill 
     a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term to 
     which the predecessor of that member was appointed (including 
     the Chairperson) shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
     the term.
       ``(E) Continuation of service.--Each member of the Board 
     may continue to serve after the expiration of the term of 
     office to which that member was appointed until a successor 
     has been appointed by the President and confirmed by the 
     Senate, except that a member may not continue to serve more 
     than 1 year after the date on which the term of that member 
     would otherwise expire.
       ``(F) Successive terms.--A member of the Board may not be 
     reappointed to a second consecutive term, except that an 
     initial member of the Board appointed for less than a 5-year 
     term may be reappointed to a full 5-year term and a future 
     member appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed 
     for a full 5-year term.
       ``(3) Affiliation.--Not more than 3 members of the Board 
     shall be members of any 1 political party.
       ``(4) Chairperson of the board.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--The President shall appoint 1 of the 5 
     members of the Board to serve as Chairperson of the Board.
       ``(B) Authority.--The Chairperson shall be the principal 
     executive officer of the Bureau, and shall exercise all of 
     the executive and administrative functions of the Bureau, 
     including with respect to--
       ``(i) the supervision of personnel employed by the Bureau 
     (other than personnel employed regularly and full time in the 
     immediate offices of members of the Board other than the 
     Chairperson);
       ``(ii) the distribution of business among personnel 
     appointed and supervised by the Chairperson and among 
     administrative units of the Bureau; and
       ``(iii) the use and expenditure of funds.
       ``(C) Limitation.--In carrying out any of the functions of 
     the Chairperson under this paragraph, the Chairperson shall 
     be governed by general policies of the Bureau and by such 
     regulatory decisions, findings, and determinations as the 
     Bureau may by law be authorized to make.
       ``(D) Requests or estimates related to appropriations.--Any 
     request or estimate for regular, supplemental, or deficiency 
     appropriations on behalf of the Bureau, including any request 
     for a transfer of funds under section 1017(a), may not be 
     submitted by the Chairperson without the prior approval of 
     the Board.
       ``(E) Vacancy.--The President may designate a member of the 
     Board to serve as Acting Chairperson in the event of a 
     vacancy in the office of the Chairperson.
       ``(5) Compensation.--
       ``(A) Chairperson.--The Chairperson shall receive 
     compensation at the rate prescribed for level I of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(B) Other members of the board.--The 4 members of the 
     Board other than the Chairperson shall each receive 
     compensation at the rate prescribed for level II of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(6) Other employment prohibited.--A member of the Board 
     may not engage in any other business, vocation, or 
     employment.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Consumer financial protection act of 2010.--The 
     Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 1002 (12 U.S.C. 5481)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting:
       ``(10) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of 
     Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) Chairperson.--The term `Chairperson' means the 
     Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection.'';
       (B) in section 1012 (12 U.S.C. 5492)--
       (i) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ``appointed and 
     supervised by the Director'' and inserting ``appointed by the 
     Board and supervised by the Chairperson'';
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board''; and
       (iii) in subsection (c)--

       (I) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board''; and
       (II) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the Director'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``any member of the 
     Board'';

       (C) in section 1013 (12 U.S.C. 5493)--
       (i) in subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e), by striking 
     ``Director'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``Board'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)--

       (I) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``Director'' 
     each place that term appears and inserting ``Board''; and
       (II) in paragraph (3)--

       (aa) by striking ``Assistant Director'' each place that 
     term appears and inserting ``Head of Office''; and
       (bb) by striking ``the Director'' each place that term 
     appears and inserting ``the Board'';
       (iii) in subsection (g)--

       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board''; and
       (II) in paragraph (2)--

       (aa) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Assistant 
     director'' and inserting ``Head of the office''; and
       (bb) by striking ``an assistant director'' and inserting 
     ``the Head of the Office of Financial Protection for Older 
     Americans'';
       (D) in section 1014 (12 U.S.C. 5494), by striking 
     ``Director'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``Board'';
       (E) in section 1016(a) (12 U.S.C. 5496(a)), by striking 
     ``Director of the Bureau'' and inserting ``Chairperson'';
       (F) in section 1017--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board'';
       (II) in paragraph (4)--

       (aa) in subparagraph (A)--
       (AA) by striking ``Director shall'' and inserting ``Board 
     shall'';
       (BB) by striking ``Director,'' and inserting ``Board,''; 
     and
       (CC) by striking ``Director in'' each place that term 
     appears and inserting ``Board in'';
       (bb) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board''; and
       (cc) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Director to'' and 
     inserting ``Board to''; and

       (III) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ``Director of the 
     Bureau'' and inserting ``Chairperson'';

       (ii) in subsection (c)(1)--

       (I) by striking ``Director,'' and inserting ``Board,''; and
       (II) by striking ``Director and'' and inserting ``the 
     members of the Board and''; and

       (iii) in subsection (e), by striking ``Director'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``Board'';
       (G) in subtitles B (12 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.), C (12 U.S.C. 
     5531 et seq.), and G (12 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), by striking 
     ``Director'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``Board'';
       (H) in section 1061(c)(2)(C)(i) (12 U.S.C. 
     5581(c)(2)(C)(i)), by striking ``the Board'' and inserting 
     ``the National Credit Union Administration Board''; and
       (I) in section 1066(a) (12 U.S.C. 5586(a)), by inserting 
     ``first'' before ``Director''.
       (2) Financial stability act of 2010.--Section 111(b)(1)(D) 
     of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
     5321(b)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ``Director of the 
     Bureau'' and inserting ``Chairperson of the Board of 
     Directors of the Bureau''.
       (3) Mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act.--
     Section 1447 of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory 
     Lending Act (12 U.S.C. 1701p-2) is amended by striking 
     ``Director'' each place the term appears and inserting 
     ``Board of Directors''.
       (4) Electronic fund transfer act.--Section 920(a)(4)(C) of 
     the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o-2(a)(4)(C)) 
     is amended by striking ``Director of the Bureau'' and 
     inserting ``Board of Directors of the Bureau''.
       (5) Expedited funds availability act.--The Expedited Funds 
     Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of the Bureau'' each place that term 
     appears and inserting ``Board of Directors of the Bureau''.
       (6) Federal deposit insurance act.--Section 2 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1812) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Bureau'' each place that term appears and 
     inserting ``Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Comptroller or 
     Director'' and inserting ``Comptroller or Chairperson''.
       (7) Federal financial institutions examination council act 
     of 1978.--Section 1004(a)(4) of the Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
     3303(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``Director of the Consumer 
     Financial Protection Bureau'' and inserting ``Chairperson of 
     the Board of Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection''.
       (8) Financial literacy and education improvement act.--
     Section 513 of the Financial Literacy and Education 
     Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 9702) is amended by striking 
     ``Director'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``Chairperson of the Board of Directors''.
       (9) Home mortgage disclosure act of 1975.--Section 307 of 
     the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2806) is 
     amended by striking ``Director of the Bureau of Consumer'' 
     each place that term appears and inserting ``Board of 
     Directors of the Bureau of Consumer''.
       (10) Interstate land sales full disclosure act.--The 
     Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 1402(1) (15 U.S.C. 1701(1)), by striking `` 
     `Director' means the Director'' and inserting `` `Board' 
     means the Board of Directors'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place that term appears 
     and inserting ``Board'';
       (C) in section 1403(c) (15 U.S.C. 1702(c))--
       (i) by striking ``by him'' and inserting ``by the Board''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the Board'';
       (D) in section 1407 (15 U.S.C. 1706)--
       (i) in subsection (c), by striking ``he'' and inserting 
     ``the Board''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``him'' and inserting 
     ``the Board'';
       (E) in section 1411 (15 U.S.C. 1710)--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) by striking ``his findings'' and inserting ``its 
     finding''; and
       (II) by striking ``his recommendation'' and inserting ``a 
     recommendation''; and

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       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary's order'' 
     and inserting ``order of the Board'';
       (F) in section 1415 (15 U.S.C. 1714)--
       (i) by striking ``him'' each place that term appears and 
     inserting ``the Board'';
       (ii) in subsection (a), by striking ``he may, in his 
     discretion'' and inserting ``the Board may, at the discretion 
     of the Board'';
       (iii) in subsection (b), by striking ``he'' each time that 
     term appears and inserting ``the Board''; and
       (iv) by striking ``in his discretion'' each time that term 
     appears and inserting ``at the discretion of the Board'';
       (G) in section 1416(a) (15 U.S.C. 1715(a))--
       (i) by striking ``of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection'' the first time that term appears;
       (ii) by striking ``his functions, duties, and powers'' and 
     inserting ``the functions, duties, and powers of the Board'';
       (iii) by striking ``his administrative law judges'' and 
     inserting ``the administrative law judges of the Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection''; and
       (iv) by striking ``himself'' and inserting ``the Board'';
       (H)(i) in section 1418a(b)(4) (15 U.S.C. 1717a(b)(4)), by 
     striking ``The Secretary's determination or order'' and 
     inserting ``A determination or order of the Board''; and
       (ii) in section 1418a(d) (15 U.S.C. 1717a(d)), by striking 
     ``the Secretary's determination or order'' and inserting ``a 
     determination or order of the Board'';
       (I) in section 1419 (15 U.S.C. 1718)--
       (i) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the Board'';
       (ii) by striking ``his rules and regulations'' and 
     inserting ``the rules and regulations of the Board''; and
       (iii) by striking ``his jurisdiction'' and inserting ``the 
     jurisdiction of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection''; and
       (J) in section 1420 (15 U.S.C. 1719)--
       (i) by inserting ``or any member of the Board'' before ``in 
     any proceeding''; and
       (ii) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the Board or any 
     member of the Board''.
       (11) Real estate settlement procedures act of 1974.--
     Section 5 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
     1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director of'' and inserting ``Board of 
     Directors of''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place that term appears 
     and inserting ``Board''.
       (12) S.A.F.E. mortgage licensing act of 2008.--The S.A.F.E. 
     Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 1503(10) (12 U.S.C. 5102(10))--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Board''; and
       (ii) by striking `` `Director' means the Director'' and 
     inserting `` `Board' means the Board of Directors'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place that term appears 
     and inserting ``Board'';
       (C) in section 1514(b)(5) (12 U.S.C. 5113(b)(5)), by 
     striking ``Secretary's expenses'' and inserting ``expenses of 
     the Board'';
       (D) in section 1514(c)(4)(C) (12 U.S.C. 5113(c)(4)(C)), by 
     striking ``Secretary's'' and inserting ``Board's'';
       (E) in the headings of section 1514(c)(1), (c)(4)(A), and 
     (c)(5), by striking ``director'' and inserting ``board''; and
       (F) in the heading of section 1514(d), by striking 
     ``Director'' and inserting ``Board''.
       (13) Title 44.--Section 3513(c) of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the Bureau'' and 
     inserting ``Board of Directors of the Bureau''.
       (c) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall 
     be deemed a reference to the Board of Directors of the Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection, unless otherwise specified 
     in this Act.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2017; or
       (2) the date on which not less than 3 persons have been 
     confirmed by the Senate to serve as members of the Board of 
     Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
       Sec. 506.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     transferred to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
     pursuant to section 1017 of Public law 111-203 may be used to 
     regulate pre-dispute arbitration agreements (as described in 
     section 1028 of Public Law 111-203) and any regulation 
     finalized by the Bureau to regulate pre-dispute arbitration 
     agreements shall have no legal force or effect until the 
     requirements regarding pre-dispute arbitration specified in 
     the report accompanying this Act under the heading ``Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection,'' are fulfilled.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
     awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
     Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $121,300,000, of which 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for the advisory committees in 
     the report accompanying this Act under the heading ``Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission'', and of which $1,300,000 shall 
     remain available until expended to carry out the program, 
     including administrative costs, required by section 1405 of 
     the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 
     110-140; 15 U.S.C. 8004).

      administrative provision--consumer product safety commission

       Sec. 510.  During fiscal year 2017, none of the amounts 
     made available by this Act may be used to finalize or 
     implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway 
     Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
     in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 
     68964) until after--
       (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 
     Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
       (A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and 
     vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for 
     purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway 
     Vehicle (referred to in this section as ``ROV'') rollovers in 
     the off-road environment, including the repeatability and 
     reproducibility of testing for compliance with such 
     requirements;
       (B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if 
     the proposed requirements were adopted;
       (C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to 
     provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV's 
     rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and
       (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United 
     States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
     and
       (2) a report containing the results of the study completed 
     under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                     Election Assistance Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252), $4,900,000.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not 
     to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special 
     counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $314,844,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $314,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
     and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 
     appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $314,844,000 in 
     fiscal year 2017 shall not be available for obligation: 
     Provided further, That remaining offsetting collections from 
     prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for 
     collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available 
     on October 1, 2016, shall not be available for obligation: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding 
     system that may be retained and made available for obligation 
     shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided 
     further, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $11,751,000 shall be for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                    office of the inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $35,958,000, to be derived from the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC 
     Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $80,540,000, of which 
     $8,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 
     for lease expiration and replacement lease expenses; and of 
     which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception 
     and representation expenses.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, $26,631,000, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and of which not to 
     exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided, That public

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     members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid 
     travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as 
     authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
     intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
     charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
     relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, to be available without further appropriation 
     for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $317,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to 
     contract with a person or persons for collection services in 
     accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $125,000,000 of offsetting collections derived 
     from fees collected for premerger notification filings under 
     the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in 
     offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to 
     implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 
     promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
     Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be 
     credited to this account, and be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall 
     be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $177,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to 
     implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t).

                    General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections 
     deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary 
     expenses of real property management and related activities 
     not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, 
     and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; 
     rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration 
     of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including 
     space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 
     in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer 
     of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or 
     servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of 
     federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and 
     appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
     preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
     buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as 
     otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
     purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
     federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
     projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 
     buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and 
     payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for 
     public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,244,808,000, 
     of which--
       (1) $504,918,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
     expenses, and associated design and construction services) as 
     follows:
       (A) National Capital Region, FBI Headquarters 
     Consolidation, $200,000,000;
       (B) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, 
     $248,213,000;
       (C) District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Federal 
     Center Remediation, $7,000,000;
       (D) Pembina, North Dakota, United States Department of 
     Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
     (APHIS), $5,749,000;
       (E) Boyers, Pennsylvania, Federal Office Building, 
     $31,200,000; and
       (F) Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Annex 
     Building, $12,756,000:

      Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new 
     construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the 
     extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
     not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a 
     transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval 
     is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a 
     greater amount;
       (2) $758,790,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
     construction services, of which--
       (A) $300,000,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
       (B) $312,090,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and
       (C) $146,700,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of 
     which--
       (i) $20,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
       (ii) $26,700,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security;
       (iii) $100,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities: 
     Provided, That consolidation projects result in reduced 
     annual rent paid by the tenant agency: Provided further, That 
     no consolidation project exceed $10,000,000 in costs: 
     Provided further, That consolidation projects are approved by 
     each of the committees specified in section 3307(a) of title 
     40, United States Code: Provided further, That preference is 
     given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization 
     rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office 
     space: Provided further, That the obligation of funds under 
     this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made 
     until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation 
     for each project to be undertaken, including estimated 
     savings, has been submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:

      Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 
     Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations 
     shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount 
     identified for each project, except each project in this or 
     any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 
     10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided 
     further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have 
     been fully approved may be funded under this category only if 
     advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts provided 
     in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may 
     be used to fund costs associated with implementing security 
     improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 
     standards for security in accordance with current law and in 
     compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 
     appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided 
     further, That the difference between the funds appropriated 
     and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under 
     the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be transferred 
     to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized 
     increases in prospectus projects: Provided further, That the 
     amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs 
     and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the 
     Government arising from any projects under the heading 
     ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized 
     increases in prospectus projects;
       (3) $5,645,000,000 for rental of space to remain available 
     until expended; and
       (4) $2,336,100,000 for building operations to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,184,790,000 is for 
     building services, and $1,151,310,000 is for salaries and 
     expenses: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
     appropriation made available under this paragraph for 
     building operations may be transferred between and merged 
     with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more 
     than 5 percent by any such transfers:  Provided further, That 
     section 521 of this title shall not apply with respect to 
     funds made available under this heading for building 
     operations: Provided further, That the total amount of funds 
     made available from this Fund to the General Services 
     Administration shall not be available for expenses of any 
     construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
     which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not 
     been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 
     for each project for required expenses for the development of 
     a proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds available 
     in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 
     repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
     on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary 
     to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies 
     under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such 
     reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
     facilities on private or other property not in Government 
     ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the 
     United States Secret Service to perform its protective 
     functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from 
     such revenues and collections: Provided further, That 
     revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this 
     Fund during fiscal year 2017, excluding reimbursements under 
     40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new 
     obligational authority authorized for Real Property 
     Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall 
     remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure 
     except as authorized in appropriations Acts.

                           general activities

                         government-wide policy

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities 
     associated with the management of real and personal property 
     assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide 
     policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, 
     travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, 
     and related technology activities; and services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C.

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     3109; $58,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2018.

                           operating expenses

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide activities associated with utilization 
     and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real 
     property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and 
     communications; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     $47,966,000, of which $24,569,000 is for Real and Personal 
     Property Management and Disposal and $23,397,000 is for the 
     Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is 
     for official reception and representation expenses.

                   civilian board of contract appeals

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract 
     Appeals and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $9,275,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $65,000,000, of 
     which $2,000,000 is available until September 30, 2018: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for 
     payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
     Government, including payment for recovery of stolen 
     Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
     Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
     efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of 
     Inspector General effectiveness.

           allowances and office staff for former presidents

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $1,932,000.

                   expenses, presidential transition

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 
     Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $9,500,000, of 
     which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized 
     by paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 3(a) of the Act: 
     Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to the 
     ``Acquisition Services Fund'' or ``Federal Buildings Fund'' 
     to reimburse obligations incurred prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act for the purposes provided herein 
     related to the Presidential election in 2016: Provided 
     further, That amounts available under this heading shall be 
     in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.

                     federal citizen services fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services 
     and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 
     40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses 
     in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal 
     Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities 
     electronically, through the development and implementation of 
     innovative uses of information technology; $55,894,000, to be 
     deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided, 
     That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal 
     agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen 
     Services Fund: Provided further, That the appropriations, 
     revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the 
     Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses 
     of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable 
     the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 
     activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to 
     exceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 
     revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 
     Fund during fiscal year 2017 in excess of such amount shall 
     remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure 
     except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided 
     further, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic 
     Government Fund that remain unobligated may be transferred to 
     the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to 
     any other transfer authority provided in this Act.

       administrative provisions--general services administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 520.  Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 521.  Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 2017 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 522.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
     funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a 
     fiscal year 2018 request for United States Courthouse 
     construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 
     standards for construction as established and approved by the 
     General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; 
     (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction 
     plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization 
     study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or 
     expanded.
       Sec. 523.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in consideration of the 
     Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 524.  From funds made available under the heading 
     Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of 
     Revenue, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 
     arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of 
     buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other 
     construction projects with prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       Sec. 525.  In any case in which the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 
     authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by 
     the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
     under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the 
     delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated 
     area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, 
     except that, if the Administrator determines that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, the 
     Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each 
     of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.
       Sec. 526.  With respect to each project funded under the 
     heading ``Major Repairs and Alterations'' or ``Judiciary 
     Capital Security Program'', and with respect to E-Government 
     projects funded under the heading ``Federal Citizen Services 
     Fund'', the Administrator of General Services shall submit a 
     spending plan and explanation for each project to be 
     undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 527.  Strike subsection (d) of section 3173 of title 
     40, United States Code.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and 
     the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 
     note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
     elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct 
     procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $44,786,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2018, and in addition 
     not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2018, for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives and Records 
     Administration and archived Federal records and related 
     activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary 
     for the review and declassification of documents, the 
     activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the 
     operations and maintenance of the electronic records 
     archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for 
     uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 
     $380,634,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
     Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 
     (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $4,801,000.

                        repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $7,500,000, to remain available until expended.

         national historical publications and records commission

                             grants program

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                  National Credit Union Administration

               community development revolving loan fund

       For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program 
     as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2018, for technical 
     assistance to low-income designated credit unions.

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                      Office of Government Ethics

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading 
     on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $16,090,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses 
     incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 
     as amended; and payment of per diem or subsistence allowances 
     to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an 
     employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, 
     $144,867,000: Provided, That of the total amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $37,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2018, for the operation 
     and strengthening of the security of OPM legacy and Shell 
     environment IT systems and the modernization, migration, and 
     testing of such systems: Provided further, That the amount 
     made available by the previous proviso may not be obligated 
     until the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of such 
     amount, prepared in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the 
     United States Digital Service, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, that--
       (1) identifies the full scope and cost of the IT systems 
     remediation and stabilization project;
       (2) meets the capital planning and investment control 
     review requirements established by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, including Circular A-11, part 7;
       (3) includes a Major IT Business Case under the 
     requirements established by the Office of Management and 
     Budget Exhibit 300;
       (4) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, 
     guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of 
     the Government;
       (5) complies with all Office of Management and Budget, 
     Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology requirements related to securing the 
     agency's information system as described in 44 U.S.C. 3554; 
     and
       (6) is reviewed and commented upon by the Inspector General 
     of the Office of Personnel Management, and such comments are 
     submitted to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management before the date of such submission:

      Provided further, That, not later than 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report that--
       (A) evaluates--
       (i) the steps taken by the Office of Personnel Management 
     to prevent, mitigate, and respond to data breaches involving 
     sensitive personnel records and information;
       (ii) the Office's cybersecurity policies and procedures in 
     place on the date of enactment of this Act, including 
     policies and procedures relating to IT best practices such as 
     data encryption, multifactor authentication, and continuous 
     monitoring;
       (iii) the Office's oversight of contractors providing IT 
     services; and
       (iv) the Office's compliance with government-wide 
     initiatives to improve cybersecurity; and
       (B) sets forth improvements that could be made to assist 
     the Office of Personnel Management in addressing 
     cybersecurity challenges:

      Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
     under this heading, $391,000 may be made available for 
     strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the 
     acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), 
     including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of 
     such workforce and information technology in support of 
     acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management 
     solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition 
     $141,611,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred 
     from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to 
     other statutes, including direct procurement of printed 
     materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: 
     Provided further, That the provisions of this appropriation 
     shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds 
     as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 
     8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal 
     Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order 
     No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like 
     purpose: Provided further, That the President's Commission on 
     White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 
     of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2017, accept 
     donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided 
     further, That such donations, including those from prior 
     years, may be used for the development of publicity materials 
     to provide information about the White House Fellows, except 
     that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or 
     reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of such Commission.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,072,000, and in 
     addition, not to exceed $26,662,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight 
     of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and 
     insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate 
     trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
     determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the 
     Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

                       Office of Special Counsel

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12) as amended by Public Law 107-304, the Whistleblower 
     Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-199), and 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 
     witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     $25,735,000.

                      Postal Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability 
     and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435), $16,200,000, to be 
     derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended 
     as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
     Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000ee), $8,297,000.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $1,555,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
     not less than $14,700,000 shall be for the Office of 
     Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be 
     available for a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning 
     securities matters, such expenses to include necessary 
     logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of 
     Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance 
     including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel 
     and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; 
     of which funding for information technology initiatives shall 
     be increased over the fiscal year 2016 level by not less than 
     $50,000,000; and of which not less than $72,049,000 shall be 
     for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: Provided, 
     That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be 
     credited to this account as offsetting collections: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $1,555,000,000 of such offsetting 
     collections shall be available until expended for necessary 
     expenses of this account: Provided further, That the total 
     amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund 
     for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees 
     are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 
     2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
     more than $0.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
     including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
     for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
     System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

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     4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to 
     exceed $750 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; $22,703,000: Provided, That during the current 
     fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 
     the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 
     deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national 
     defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection 
     with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.

                     Small Business Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $268,000,000, 
     of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for 
     examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: 
     Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees 
     to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small 
     Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, 
     including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small 
     Business Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities shall 
     be credited to this account, to remain available until 
     expended, for carrying out these purposes without further 
     appropriations:  Provided further, That the Small Business 
     Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance 
     with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108-447, 
     during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That $6,100,000 
     shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
     System, to be available until September 30, 2018.

                  entrepreneurial development programs

       For necessary expenses of programs supporting 
     entrepreneurial and small business development, $243,100,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
     $125,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for 
     performance in fiscal year 2017 or fiscal year 2018 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided 
     further, That $31,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, 
     and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that 
     make microloans under the microloan program: Provided 
     further, That $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
     States to carry out export programs that assist small 
     business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 
     111-240.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $19,900,000.

                           office of advocacy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 
     carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 
     (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
     of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,320,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     business loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $4,338,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2017 
     commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
     $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2017 commitments for general business loans authorized under 
     section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 
     $28,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans 
     and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by 
     revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2017 commitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) 
     of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2017 commitments to 
     guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
     $4,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2017, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 
     5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal 
     amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan 
     programs, $152,726,000, which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 
     $185,977,000, to be available until expended, of which 
     $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the 
     Office of Inspector General; of which $175,977,000 is for 
     direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing 
     to carry out the direct loan program, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for 
     indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, 
     which may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

        administrative provisions--small business administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 530.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Small 
     Business Administration in this Act may be transferred 
     between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
     be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 531. (a) None of the funds made available under this 
     Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 
     7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)) 
     with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of 
     such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined 
     under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is 51 
     percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals 
     who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
     authority of the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other 
     loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern 
     described in subsection (a) or any other borrower.
       Sec. 532.  Of the unobligated balances available for the 
     Certified Development Company Program under section 503 of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, 
     $55,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That 
     no amounts may be so rescinded from amounts that were 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      United States Postal Service

                   payment to the postal service fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $41,151,000: Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail 
     for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further, 
     That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue 
     at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 
     shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of 
     charging any officer or employee of any State or local child 
     support enforcement agency, or any individual participating 
     in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a 
     fee for information requested or provided concerning an 
     address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate 
     or close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 
     further, That the Postal Service shall maintain and comply 
     with service standards for First Class Mail and periodicals 
     effective on July 1, 2012.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $258,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
     Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 
     603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act 
     (Public Law 109-435).

                        United States Tax Court

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $51,300,000: 
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 601.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 602.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 604.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
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     United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
     by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 605.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary 
     of any Government employee where funding an activity or 
     paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
     decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that 
     would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 606.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 
     be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 
     83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 607.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act shall be made available to any 
     person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 
     83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 608.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous 
     appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to 
     the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
     that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, 
     project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for 
     any program, project, or activity for which funds have been 
     denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use 
     funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on 
     Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing 
     programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 
     10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, 
     projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, 
     programs, or activities unless prior approval is received 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That prior to any 
     significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, 
     programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this 
     Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
     further, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for 
     each appropriation with a separate column to display the 
     President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, 
     adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and 
     the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table 
     for each appropriation both by object class and program, 
     project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 
     the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of 
     items of special congressional interest: Provided further, 
     That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and 
     expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
     for each day after the required date that the report has not 
     been submitted to the Congress.
       Sec. 609.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017 from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for 
     fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2018, for each such account for the purposes 
     authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the 
     expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these 
     requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used by the Executive Office of the President to 
     request--
       (1) any official background investigation report on any 
     individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
       (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 
     organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
     501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or 
     the Internal Revenue Service.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
       (1) in the case of an official background investigation 
     report, if such individual has given express written consent 
     for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of 
     such request and during the same presidential administration; 
     or
       (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 611.  The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
     chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply 
     with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 612.  For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
     implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
     nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office 
     of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without 
     regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses 
     imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the 
     Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
       Sec. 613.  No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
     expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
     employees health benefits program which provides any benefits 
     or coverage for abortions.
       Sec. 614.  The provision of section 613 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 615.  In order to promote Government access to 
     commercial information technology, the restriction on 
     purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
     forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 
     (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to 
     the acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
     technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United 
     States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in 
     section 103 of title 41, United States Code).
       Sec. 616.  Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United 
     States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency 
     or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that 
     agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or 
     reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, 
     subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling 
     an officer or employee to attend and participate in any 
     meeting or similar function relating to the official duties 
     of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment 
     or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation 
     by such agency or commission, or represents a person or 
     entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, 
     unless the person or entity 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.
       Sec. 617.  Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds 
     made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any 
     other Act may be used for the interagency funding and 
     sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on 
     emerging regulatory issues.
       Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 
     authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 
     construction or alteration of real property for office, 
     meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the 
     General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation 
     for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in 
     the case of succeeding leases, before entering into 
     negotiations with the current lessor.
       (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 
     emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the 
     President to require emergency leasing authority with respect 
     to such agency.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive 
     agency covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency 
     provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General 
     Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.
       Sec. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following 
     activities the amounts required under current law:
       (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
       (2) Payments to--
       (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
     377(o));
       (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28 U.S.C. 
     376(c)); and
       (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' 
     Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
       (3) Payment of Government contributions--
       (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 
     employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
       (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).
       (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 
     increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
       (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 
     provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any 
     amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise 
     applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this 
     Act.
       Sec. 620.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft 
     report entitled ``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed 
     to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to 
     Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts'' unless the 
     Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children 
     complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
       Sec. 621.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following 
     positions:
       (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform, or any 
     substantially similar position.

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       (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
     Change, or any substantially similar position.
       (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry 
     and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, or any 
     substantially similar position.
       (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs, or any 
     substantially similar position.
       Sec. 622.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 
     44, United States Code.
       Sec. 623. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the agencies specified in 
     subsection (b) shall each submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate on--
       (1) increasing public participation in the rulemaking 
     process and reducing uncertainty;
       (2) improving coordination with other Federal agencies to 
     eliminate redundant, inconsistent, and overlapping 
     regulations; and
       (3) identifying existing regulations that have been 
     reviewed and determined to be outmoded, ineffective, or 
     excessively burdensome.
       (b) The agencies required to submit a report specified in 
     subsection (a) are--
       (1) the Consumer Product Safety Commission;
       (2) the Federal Communications Commission;
       (3) the Federal Trade Commission; and
       (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       Sec. 624.  The unobligated balance in the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 
     of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
     Act (Public Law 111-203) is permanently rescinded.
       Sec. 625.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
     study, develop, propose, finalize, issue, or implement any 
     rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of 
     political contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues 
     paid to trade associations.
       Sec. 626.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Financial Stability Oversight 
     Council to make a determination, pursuant to subsection (a) 
     or (b) of section 113 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
     (12 U.S.C. 5323), with respect to a nonbank financial company 
     until--
       (1) the Financial Stability Oversight Council, in the 
     notice described in subsection (e)(1) of such section, 
     identifies with specificity the risks to the financial 
     stability of the United States presented by the nonbank 
     financial company and explains in sufficient detail why 
     regulatory action by the relevant primary financial 
     regulatory agency would be insufficient to mitigate or 
     prevent such risks; and
       (2) if the nonbank financial company presents a plan in a 
     hearing conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(2) of such 
     section to modify its business, structure, or operations in 
     order to mitigate the risks identified in such a notice--
       (A) the Financial Stability Oversight Council makes a 
     determination as to whether such plan, if implemented, 
     adequately mitigates the identified risks; and
       (B) if the Financial Stability Oversight Council determines 
     that such plan would adequately mitigate the identified risk, 
     the Council--
       (i) approves such plan; and
       (ii) allows the nonbank financial company a reasonable 
     period of time to implement such plan.
       Sec. 627.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by 
     a provider of electronic communication service to the public 
     or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or 
     electronic communication that is in electronic storage with 
     the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 
     2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that 
     violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States.
       Sec. 628. (a) In each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025, 
     section 628 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 129 Stat. 2469) applies to a 
     joint sales agreement regardless of any change in the 
     ownership of the stations involved in such agreement.
       (b) In the case of a joint sales agreement to which such 
     section applies, while such section is in effect, the Federal 
     Communications Commission--
       (1) may not require the termination or modification of such 
     agreement as a condition of the transfer or assignment of a 
     station license or the transfer of station ownership or 
     control; and
       (2) upon request of the transferee or assignee of the 
     station license, shall eliminate any such condition that was 
     imposed after March 31, 2014, and permit the licensees of the 
     stations whose advertising was jointly sold pursuant to such 
     agreement to enter into a new joint sales agreement on 
     substantially similar terms and conditions as the prior 
     agreement.
       (c) In this section, the term ``joint sales agreement'' has 
     the meaning given such term in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 
     of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, and where a joint 
     sales agreement is part of a broader contract, this section 
     shall be limited to the joint sales agreement portion of such 
     contract.
       Sec. 629.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
     amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission 
     for universal service high-cost support for competitive 
     eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is 
     inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 
     54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
     on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section shall not 
     prohibit the Commission from considering, developing, or 
     adopting other support mechanisms as an alternative to 
     Mobility Fund Phase II.
       Sec. 630.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any rule (as 
     defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code), or 
     any amendment or repeal of an existing rule, that is adopted 
     by vote of the Federal Communications Commission after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, unless the Commission 
     publishes the text of such rule, amendment, or repeal on the 
     Internet Web site of the Commission not later than 21 days 
     before the date on which the vote occurs.
       Sec. 631.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to regulate, directly or indirectly, the prices, 
     other fees, or data caps and allowances (as such terms are 
     described in paragraph 164 of the Report and Order on Remand, 
     Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting and 
     promoting the open Internet, adopted by the Federal 
     Communications Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15-24)) 
     charged or imposed by providers of broadband Internet access 
     service (as defined in the final rules in Appendix A of such 
     Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order) 
     for such service, regardless of whether such regulation takes 
     the form of requirements for future conduct or enforcement 
     regarding past conduct.
       Sec. 632.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Report and 
     Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter 
     of protecting and promoting the open Internet, adopted by the 
     Federal Communications Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 
     15-24), until the first date on which there has been a final 
     disposition (including the exhaustion of or expiration of the 
     time for any appeals) of all of the following civil actions:
       (1) Alamo Broadband Inc. v. Federal Communications 
     Commission, et al., No. 15-60201, pending in the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) United States Telecom Assoc. v. Federal Communications 
     Commission, et al., No. 15-1063, pending in the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) CenturyLink v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 
     15-1099, pending in the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 633. (a) Section 1105(a)(35) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking ``homeland security'' in each instance it 
     appears and inserting ``cybersecurity''; and
       (3) by amending subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Prior to implementing this paragraph, including 
     determining what Federal activities or accounts constitute 
     cybersecurity for purposes of budgetary classification, the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Budget 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 
     on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the 
     Senate.''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     budget submissions under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 634. (a) Effective one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, subtitle B of title IV of Public Law 
     102--281 is repealed.
       (b) On the day before the date of the repeal under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
     the amounts in the fund described in section 408(a) of 
     subtitle A of title IV of such Public Law into the general 
     fund of the Treasury.
       Sec. 635. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (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, adjudication activities, or 
     other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
       Sec. 636. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to finalize, adopt, implement, administer, or 
     enforce any proposed rule under section 629 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 549) before the date 
     that is 180 days after the completion of the following 
     process:
       (1) There has been completed a study that--
       (A) evaluates the potential costs and benefits of the 
     proposed rule and the potential costs and benefits of other 
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       (B) meets the requirements of subsection (b).
       (2) The Federal Communications Commission has--
       (A) sought public comment on the study described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) provided a period of not less than 90 days for the 
     submission of such comments; and
       (C) addressed the concerns raised in the comment cycle 
     under subparagraph (B) in a report adopted by vote of the 
     Commission and made publicly available.
       (b) A study meets the requirements of this subsection if 
     the study--
       (1) is a peer-reviewed study conducted by an institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) or an individual 
     in the individual's capacity as a faculty member at such an 
     institution; and
       (2) at minimum, analyzes the potential impact of the 
     proposed rule on--
       (A) all parties in the video programming marketplace, 
     including video programming creators, programming networks, 
     multichannel video programming distributors, and subscribers 
     of multichannel video programming services;
       (B) video programming content diversity;
       (C) intellectual property and content licensing; and
       (D) consumer privacy and the legal remedies available to 
     consumers for violations of video privacy obligations.
       Sec. 637.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 1017 of Public Law 111-203 
     may be used to take any action on the basis of an individual 
     being a mortgage originator as defined in section 103(cc) of 
     the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(cc)) against any 
     individual who is a retailer of manufactured homes or its 
     employees, unless such retailer or its employees receive 
     compensation or gain for engaging in activities described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of such section 103(cc) that is in excess of 
     any compensation or gain received in a comparable cash 
     transaction.
       Sec. 638.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 1017 of Public Law 111-203 
     may be used to enforce the provisions of section 129 of the 
     Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639) for any transaction 
     that is less than $75,000 and is secured by a dwelling that 
     is personal property or is a transaction that does not 
     include the purchase of real property on which a dwelling is 
     to be placed if--
       (1) the annual percentage rate at consummation of the 
     transaction, as determined under section 103(bb) of the Truth 
     in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(bb)) does not exceed 10 
     percentage points; and
       (2) the total points and fees payable in connection with 
     the transaction, as determined under such section 103(bb), do 
     not exceed the greater of 5 percent or $3,000.
       Sec. 639.  None of the funds made available by this Act, 
     any other Act, or transferred to the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection pursuant to section 1017 of the Consumer 
     Financial Protection Act of 2010 may be used to issue or 
     enforce any rule or regulation with respect to payday loans 
     (as described under section 1024(a)(1)(E) of such Act), 
     vehicle title loans, or other similar loans during fiscal 
     year 2017 and the Bureau may not issue or enforce any such 
     rule or regulation after fiscal year 2017 until such time as 
     the Bureau has submitted to Congress a detailed report, after 
     providing for a public comment period of not less than 90 
     days, that (1) analyzes the impact of any such rule or 
     regulation on consumer access to credit, including an 
     analysis of the rule or regulation's impact on populations 
     that have traditionally had limited access to credit; and (2) 
     identifies existing alternative credit products that are 
     immediately available to existing users of payday loans, 
     vehicle title loans, or other similar loans at the same 
     credit risk profiles and at sufficient levels to fully 
     replace any anticipated potential reduction in current 
     sources of short-term, small-dollar credit as a result of the 
     rule or regulation.
       Sec. 640. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to implement, promulgate, finalize or enforce 
     Executive Order 13673, issued July 31, 2014, or to develop 
     any regulation or guidance related thereto, until--
       (1) a study is conducted by the Comptroller General 
     analyzing the impacts of such order on affected Federal 
     agencies' missions, impacts on the industrial base, and 
     including a cost benefit analysis of implementation of the 
     such order versus potential alternatives; and
       (2) the Secretary of Labor has reviewed the report of the 
     study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) and certified that 
     the benefits of the order outweigh any associated costs and 
     will not impede agency missions.
       (b) The study to be conducted by the Comptroller General 
     shall be publicly available and shall be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate. The elements of the study shall include an 
     assessment of--
       (1) the estimated costs to each Federal agency or 
     department to implement the Executive order, including the 
     costs of designating labor compliance advisors and any other 
     associated positions or resources needed to support the 
     functions of the labor compliance advisors;
       (2) the effects of the Executive order on the industrial 
     base (including the defense industrial base) and including 
     input from both the Federal agencies (including the 
     Department of Defense) and affected members of the industrial 
     base, including how the order would affect the ability of 
     mission critical contractors to continue to provide goods and 
     services to the Federal Government;
       (3) any private sector capabilities that the agency or 
     department would risk losing access to if the Executive order 
     were implemented as defined in the FAR proposed rule (FAR 
     Case 2014-025; Docket No. 2014-0025) and any related final 
     rule;
       (4) costs to prime contractors and subcontractors 
     associated with complying with the proposed rule or any 
     related final rule, including the costs of having to create 
     new information systems or processes to obtain and manage the 
     data required by the Executive order;
       (5) the effect of the Executive order on Federal 
     acquisition competition and the ability to encourage non-
     traditional contractors to compete in the Federal market;
       (6) the effect of the Executive order on the ability of the 
     Federal Government to meet statutory small business prime 
     contracting and subcontracting goals, including such goals 
     for minority-owned, women-owned, and service-disabled 
     veteran-owned small businesses;
       (7) the total number of violations (as defined in the 
     proposed Department of Labor guidance) and the number of such 
     violations where a challenge was still pending that would 
     trigger disclosure by potential bidders to a Government 
     solicitation;
       (8) any delays to the procurement process that will result 
     from the implementation of the Executive order;
       (9) alternative approaches to effect the goal of the 
     Executive order, including potential improvements to 
     Government information systems, that could provide greater 
     transparency into labor law compliance without shifting the 
     reporting burden to industry; and
       (10) such other matters as the Comptroller General 
     determines relevant.
       Sec. 641. (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion or the 
     administrative expenses in connection with a multi-State 
     qualified health plan offered under a contract under section 
     1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
     U.S.C. 18054) which provides any benefits or coverage for 
     abortions.
       (2) The provision of paragraph (1) shall not apply where 
     the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
     rape or incest.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 701.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 2017 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers 
     and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 702.  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States 
     Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, 
     protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), 
     is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons for which 
     the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That these limits may 
     be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police-type vehicles: 
     Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
     may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or 
     hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the 
     provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, 
     That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by 
     the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles 
     acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of 
     comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, 
     That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to 
     any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on 
     alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, 
     plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
       Sec. 703.  Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
     available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
     activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
     allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
       Sec. 704.  Unless otherwise specified in law during the 
     current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained 
     in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of 
     the United States (including any agency the majority of the 
     stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
     States) whose post of duty is in the continental United 
     States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United 
     States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 
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     U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a 
     refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 
     U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to 
     become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when 
     eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States: Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
     affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered 
     prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section 
     with respect to his or her status are being complied with: 
     Provided further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and 
     (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment 
     and updated thereafter as necessary: Provided further, That 
     any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the 
     provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by 
     the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section 
     shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee 
     of the Government of the United States on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters 
     employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to 
     temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
     employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a 
     result of emergencies: Provided further, That this section 
     does not apply to the employment as wildland firefighters for 
     not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the 
     Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service 
     pursuant to an agreement with another country.
       Sec. 705.  Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 706.  In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. 
     Such funds shall be available until expended for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13693 
     (March 19, 2015), including any such programs adopted prior 
     to the effective date of the Executive order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 707.  Funds made available by this or any other Act 
     for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all 
     the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 708.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing 
     of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 709.  None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to 
     implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has 
     been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted 
     in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
       Sec. 710.  During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President 
     of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated 
     or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ``office'' 
     shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the 
     individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the 
     individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 
     individual.
       Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act shall be available for the 
     interagency funding of national security and emergency 
     preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit 
     multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as 
     provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
       Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to 
     pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a 
     position of a confidential or policy-determining character 
     that is excepted from the competitive service under section 
     3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C 
     of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C 
     individual certifies to the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by 
     the individual was not created solely or primarily in order 
     to detail the individual to the White House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed to 
     or from an element of the intelligence community (as that 
     term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
       Sec. 713.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
     other officer or employee or in response to the request or 
     inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 715.  No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
     other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
     the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television, infographic, social 
     media, or film presentation designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before the Congress, except in 
     presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such 
     disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       Sec. 717.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to provide any non-public information 
     such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any 
     person or any organization outside of the Federal Government 
     without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 718.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
     including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by Congress.
       Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
       (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 
     105; and
       (2) includes a military department, as defined under 
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     United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 
     Commission.
       (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
     to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
     shall use official time in an honest effort to perform 
     official duties. An employee not under a leave system, 
     including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 
     6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a 
     reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the 
     performance of official duties.
       Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which 
     is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory 
     Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate 
     share of FASAB administrative costs.
       Sec. 721.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
     of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency 
     is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General 
     Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the 
     approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
     this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and 
     other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall be 
     administered by the Administrator of General Services to 
     support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, 
     information technology, procurement, and other management 
     innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving 
     coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
     agency groups designated by the Director (including the 
     President's Management Council for overall management 
     improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council 
     for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information 
     Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the 
     Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital 
     initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for 
     procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement 
     Council for performance improvement initiatives): Provided 
     further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 
     not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 
     duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 
     Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and 
     not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, 
     initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That the funds 
     transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General Services 
     Administration, Government-wide Policy'' during fiscal year 
     2017 shall remain available for obligation through September 
     30, 2018: Provided further, That such transfers or 
     reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following 
     notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       Sec. 722.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal 
     building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child 
     are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
       Sec. 723.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act shall be available for the 
     interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, 
     and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National 
     Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order 
     No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
     agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the 
     budget of and resources connected with the National Science 
     and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 724.  Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
     application, form, notification, press release, or other 
     publications involving the distribution of Federal funds 
     shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of 
     title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, That this 
     section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and 
     grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.
       Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of 
     Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available 
     in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
       (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 
     derived from any means, that includes any personally 
     identifiable information relating to an individual's access 
     to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the 
     agency; or
       (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
     (including another government agency) to collect, review, or 
     obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 
     includes any personally identifiable information relating to 
     an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental 
     Internet site.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 
     particular persons;
       (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 
     information;
       (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 
     supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
       (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a 
     system security action taken by the operator of an Internet 
     site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet 
     site services or to protecting the rights or property of the 
     provider of the Internet site.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to 
     implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
       (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the 
     agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety 
     and soundness, overall financial condition, management 
     practices and policies and compliance with applicable 
     standards as provided in law.
       Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
     with--
       (1) any of the following religious plans:
       (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
       (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
     plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
     beliefs.
       (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
     or renews a contract under this section may not subject any 
     individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual 
     refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives 
     because such activities would be contrary to the individual's 
     religious beliefs or moral convictions.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
     coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
       Sec. 727.  The United States is committed to ensuring the 
     health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, 
     and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport 
     through testing, adjudication, education, and research as 
     performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
       Sec. 728.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments 
     and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if 
     consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
     126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to 
     participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot 
     program.
       Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any 
     other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce 
     restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 
     Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations 
     of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 
     through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
     number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of 
     executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
       Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease 
     any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to 
     existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting 
     Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
     temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or 
     other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in 
     existing Center facilities.
       Sec. 731.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
     none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
     used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged 
     news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the 
     United States, unless the story includes a clear notification 
     within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that 
     the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
     executive branch agency.
       Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and 
     regulations implementing that section.
       Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
     used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign 
     incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic 
     corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an 
     entity.
       (b) Waivers.--
       (1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 
     with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 
     authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
     the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
       (2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver 
     under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal 
     Government contract entered into before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant 
     to such contract.
       Sec. 734.  During fiscal year 2017, for each employee who--
       (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of 
     title 5, United States Code; or

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       (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a 
     payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency 
     shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's 
     average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
     preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until 
     expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be 
     deemed to be an administrative expense under section 
     8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity 
     submitting an offer for a Federal contract or otherwise 
     performing or participating in acquisition at any stage of 
     the acquisition process (as defined in section 131 of title 
     41, United States Code) of property or services by the 
     Federal Government to disclose any of the following 
     information as a condition of submitting the offer or 
     otherwise performing in or participating in such acquisition:
       (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 
     independent expenditure, or disbursement for an 
     electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its 
     officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or 
     subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office 
     or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with 
     respect to any election for Federal office.
       (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
     described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers 
     or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any 
     person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the 
     person will use the funds to make a payment described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'', 
     ``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', 
     ``electioneering communication'', ``candidate'', 
     ``election'', and ``Federal office'' has the meaning given 
     such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
       Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait 
     of an officer or employee of the Federal government, 
     including the President, the Vice President, a member of 
     Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to 
     Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined 
     in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head 
     of an office of the legislative branch.
       Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no 
     part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2017, 
     by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing 
     rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 
     fiscal years until the normal effective date of the 
     applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in 
     fiscal year 2017, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable 
     for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage 
     schedule in accordance with such section; and
       (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 2017, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     2017 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 2017 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal 
     year under such section.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
       (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable 
     to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is 
     paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2016, 
     shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not 
     be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2016, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this 
     subsection.
       (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 2016.
       (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
     retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) 
     that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes 
     any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of 
     salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
     after the application of this subsection shall be treated as 
     the rate of salary or basic pay.
       (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
     permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be 
     payable were this subsection not in effect.
       (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if 
     the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates 
     of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in 
     fiscal year 2017 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be--
       (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in 
     the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
     pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 
     5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That 
     prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no 
     employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 
     and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
     employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay 
     locality designated as ``Rest of United States'' pursuant to 
     section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
     this subsection; and
       (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning after September 30, 2016.
       Sec. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay 
     raise in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding the rate 
     adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law.
       (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, 
     or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by 
     statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay 
     rate increase in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding schedule 
     adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in 
     subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to 
     employees who are holding a position under a political 
     appointment.
       (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not 
     receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2017, 
     notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, 
     except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
       (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, 
     United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received 
     in calendar year 2017 (except as provided in subsection (g), 
     (h), or (i)) by--
       (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
     paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule; or
       (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee 
     in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political 
     appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule.
       (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any 
     locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule who serves under a political 
     appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar 
     year 2017, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
     as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection 
     does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay 
     system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees 
     appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or to employees in another pay system whose position would be 
     classified at GS-15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United 
     States Code, applied to them.
       (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
     employees who do not serve under a political appointment from 
     receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under 
     applicable law.
       (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who 
     receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election 
     to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements 
     under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not 
     subject to this section.
       (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a 
     Presidential appointment to any position in the executive 
     branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign 
     Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) is not subject to 
     this section.
       (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 
     employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate 
     increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered 
     position with higher-level duties and a pre-established 
     higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase 
     must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay 
     limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
       (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
     individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 
     during the period of time subject to this section, the 
     initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and 
     applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
       (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) 
     is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar 
     year 2017 but ends in calendar year 2018, the bar on the 
     employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through 
     the end of that pay period.
       Sec. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 
     agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any 
     other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports

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     to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any 
     entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and 
     contracting procedures related to each conference held by any 
     such department, agency, board, commission, or office during 
     fiscal year 2017 for which the cost to the United States 
     Government was more than $100,000.
       (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each 
     conference described in subsection (a) held during the 
     applicable period--
       (1) a description of its purpose;
       (2) the number of participants attending;
       (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
     Government, including--
       (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
       (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
       (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from 
     the conference; and
       (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which 
     costs relate to the conference; and
       (4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
     including--
       (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; 
     and
       (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the 
     departmental component or office in evaluating potential 
     contractors for the conference.
       (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of 
     any such department, agency, board, commission, or office 
     shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official 
     for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, 
     location, and number of employees attending a conference held 
     by any Executive branch department, agency, board, 
     commission, or office funded by this or any other 
     appropriations Act during fiscal year 2017 for which the cost 
     to the United States Government was more than $20,000.
       (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by 
     this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the 
     purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in 
     subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically 
     related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was 
     awarded, such as a conference held in connection with 
     planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine 
     purposes related to a project funded by the grant or 
     contract.
       (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
     appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference 
     activities that are not in compliance with Office of 
     Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 
     or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
       Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, 
     or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as 
     proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year 
     until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an 
     appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to 
     the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 741. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act may be available for 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity 
     that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking 
     to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal 
     confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or 
     otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from 
     lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a 
     designated investigative or law enforcement representative of 
     a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such 
     information.
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
     requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or 
     any other form issued by a Federal department or agency 
     governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
       Sec. 742. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other 
     Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in 
     Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other 
     nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, 
     form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: 
     ``These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, 
     conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, 
     rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or 
     Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) 
     communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector 
     General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 
     mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, 
     or a substantial and specific danger to public health or 
     safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The 
     definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
     and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and 
     statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and 
     are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy 
     form or agreement that is to be executed by a person 
     connected with the conduct of an intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 
     officer of the United States Government, may contain 
     provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which 
     such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at 
     a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any 
     classified information received in the course of such 
     activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also 
     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, 
     or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 
     implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it 
     complies with the requirements for such agreement that were 
     in effect when the agreement was entered into.
       (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
     used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into 
     during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially 
     similar language to that required in subsection (a).
       Sec. 743.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
     understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
     to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 
     that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been 
     assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies 
     have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being 
     paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the 
     authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where 
     the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, 
     unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or 
     debarment of the corporation and has made a determination 
     that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
     interests of the Government.
       Sec. 744.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
     understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
     to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 
     that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any 
     Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the 
     awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal 
     agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
     corporation and has made a determination that this further 
     action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
     Government.
       Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act may be used to--
        (a) implement, administer, carry out, modify, revise, or 
     enforce Executive Order 13690, entitled ``Establishing a 
     Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for 
     Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input'' 
     (issued January 30, 2015), until such time as each affected 
     agency---
       (1) publically releases and submits to the appropriate 
     Congressional committees an implementation plan that 
     identifies all specific agency responsibilities and program 
     changes, including an assessment of the near term and long 
     term costs and benefits of the responsibilities and changes 
     identified in such plan and
       (2) seeks public comment on any regulation, policy, or 
     guidance to implement Executive Order 13690 for not less than 
     180 days and holds at least one public hearing; or
       (b) implement Executive Order 13690 in a manner that 
     modifies the non-grant components of the National Flood 
     Insurance Program under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.); or
       (c) apply Executive Order 13690 or the Federal Flood Risk 
     Management Standard by any component of the Department of 
     Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers in a way that 
     changes the ``floodplain'' considered when determining 
     whether or not to issue a permit under section 404 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) or 
     section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 
     1151; 33 U.S.C. 403).
       Sec. 746.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
     reference to ``this Act'' contained in any title other than 
     title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 801.  There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or 
     judgments that have been entered against the District of 
     Columbia government.
       Sec. 802.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
     implementation of any policy including boycott designed to 
     support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
     State legislature.
       Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this 
     Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
     District government agencies, that remain available for 
     obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided 
     from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
     derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
     funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds 
     which--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility 
     center;
       (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
     limited or increased under this Act;
       (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     program, project, or responsibility center for which funds 
     have been denied or restricted;
       (5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
     deferred through reprogramming;
       (6) augments any existing program, project, or 
     responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or

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       (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a 
     specific program, project or responsibility center,

     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
     approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of 
     local funds under this title through November 7, 2017.
       Sec. 804.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
     salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
     offices of United States Senator or United States 
     Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
     Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
       Sec. 805.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other 
     Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the 
     District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the 
     officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance 
     of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not 
     include travel between the officer's or employee's residence 
     and workplace, except in the case of--
       (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police 
     Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is 
     otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
       (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or 
     employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency 
     Medical Services Department who resides in the District of 
     Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
       (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of 
     Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
       (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 
     officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical 
     Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
     call 24 hours a day;
       (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland 
     Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 
     employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
     Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 
     24 hours a day;
       (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
       (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
     Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General 
     or any other officer or entity of the District government to 
     provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action 
     which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 
     representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
       (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
     Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
     private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
     District government regarding such lawsuits.
       Sec. 807.  None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
     may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles 
     or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       Sec. 808.  Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
     the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
     addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
     coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of 
     Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should 
     include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions for 
     religious beliefs and moral convictions.
       Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
     Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 
     regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 
     associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
     schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
       (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by any 
     officer or employee of the District of Columbia government 
     may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize 
     or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, 
     use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
       Sec. 810.  No funds available for obligation or expenditure 
     by any officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
     government shall be expended for any abortion except where 
     the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
     the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
     budget in the format of the budget that the District of 
     Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 
     1-204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia 
     government for fiscal year 2017 that is in the total amount 
     of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted 
     data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
     respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
       (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which 
     the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia 
     certifies that a reallocation is required to address 
     unanticipated changes in program requirements.
       Sec. 812.  No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
     the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the 
     District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
     budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that 
     aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised 
     appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the 
     budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
     pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42).
       Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 
     funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's 
     enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once 
     transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
     with the provisions of this Act.
       (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
     reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds 
     transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal 
     years from operating funds to capital funds, and such 
     amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain 
     appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
     reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from 
     bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
     projects.
       Sec. 814.  None of the Federal funds appropriated in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other 
     appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 815.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law 
     or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated 
     balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017 
     from appropriations of Federal funds made available for 
     salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2018, for each such 
     account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request 
     shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to 
     the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these 
     requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 
     guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.
       Sec. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2018, during a period 
     in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution 
     or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in 
     effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided 
     for any project or activity for which local funds are 
     provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to 
     any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of 
     the beginning of the period during which this subsection is 
     in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act.
       (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the 
     Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a 
     proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2018 which 
     (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual 
     budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal 
     year 2018 for purposes of section 446 of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
       (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
     available--
       (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
     continuing resolution for fiscal year 2018 is in effect; or
       (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of 
     Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2018.
       (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided 
     under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act 
     and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that 
     would be provided by this Act.
       (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
     obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or 
     activity during the portion of fiscal year 2018 for which 
     this section applies to such project or activity.
       (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
     during any period of fiscal year 2018 if any other provision 
     of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
       (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
     grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
     such period; or
       (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
     made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
     be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
     period.
       (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
     mandated by other law.
       Sec. 817. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2013 
     and each succeeding fiscal year, the Local Budget Autonomy 
     Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19-321) is hereby repealed, 
     and any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act 
     shall be restored or revived as if such Act had not been 
     enacted into law.

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       (b)(1) Section 450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (sec. 1-204.50, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The General Fund'' 
     and inserting ``(a) In General.--The General Fund''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Application of Federal Appropriations Process.--
     Nothing in this Act shall be construed as creating a 
     continuing appropriation of the General Fund described in 
     subsection (a). All funds provided for the District of 
     Columbia shall be appropriated on an annual fiscal year basis 
     through the Federal appropriations process. For each fiscal 
     year, the District shall be subject to all applicable 
     requirements of subchapter III of chapter 13 and subchapter 
     II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the `Anti-Deficiency Act'), the Budget and 
     Accounting Act of 1921, and all other requirements and 
     restrictions applicable to appropriations for such fiscal 
     year.''.
       (2) Section 603(a) of such Act (sec. 1-206.03(a), D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``existing''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, or as authorizing the District of Columbia to 
     make any such change.''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the enactment of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act.
       Sec. 818.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
     reference to ``this Act'' contained in this title or in title 
     IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of 
     this title or of title IV.

                                TITLE IX

                        SOAR REAUTHORIZATION ACT

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization 
     Act'' or the ``SOAR Reauthorization Act''.
       (b) References in Title.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
     that section or other provision of the Scholarships for 
     Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10; 
     sec. 38-1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).

     SEC. 902. REPEAL.

       Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
     (Public Law 114-113) is repealed, and any provision of law 
     amended or repealed by such section is restored or revived as 
     if such section had not been enacted into law.

     SEC. 903. PURPOSES.

       Section 3003 (sec. 38-1853.03, D.C. Official Code) is 
     amended by striking ``particularly parents'' and all that 
     follows through ``, with'' and inserting ``particularly 
     parents of students who attend an elementary school or 
     secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing 
     schools under the District of Columbia's accountability 
     system, with''.

     SEC. 904. PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF 
                   ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.

       Section 3004(a) (sec. 38-1853.04(a), D.C. Official Code) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Prohibiting imposition of limits on eligible students 
     participating in the program.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the program under this 
     division, the Secretary may not limit the number of eligible 
     students receiving scholarships under section 3007(a), and 
     may not prevent otherwise eligible students from 
     participating in the program under this division, based on 
     any of the following:
       ``(i) The type of school the student previously attended.
       ``(ii) Whether or not the student previously received a 
     scholarship or participated in the program, including whether 
     an eligible student was awarded a scholarship in any previous 
     year but has not used the scholarship, regardless of the 
     number of years of nonuse.
       ``(iii) Whether or not the student was a member of the 
     control group used by the Institute of Education Sciences to 
     carry out previous evaluations of the program under section 
     3009.
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     may be construed to waive the requirement under section 
     3005(b)(1)(B) that the eligible entity carrying out the 
     program under this Act must carry out a random selection 
     process, which gives weight to the priorities described in 
     section 3006, if more eligible students seek admission in the 
     program than the program can accommodate.''.

     SEC. 905. REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTERNAL 
                   FISCAL AND QUALITY CONTROLS.

       Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38-1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Official 
     Code) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``, except that a 
     participating school may not be required to submit to more 
     than 1 site visit per school year'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as 
     subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following:
       ``(K) how the entity will ensure the financial viability of 
     participating schools in which 85 percent or more of the 
     total number of students enrolled at the school are 
     participating eligible students that receive and use an 
     opportunity scholarship;'';
       (4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
     by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(N) how the eligible entity will ensure that it--
       ``(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls; and
       ``(ii) complies with applicable financial reporting 
     requirements and the requirements of this division; and''.

     SEC. 906. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

       Section 3006(1) (sec. 38-1853.06(1), D.C. Official Code) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``attended'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``attended 
     an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of 
     the lowest-performing schools under the District of 
     Columbia's accountability system; and'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``or 
     whether such students have, in the past, attended a private 
     school;''.

     SEC. 907. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING 
                   SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

       (a) Criminal Background Checks; Compliance With Reporting 
     Requirements.--Section 3007(a)(4) (sec. 38-1853.07(a)(4), 
     D.C. Official Code) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) ensures that, with respect to core subject matter, 
     participating students are taught by a teacher who has a 
     baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
     degree was awarded in or outside of the United States;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) conducts criminal background checks on school 
     employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction with 
     students; and
       ``(H) complies with all requests for data and information 
     regarding the reporting requirements described in section 
     3010.''.
       (b) Accreditation.--Section 3007(a) (sec. 38-1853.07(a), 
     D.C. Official Code), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (5)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Accreditation requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--None of the funds provided under this 
     division for opportunity scholarships may be used by a 
     participating eligible student to enroll in a participating 
     private school unless the school--
       ``(i) in the case of a school that is a participating 
     school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
     Reauthorization Act--

       ``(I) is fully accredited by an accrediting body described 
     in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 2202(16) 
     of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public 
     Law 104-134; sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G), D.C. Official Code); 
     or
       ``(II) if such participating school does not meet the 
     requirements of subclause (I)--

       ``(aa) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-
     113), the school is pursuing full accreditation by an 
     accrediting body described in subclause (I); and
       ``(bb) is fully accredited by such an accrediting body not 
     later than 5 years after the date on which that school began 
     the process of pursuing full accreditation in accordance with 
     item (aa); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a school that is not a participating 
     school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
     Reauthorization Act, is fully accredited by an accrediting 
     body described in clause (i)(I) before becoming a 
     participating school under this division.
       ``(B) Reports to eligible entity.--Not later than 5 years 
     after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, 
     each participating school shall submit to the eligible entity 
     a certification that the school has been fully accredited in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Assisting students in enrolling in other schools.--If 
     a participating school fails to meet the requirements of this 
     paragraph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents of 
     the participating eligible students who attend the school in 
     identifying, applying to, and enrolling in another 
     participating school under this division.
       ``(6) Treatment of students awarded a scholarship in a 
     previous year.--An eligible entity shall treat a 
     participating eligible student who was awarded an opportunity 
     scholarship in any previous year and who has not used the 
     scholarship as a renewal student and not as a new applicant, 
     without regard as to--
       ``(A) whether the eligible student has used the 
     scholarship; and
       ``(B) the year in which the scholarship was previously 
     awarded.''.
       (c) Requiring Use of Funds Remaining Unobligated From 
     Previous Fiscal Years.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3007 (sec. 38-1853.07, D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(e) Requiring Use of Funds Remaining Unobligated From 
     Previous Fiscal Years.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent that any funds 
     appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under 
     this division for any fiscal year remain available for 
     subsequent fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary 
     shall make such funds available to eligible entities 
     receiving grants under section 3004(a) for the uses described 
     in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) in the case of any remaining funds that were 
     appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR 
     Reauthorization Act, beginning on the date of enactment of 
     such Act; and
       ``(B) in the case of any remaining funds appropriated on or 
     after the date of enactment of such Act, by the first day of 
     the first subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--If an eligible entity to which the 
     Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) 
     elects to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible 
     entity shall use--
       ``(A) not less than 95 percent of such additional funds to 
     provide additional scholarships for eligible students under 
     section 3007(a), or to increase the amount of the 
     scholarships, during such year; and
       ``(B) not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional 
     funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or 
     tutoring, as described in subsections (b) and (c), during 
     such year.
       ``(3) Special rule.--Any amounts made available for 
     administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring 
     under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other 
     amounts made available for such purposes in accordance with 
     subsections (b) and (c).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this title.
       (d) Use of Funds for Administrative Expenses and Parental 
     Assistance.--Section 3007 (sec. 38-1853.07, D.C. Official 
     Code), as amended by this section, is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Administrative Expenses and Parental Assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount made available 
     under section 3014(a)(1) for each fiscal year available to 
     eligible entities receiving a grant under section 3004(a) to 
     cover the following expenses:
       ``(1) The administrative expenses of carrying out its 
     program under this division during the year, including--
       ``(A) determining the eligibility of students to 
     participate;
       ``(B) selecting the eligible students to receive 
     scholarships;
       ``(C) determining the amount of the scholarships and 
     issuing the scholarships to eligible students;
       ``(D) compiling and maintaining financial and programmatic 
     records;
       ``(E) conducting site visits as described in section 
     3005(b)(1)(I); and
       ``(F)(i) conducting a study, including a survey of 
     participating parents, on any barriers for participating 
     eligible students in gaining admission to, or attending, the 
     participating school that is their first choice; and
       ``(ii) not later than the end of the first full fiscal year 
     after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, 
     submitting a report to Congress that contains the results of 
     such study.
       ``(2) The expenses of educating parents about the eligible 
     entity's program under this division, and assisting parents 
     through the application process under this division, 
     including--
       ``(A) providing information about the program and the 
     participating schools to parents of eligible students, 
     including information on supplemental financial aid that may 
     be available at participating schools;
       ``(B) providing funds to assist parents of students in 
     meeting expenses that might otherwise preclude the 
     participation of eligible students in the program; and
       ``(C) streamlining the application process for parents.''; 
     and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d), and subsection (e) (as 
     added by subsection (c)(1)), as subsections (c) and (d), 
     respectively.
       (e) Clarification of Use of Funds for Student Academic 
     Assistance.--Section 3007(c) (sec. 38-1853.07(c), D.C. 
     Official Code), as redesignated by subsection (d)(2), is 
     amended by striking ``previously attended'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``previously attended an elementary school or secondary 
     school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools 
     under the District of Columbia's accountability system.''.

     SEC. 908. PROGRAM EVALUATION.

       (a) Revision of Evaluation Procedures and Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3009(a) (sec. 38-1853.09(a), D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Duties of the secretary and the mayor.--The Secretary 
     and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall--
       ``(A) jointly enter into an agreement with the Institute of 
     Education Sciences of the Department of Education to evaluate 
     annually the opportunity scholarship program under this 
     division;
       ``(B) jointly enter into an agreement to monitor and 
     evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated for the 
     District of Columbia public schools and the District of 
     Columbia public charter schools under this division; and
       ``(C) make the evaluations described in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) public in accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(2) Duties of the secretary.--The Secretary, through a 
     grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, shall--
       ``(A) ensure that the evaluation under paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(i) is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experimental 
     research design for determining the effectiveness of the 
     opportunity scholarship program under this division that does 
     not use a control study group consisting of students who 
     applied for but did not receive opportunity scholarships; and
       ``(ii) addresses the issues described in paragraph (4); and
       ``(B) disseminate information on the impact of the 
     program--
       ``(i) in increasing academic achievement and educational 
     attainment of participating eligible students who use an 
     opportunity scholarship; and
       ``(ii) on students and schools in the District of Columbia.
       ``(3) Duties of the institute of education sciences.--The 
     Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of 
     Education shall--
       ``(A) assess participating eligible students who use an 
     opportunity scholarship in each of grades 3 through 8, as 
     well as one of the grades at the high school level, by 
     supervising the administration of the same reading and 
     mathematics assessment used by the District of Columbia 
     public schools to comply with section 1111(b) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6311(b));
       ``(B) measure the academic achievement of all participating 
     eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship in the 
     grades described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) work with eligible entities receiving a grant under 
     this division to ensure that the parents of each student who 
     is a participating eligible student that uses an opportunity 
     scholarship agrees to permit their child to participate in 
     the evaluations and assessments carried out by the Institute 
     of Education Sciences under this subsection.
       ``(4) Issues to be evaluated.--The issues to be evaluated 
     under paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following:
       ``(A) A comparison of the academic achievement of 
     participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
     scholarship on the measurements described in paragraph (3)(B) 
     to the academic achievement of a comparison group of students 
     with similar backgrounds in the District of Columbia public 
     schools.
       ``(B) The success of the program under this division in 
     expanding choice options for parents of participating 
     eligible students and increasing the satisfaction of such 
     parents and students with their choice.
       ``(C) The reasons parents of participating eligible 
     students choose for their children to participate in the 
     program, including important characteristics for selecting 
     schools.
       ``(D) A comparison of the retention rates, high school 
     graduation rates, college enrollment rates, college 
     persistence rates, and college graduation rates of 
     participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
     scholarship with the rates of students in the comparison 
     group described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(E) A comparison of the college enrollment rates, college 
     persistence rates, and college graduation rates of students 
     who participated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 
     2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of winning the Opportunity 
     Scholarship Program lottery with such enrollment, 
     persistence, and graduation rates for students who entered 
     but did not win such lottery in those years and who, as a 
     result, served as the control group for previous evaluations 
     of the program under this division. Nothing in this 
     subparagraph may be construed to waive section 
     3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) with respect to any such student.
       ``(F) A comparison of the safety of the schools attended by 
     participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
     scholarship and the schools in the District of Columbia 
     attended by students in the comparison group described in 
     subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions of the students 
     and parents.
       ``(G) An assessment of student academic achievement at 
     participating schools in which 85 percent of the total number 
     of students enrolled at the school are participating eligible 
     students who receive and use an opportunity scholarship.
       ``(H) Such other issues with respect to participating 
     eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate for inclusion in the 
     evaluation, such as the impact of the program on public 
     elementary schools and secondary schools in the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(5) Prohibiting disclosure of personal information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any disclosure of personally 
     identifiable information obtained under this division shall 
     be in compliance with section 444 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act (commonly known as the `Family Educational 
     Rights and Privacy Act of 1974') (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
       ``(B) Students not attending public schools.--With respect 
     to any student who is not attending a public elementary 
     school or secondary school, personally identifiable 
     information obtained under this division shall only be 
     disclosed to--

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       ``(i) individuals carrying out the evaluation described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) for such student;
       ``(ii) the group of individuals providing information for 
     carrying out the evaluation of such student; and
       ``(iii) the parents of such student.''.
       (2) Transition of evaluation.--
       (A) Termination of previous evaluations.--The Secretary of 
     Education shall--
       (i) terminate the evaluations conducted under section 
     3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
     (sec. 38-1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this title, after 
     obtaining data for the 2016-2017 school year; and
       (ii) submit any reports required for the 2016-2017 school 
     year or preceding years with respect to the evaluations in 
     accordance with section 3009(b) of such Act.
       (B) New evaluations.--
       (i) In general.--Effective beginning with respect to the 
     2017-2018 school year, the Secretary shall conduct new 
     evaluations in accordance with the provisions of section 
     3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
     (sec. 38-1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as amended by this 
     title.
       (ii) Most recent evaluation.--As a component of the new 
     evaluations described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
     continue to monitor and evaluate the students who were 
     evaluated in the most recent evaluation under such section 
     prior to the date of enactment of this title, including by 
     monitoring and evaluating the test scores and other 
     information of such students.
       (b) Duty of Mayor To Ensure Institute Has All Information 
     Necessary To Carry Out Evaluations.--Section 3011(a)(1) (sec. 
     38-1853.11(a)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Information necessary to carry out evaluations.--
     Ensure that all District of Columbia public schools and 
     District of Columbia public charter schools make available to 
     the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of 
     Education all of the information the Institute requires to 
     carry out the assessments and perform the evaluations 
     required under section 3009(a).''.

     SEC. 909. FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 
                   PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) Mandatory Withholding of Funds for Failure To Comply 
     With Conditions.--Section 3011(b) (sec. 38-1853.11(b), D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Enforcement.--If, after reasonable notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines that the 
     Mayor has failed to comply with any of the requirements of 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in 
     whole or in part--
       ``(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to comply relates to 
     the District of Columbia public schools;
       ``(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to comply relates to 
     the District of Columbia public charter schools; or
       ``(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
     under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3014(a), if the 
     failure relates to both the District of Columbia public 
     schools and the District of Columbia public charter 
     schools.''.
       (b) Rules for Use of Funds Provided for Support of Public 
     Charter Schools.--Section 3011 (sec. 38-1853.11, D.C. 
     Official Code), as amended by section 7(b) and section 8(a), 
     is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Specific Rules Regarding Funds Provided for Support 
     of Public Charter Schools.--The following rules shall apply 
     with respect to the funds provided under this division for 
     the support of District of Columbia public charter schools:
       ``(1) The Secretary may direct the funds provided for any 
     fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to the Office of the 
     State Superintendent of Education of the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
     of the District of Columbia may transfer the funds to 
     subgrantees that are--
       ``(A) specific District of Columbia public charter schools 
     or networks of such schools; or
       ``(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit organizations 
     with experience in successfully providing support or 
     assistance to District of Columbia public charter schools or 
     networks of such schools.
       ``(3) The funds provided under this division for the 
     support of District of Columbia public charter schools shall 
     be available to any District of Columbia public charter 
     school in good standing with the District of Columbia Charter 
     School Board, and the Office of the State Superintendent of 
     Education of the District of Columbia and the District of 
     Columbia Charter School Board may not restrict the 
     availability of such funds to certain types of schools on the 
     basis of the school's location, governing body, or the 
     school's facilities.''.

     SEC. 910. REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

       Not later than the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, 
     the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall revise the memorandum of understanding which 
     is in effect under section 3012(d) of the Scholarships for 
     Opportunity and Results Act as of the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this title to address the following:
       (1) The amendments made by this title.
       (2) The need to ensure that participating schools under the 
     Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act meet fire code 
     standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.
       (3) The need to ensure that District of Columbia public 
     schools and District of Columbia public charter schools meet 
     the requirements under such Act to comply with all reasonable 
     requests for information necessary to carry out the 
     evaluations required under section 3009(a) of such Act.

     SEC. 911. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3013 (sec. 38-1853.13, D.C. Official Code) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), the following:
       ``(1) Core subject matter.--The term `core subject matter' 
     means--
       ``(A) mathematics;
       ``(B) science; and
       ``(C) English, reading, or language arts.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``household with a'' before ``student''.

     SEC. 912. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3014 (sec. 38-1853.14, D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``and for each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2021''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (a)(1), including amounts appropriated and available under 
     such subsection before the date of enactment of the SOAR 
     Reauthorization Act, shall remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
     title.

     SEC. 913. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this 
     title shall apply with respect to school year 2017-2018 and 
     each succeeding school year.

                                TITLE X

                    SEC SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE ACT

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``SEC Small Business 
     Advocate Act of 2016''.

     SEC. 1002. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION AND SMALL BUSINESS 
                   CAPITAL FORMATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital 
     Formation.--Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     (15 U.S.C. 78d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital 
     Formation.--
       ``(1) Office established.--There is established within the 
     Commission the Office of the Advocate for Small Business 
     Capital Formation (hereafter in this subsection referred to 
     as the `Office').
       ``(2) Advocate for small business capital formation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of the Office shall be the 
     Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, who shall--
       ``(i) report directly to the Commission; and
       ``(ii) be appointed by the Commission, from among 
     individuals having experience in advocating for the interests 
     of small businesses and encouraging small business capital 
     formation.
       ``(B) Compensation.--The annual rate of pay for the 
     Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation shall be equal 
     to the highest rate of annual pay for other senior executives 
     who report directly to the Commission.
       ``(C) No current employee of the commission.--An individual 
     may not be appointed as the Advocate for Small Business 
     Capital Formation if the individual is currently employed by 
     the Commission.
       ``(3) Staff of office.--The Advocate for Small Business 
     Capital Formation, after consultation with the Commission, 
     may retain or employ independent counsel, research staff, and 
     service staff, as the Advocate for Small Business Capital 
     Formation determines to be necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Office.
       ``(4) Functions of the advocate for small business capital 
     formation.--The Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation 
     shall--
       ``(A) assist small businesses and small business investors 
     in resolving significant problems such businesses and 
     investors may have with the Commission or with self-
     regulatory organizations;
       ``(B) identify areas in which small businesses and small 
     business investors would benefit from changes in the 
     regulations of the Commission or the rules of self-regulatory 
     organizations;
       ``(C) identify problems that small businesses have with 
     securing access to capital, including any unique challenges 
     to minority-owned and women-owned small businesses;
       ``(D) analyze the potential impact on small businesses and 
     small business investors of--
       ``(i) proposed regulations of the Commission that are 
     likely to have a significant economic impact on small 
     businesses and small business capital formation; and

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       ``(ii) proposed rules that are likely to have a significant 
     economic impact on small businesses and small business 
     capital formation of self-regulatory organizations registered 
     under this title;
       ``(E) conduct outreach to small businesses and small 
     business investors, including through regional roundtables, 
     in order to solicit views on relevant capital formation 
     issues;
       ``(F) to the extent practicable, propose to the Commission 
     changes in the regulations or orders of the Commission and to 
     Congress any legislative, administrative, or personnel 
     changes that may be appropriate to mitigate problems 
     identified under this paragraph and to promote the interests 
     of small businesses and small business investors;
       ``(G) consult with the Investor Advocate on proposed 
     recommendations made under subparagraph (F); and
       ``(H) advise the Investor Advocate on issues related to 
     small businesses and small business investors.
       ``(5) Access to documents.--The Commission shall ensure 
     that the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation has 
     full access to the documents and information of the 
     Commission and any self-regulatory organization, as necessary 
     to carry out the functions of the Office.
       ``(6) Annual report on activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each year 
     after 2015, the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation 
     shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the activities of 
     the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each report required under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include--
       ``(i) appropriate statistical information and full and 
     substantive analysis;
       ``(ii) information on steps that the Advocate for Small 
     Business Capital Formation has taken during the reporting 
     period to improve small business services and the 
     responsiveness of the Commission and self-regulatory 
     organizations to small business and small business investor 
     concerns;
       ``(iii) a summary of the most serious issues encountered by 
     small businesses and small business investors, including any 
     unique issues encountered by minority-owned and women-owned 
     small businesses and their investors, during the reporting 
     period;
       ``(iv) an inventory of the items summarized under clause 
     (iii) (including items summarized under such clause for any 
     prior reporting period on which no action has been taken or 
     that have not been resolved to the satisfaction of the 
     Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation as of the 
     beginning of the reporting period covered by the report) that 
     includes--

       ``(I) identification of any action taken by the Commission 
     or the self-regulatory organization and the result of such 
     action;
       ``(II) the length of time that each item has remained on 
     such inventory; and
       ``(III) for items on which no action has been taken, the 
     reasons for inaction, and an identification of any official 
     who is responsible for such action;

       ``(v) recommendations for such changes to the regulations, 
     guidance and orders of the Commission and such legislative 
     actions as may be appropriate to resolve problems with the 
     Commission and self-regulatory organizations encountered by 
     small businesses and small business investors and to 
     encourage small business capital formation; and
       ``(vi) any other information, as determined appropriate by 
     the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.
       ``(C) Confidentiality.--No report required by subparagraph 
     (A) may contain confidential information.
       ``(D) Independence.--Each report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be provided directly to the committees 
     of Congress listed in such subparagraph without any prior 
     review or comment from the Commission, any commissioner, any 
     other officer or employee of the Commission, or the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(7) Regulations.--The Commission shall establish 
     procedures requiring a formal response to all recommendations 
     submitted to the Commission by the Advocate for Small 
     Business Capital Formation, not later than 3 months after the 
     date of such submission.
       ``(8) Government-business forum on small business capital 
     formation.--The Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation 
     shall be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing 
     the annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business 
     Capital Formation described in section 503 of the Small 
     Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c-1).
       ``(9) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed as replacing or reducing the responsibilities of 
     the Investor Advocate with respect to small business 
     investors.''.
       (b) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee.--
     Title I of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 40. SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Commission the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory 
     Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Committee').
       ``(2) Functions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall provide the 
     Commission with advice on the Commission's rules, 
     regulations, and policies with regard to the Commission's 
     mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, 
     and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation, as 
     such rules, regulations, and policies relate to--
       ``(i) capital raising by emerging, privately held small 
     businesses (`emerging companies') and publicly traded 
     companies with less than $250,000,000 in public market 
     capitalization (`smaller public companies') through 
     securities offerings, including private and limited offerings 
     and initial and other public offerings;
       ``(ii) trading in the securities of emerging companies and 
     smaller public companies; and
       ``(iii) public reporting and corporate governance 
     requirements of emerging companies and smaller public 
     companies.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Committee shall not provide any 
     advice with respect to any policies, practices, actions, or 
     decisions concerning the Commission's enforcement program.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The members of the Committee shall be--
       ``(A) the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation;
       ``(B) not fewer than 10, and not more than 20, members 
     appointed by the Commission, from among individuals--
       ``(i) who represent--

       ``(I) emerging companies engaging in private and limited 
     securities offerings or considering initial public offerings 
     (`IPO') (including the companies' officers and directors);
       ``(II) the professional advisors of such companies 
     (including attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and 
     financial advisors); and
       ``(III) the investors in such companies (including angel 
     investors, venture capital funds, and family offices);

       ``(ii) who are officers or directors of minority-owned 
     small businesses or women-owned small businesses;
       ``(iii) who represent--

       ``(I) smaller public companies (including the companies' 
     officers and directors);
       ``(II) the professional advisors of such companies 
     (including attorneys, auditors, underwriters, and financial 
     advisors); and
       ``(III) the pre-IPO and post-IPO investors in such 
     companies (both institutional, such as venture capital funds, 
     and individual, such as angel investors); and

       ``(iv) who represent participants in the marketplace for 
     the securities of emerging companies and smaller public 
     companies, such as securities exchanges, alternative trading 
     systems, analysts, information processors, and transfer 
     agents; and
       ``(C) three non-voting members--
       ``(i) one of whom shall be appointed by the Investor 
     Advocate;
       ``(ii) one of whom shall be appointed by the North American 
     Securities Administrators Association; and
       ``(iii) one of whom shall be appointed by the Administrator 
     of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(2) Term.--Each member of the Committee appointed under 
     subparagraph (B), (C)(ii), or (C)(iii) of paragraph (1) shall 
     serve for a term of 4 years.
       ``(3) Members not commission employees.--Members appointed 
     under subparagraph (B), (C)(ii), or (C)(iii) of paragraph (1) 
     shall not be treated as employees or agents of the Commission 
     solely because of membership on the Committee.
       ``(c) Chairman; Vice Chairman; Secretary; Assistant 
     Secretary.--
       ``(1) In general.--The members of the Committee shall 
     elect, from among the members of the Committee--
       ``(A) a chairman;
       ``(B) a vice chairman;
       ``(C) a secretary; and
       ``(D) an assistant secretary.
       ``(2) Term.--Each member elected under paragraph (1) shall 
     serve for a term of 3 years in the capacity for which the 
     member was elected under paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Meetings.--
       ``(1) Frequency of meetings.--The Committee shall meet--
       ``(A) not less frequently than four times annually, at the 
     call of the chairman of the Committee; and
       ``(B) from time to time, at the call of the Commission.
       ``(2) Notice.--The chairman of the Committee shall give the 
     members of the Committee written notice of each meeting, not 
     later than 2 weeks before the date of the meeting.
       ``(e) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--Each member of the 
     Committee who is not a full-time employee of the United 
     States shall--
       ``(1) be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     in effect for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
     day during which the member is engaged in the actual 
     performance of the duties of the Committee; and
       ``(2) while away from the home or regular place of business 
     of the member in the performance of services for the 
     Committee, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
     lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as

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     persons employed intermittently in the Government service are 
     allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(f) Staff.--The Commission shall make available to the 
     Committee such staff as the chairman of the Committee 
     determines are necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(g) Review by Commission.--The Commission shall--
       ``(1) review the findings and recommendations of the 
     Committee; and
       ``(2) each time the Committee submits a finding or 
     recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue a public 
     statement--
       ``(A) assessing the finding or recommendation of the 
     Committee; and
       ``(B) disclosing the action, if any, the Commission intends 
     to take with respect to the finding or recommendation.
       ``(h) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to 
     the Committee and its activities.''.
       (c) Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business 
     Capital Formation.--Section 503(a) of the Small Business 
     Investment Incentive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c-1(a)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(acting through the Office of the 
     Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and in 
     consultation with the Small Business Capital Formation 
     Advisory Committee)'' after ``Securities and Exchange 
     Commission''.

                                TITLE XI

                  FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BANKRUPTCY ACT

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Financial Institution 
     Bankruptcy Act of 2016''.

     SEC. 1102. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COVERED FINANCIAL 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting the following after paragraph 
     (9):
       ``(9A) The term `covered financial corporation' means any 
     corporation incorporated or organized under any Federal or 
     State law, other than a stockbroker, a commodity broker, or 
     an entity of the kind specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     section 109(b), that is--
       ``(A) a bank holding company, as defined in section 2(a) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; or
       ``(B) a corporation that exists for the primary purpose of 
     owning, controlling and financing its subsidiaries, that has 
     total consolidated assets of $50,000,000,000 or greater, and 
     for which, in its most recently completed fiscal year--
       ``(i) annual gross revenues derived by the corporation and 
     all of its subsidiaries from activities that are financial in 
     nature (as defined in section 4(k) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956) and, if applicable, from the ownership 
     or control of one or more insured depository institutions, 
     represents 85 percent or more of the consolidated annual 
     gross revenues of the corporation; or
       ``(ii) the consolidated assets of the corporation and all 
     of its subsidiaries related to activities that are financial 
     in nature (as defined in section 4(k) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956) and, if applicable, related to the 
     ownership or control of one or more insured depository 
     institutions, represents 85 percent or more of the 
     consolidated assets of the corporation.''.
       (b) Applicability of Chapters.--Section 103 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(l) Subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title applies only 
     in a case under chapter 11 concerning a covered financial 
     corporation.''.
       (c) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) a covered financial corporation.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' before ``an uninsured State member 
     bank'';
       (B) by striking ``or'' before ``a corporation''; and
       (C) by inserting ``, or a covered financial corporation'' 
     after ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act 
     of 1991''.
       (d) Conversion to Chapter 7.--Section 1112 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding section 109(b), the court may convert 
     a case under subchapter V to a case under chapter 7 if--
       ``(1) a transfer approved under section 1185 has been 
     consummated;
       ``(2) the court has ordered the appointment of a special 
     trustee under section 1186; and
       ``(3) the court finds, after notice and a hearing, that 
     conversion is in the best interest of the creditors and the 
     estate.''.
       (e)(1) Section 726(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after ``first,'' the following: ``in 
     payment of any unpaid fees, costs, and expenses of a special 
     trustee appointed under section 1186, and then''.
       (2) Section 1129(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) In a case under subchapter V, all payable fees, 
     costs, and expenses of the special trustee have been paid or 
     the plan provides for the payment of all such fees, costs, 
     and expenses on the effective date of the plan.
       ``(18) In a case under subchapter V, confirmation of the 
     plan is not likely to cause serious adverse effects on 
     financial stability in the United States.''.
       (f) Section 322(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``The'' and inserting ``In cases under 
     subchapter V, the United States trustee shall recommend to 
     the court, and in all other cases, the''.

     SEC. 1103. LIQUIDATION, REORGANIZATION, OR RECAPITALIZATION 
                   OF A COVERED FINANCIAL CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER V--LIQUIDATION, REORGANIZATION, OR RECAPITALIZATION OF A 
                     COVERED FINANCIAL CORPORATION

     ``Sec. 1181. Inapplicability of other sections

       ``Sections 303 and 321(c) do not apply in a case under this 
     subchapter concerning a covered financial corporation. 
     Section 365 does not apply to a transfer under section 1185, 
     1187, or 1188.

     ``Sec. 1182. Definitions for this subchapter

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       ``(1) The term `Board' means the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System.
       ``(2) The term `bridge company' means a newly formed 
     corporation to which property of the estate may be 
     transferred under section 1185(a) and the equity securities 
     of which may be transferred to a special trustee under 
     section 1186(a).
       ``(3) The term `capital structure debt' means all unsecured 
     debt of the debtor for borrowed money for which the debtor is 
     the primary obligor, other than a qualified financial 
     contract and other than debt secured by a lien on property of 
     the estate that is to be transferred to a bridge company 
     pursuant to an order of the court under section 1185(a).
       ``(4) The term `contractual right' means a contractual 
     right of a kind defined in section 555, 556, 559, 560, or 
     561.
       ``(5) The term `qualified financial contract' means any 
     contract of a kind defined in paragraph (25), (38A), (47), or 
     (53B) of section 101, section 741(7), or paragraph (4), (5), 
     (11), or (13) of section 761.
       ``(6) The term `special trustee' means the trustee of a 
     trust formed under section 1186(a)(1).

     ``Sec. 1183. Commencement of a case concerning a covered 
       financial corporation

       ``(a) A case under this subchapter concerning a covered 
     financial corporation may be commenced by the filing of a 
     petition with the court by the debtor under section 301 only 
     if the debtor states to the best of its knowledge under 
     penalty of perjury in the petition that it is a covered 
     financial corporation.
       ``(b) The commencement of a case under subsection (a) 
     constitutes an order for relief under this subchapter.
       ``(c) The members of the board of directors (or body 
     performing similar functions) of a covered financial company 
     shall have no liability to shareholders, creditors, or other 
     parties in interest for a good faith filing of a petition to 
     commence a case under this subchapter, or for any reasonable 
     action taken in good faith in contemplation of or in 
     connection with such a petition or a transfer under section 
     1185 or section 1186, whether prior to or after commencement 
     of the case.
       ``(d) Counsel to the debtor shall provide, to the greatest 
     extent practicable without disclosing the identity of the 
     potential debtor, sufficient confidential notice to the chief 
     judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the 
     district in which such counsel intends to file a petition to 
     commence a case under this subchapter regarding the potential 
     commencement of such case. The chief judge of such court 
     shall randomly assign to preside over such case a bankruptcy 
     judge selected from among the bankruptcy judges designated by 
     the Chief Justice of the United States under section 298 of 
     title 28.

     ``Sec. 1184. Regulators

       ``The Board, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may raise and may 
     appear and be heard on any issue in any case or proceeding 
     under this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 1185. Special transfer of property of the estate

       ``(a) On request of the trustee, and after notice and a 
     hearing that shall occur not less than 24 hours after the 
     order for relief, the court may order a transfer under this 
     section of property of the estate, and the assignment of 
     executory contracts, unexpired leases, and qualified 
     financial contracts of the debtor, to a bridge company. Upon 
     the entry of an order approving such transfer, any property 
     transferred, and any executory contracts, unexpired leases, 
     and qualified financial contracts assigned under such order 
     shall no longer be property of the estate. Except as provided 
     under this section, the provisions of section 363 shall apply 
     to a transfer and assignment under this section.
       ``(b) Unless the court orders otherwise, notice of a 
     request for an order under subsection (a) shall consist of 
     electronic or telephonic notice of not less than 24 hours 
     to--
       ``(1) the debtor;
       ``(2) the holders of the 20 largest secured claims against 
     the debtor;
       ``(3) the holders of the 20 largest unsecured claims 
     against the debtor;
       ``(4) counterparties to any debt, executory contract, 
     unexpired lease, and qualified financial contract requested 
     to be transferred under this section;

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       ``(5) the Board;
       ``(6) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
       ``(7) the Secretary of the Treasury and the Office of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency of the Treasury;
       ``(8) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission;
       ``(9) the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       ``(10) the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator; and
       ``(11) each primary financial regulatory agency, as defined 
     in section 2(12) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
     Consumer Protection Act, with respect to any affiliate the 
     equity securities of which are proposed to be transferred 
     under this section.
       ``(c) The court may not order a transfer under this section 
     unless the court determines, based upon a preponderance of 
     the evidence, that--
       ``(1) the transfer under this section is necessary to 
     prevent serious adverse effects on financial stability in the 
     United States;
       ``(2) the transfer does not provide for the assumption of 
     any capital structure debt by the bridge company;
       ``(3) the transfer does not provide for the transfer to the 
     bridge company of any property of the estate that is subject 
     to a lien securing a debt, executory contract, unexpired 
     lease or agreement (including a qualified financial contract) 
     of the debtor unless--
       ``(A)(i) the bridge company assumes such debt, executory 
     contract, unexpired lease or agreement (including a qualified 
     financial contract), including any claims arising in respect 
     thereof that would not be allowed secured claims under 
     section 506(a)(1) and after giving effect to such transfer, 
     such property remains subject to the lien securing such debt, 
     executory contract, unexpired lease or agreement (including a 
     qualified financial contract); and
       ``(ii) the court has determined that assumption of such 
     debt, executory contract, unexpired lease or agreement 
     (including a qualified financial contract) by the bridge 
     company is in the best interests of the estate; or
       ``(B) such property is being transferred to the bridge 
     company in accordance with the provisions of section 363;
       ``(4) the transfer does not provide for the assumption by 
     the bridge company of any debt, executory contract, unexpired 
     lease or agreement (including a qualified financial contract) 
     of the debtor secured by a lien on property of the estate 
     unless the transfer provides for such property to be 
     transferred to the bridge company in accordance with 
     paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection;
       ``(5) the transfer does not provide for the transfer of the 
     equity of the debtor;
       ``(6) the trustee has demonstrated that the bridge company 
     is not likely to fail to meet the obligations of any debt, 
     executory contract, qualified financial contract, or 
     unexpired lease assumed and assigned to the bridge company;
       ``(7) the transfer provides for the transfer to a special 
     trustee all of the equity securities in the bridge company 
     and appointment of a special trustee in accordance with 
     section 1186;
       ``(8) after giving effect to the transfer, adequate 
     provision has been made for the fees, costs, and expenses of 
     the estate and special trustee; and
       ``(9) the bridge company will have governing documents, and 
     initial directors and senior officers, that are in the best 
     interest of creditors and the estate.
       ``(d) Immediately before a transfer under this section, the 
     bridge company that is the recipient of the transfer shall--
       ``(1) not have any property, executory contracts, unexpired 
     leases, qualified financial contracts, or debts, other than 
     any property acquired or executory contracts, unexpired 
     leases, or debts assumed when acting as a transferee of a 
     transfer under this section; and
       ``(2) have equity securities that are property of the 
     estate, which may be sold or distributed in accordance with 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 1186. Special trustee

       ``(a)(1) An order approving a transfer under section 1185 
     shall require the trustee to transfer to a qualified and 
     independent special trustee, who is appointed by the court, 
     all of the equity securities in the bridge company that is 
     the recipient of a transfer under section 1185 to hold in 
     trust for the sole benefit of the estate, subject to 
     satisfaction of the special trustee's fees, costs, and 
     expenses. The trust of which the special trustee is the 
     trustee shall be a newly formed trust governed by a trust 
     agreement approved by the court as in the best interests of 
     the estate, and shall exist for the sole purpose of holding 
     and administering, and shall be permitted to dispose of, the 
     equity securities of the bridge company in accordance with 
     the trust agreement.
       ``(2) In connection with the hearing to approve a transfer 
     under section 1185, the trustee shall confirm to the court 
     that the Board has been consulted regarding the identity of 
     the proposed special trustee and advise the court of the 
     results of such consultation.
       ``(b) The trust agreement governing the trust shall 
     provide--
       ``(1) for the payment of the fees, costs, expenses, and 
     indemnities of the special trustee from the assets of the 
     debtor's estate;
       ``(2) that the special trustee provide--
       ``(A) quarterly reporting to the estate, which shall be 
     filed with the court; and
       ``(B) information about the bridge company reasonably 
     requested by a party in interest to prepare a disclosure 
     statement for a plan providing for distribution of any 
     securities of the bridge company if such information is 
     necessary to prepare such disclosure statement;
       ``(3) that for as long as the equity securities of the 
     bridge company are held by the trust, the special trustee 
     shall file a notice with the court in connection with--
       ``(A) any change in a director or senior officer of the 
     bridge company;
       ``(B) any modification to the governing documents of the 
     bridge company; and
       ``(C) any material corporate action of the bridge company, 
     including--
       ``(i) recapitalization;
       ``(ii) a material borrowing;
       ``(iii) termination of an intercompany debt or guarantee;
       ``(iv) a transfer of a substantial portion of the assets of 
     the bridge company; or
       ``(v) the issuance or sale of any securities of the bridge 
     company;
       ``(4) that any sale of any equity securities of the bridge 
     company shall not be consummated until the special trustee 
     consults with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and 
     the Board regarding such sale and discloses the results of 
     such consultation with the court;
       ``(5) that, subject to reserves for payments permitted 
     under paragraph (1) provided for in the trust agreement, the 
     proceeds of the sale of any equity securities of the bridge 
     company by the special trustee be held in trust for the 
     benefit of or transferred to the estate;
       ``(6) the process and guidelines for the replacement of the 
     special trustee; and
       ``(7) that the property held in trust by the special 
     trustee is subject to distribution in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c)(1) The special trustee shall distribute the assets 
     held in trust--
       ``(A) if the court confirms a plan in the case, in 
     accordance with the plan on the effective date of the plan; 
     or
       ``(B) if the case is converted to a case under chapter 7, 
     as ordered by the court.
       ``(2) As soon as practicable after a final distribution 
     under paragraph (1), the office of the special trustee shall 
     terminate, except as may be necessary to wind up and conclude 
     the business and financial affairs of the trust.
       ``(d) After a transfer to the special trustee under this 
     section, the special trustee shall be subject only to 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law, and the actions and conduct of 
     the special trustee shall no longer be subject to approval by 
     the court in the case under this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 1187. Temporary and supplemental automatic stay; 
       assumed debt

       ``(a)(1) A petition filed under section 1183 operates as a 
     stay, applicable to all entities, of the termination, 
     acceleration, or modification of any debt, contract, lease, 
     or agreement of the kind described in paragraph (2), or of 
     any right or obligation under any such debt, contract, lease, 
     or agreement, solely because of--
       ``(A) a default by the debtor under any such debt, 
     contract, lease, or agreement; or
       ``(B) a provision in such debt, contract, lease, or 
     agreement, or in applicable nonbankruptcy law, that is 
     conditioned on--
       ``(i) the insolvency or financial condition of the debtor 
     at any time before the closing of the case;
       ``(ii) the commencement of a case under this title 
     concerning the debtor;
       ``(iii) the appointment of or taking possession by a 
     trustee in a case under this title concerning the debtor or 
     by a custodian before the commencement of the case; or
       ``(iv) a credit rating agency rating, or absence or 
     withdrawal of a credit rating agency rating--
       ``(I) of the debtor at any time after the commencement of 
     the case;
       ``(II) of an affiliate during the period from the 
     commencement of the case until 48 hours after such order is 
     entered;
       ``(III) of the bridge company while the trustee or the 
     special trustee is a direct or indirect beneficial holder of 
     more than 50 percent of the equity securities of--

       ``(aa) the bridge company; or
       ``(bb) the affiliate, if all of the direct or indirect 
     interests in the affiliate that are property of the estate 
     are transferred under section 1185; or

       ``(IV) of an affiliate while the trustee or the special 
     trustee is a direct or indirect beneficial holder of more 
     than 50 percent of the equity securities of--

       ``(aa) the bridge company; or
       ``(bb) the affiliate, if all of the direct or indirect 
     interests in the affiliate that are property of the estate 
     are transferred under section 1185.

       ``(2) A debt, contract, lease, or agreement described in 
     this paragraph is--
       ``(A) any debt (other than capital structure debt), 
     executory contract, or unexpired lease of the debtor (other 
     than a qualified financial contract);
       ``(B) any agreement under which the debtor issued or is 
     obligated for debt (other than capital structure debt);
       ``(C) any debt, executory contract, or unexpired lease of 
     an affiliate (other than a qualified financial contract); or
       ``(D) any agreement under which an affiliate issued or is 
     obligated for debt.
       ``(3) The stay under this subsection terminates--
       ``(A) for the benefit of the debtor, upon the earliest of--

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       ``(i) 48 hours after the commencement of the case;
       ``(ii) assumption of the debt, contract, lease, or 
     agreement by the bridge company under an order authorizing a 
     transfer under section 1185;
       ``(iii) a final order of the court denying the request for 
     a transfer under section 1185; or
       ``(iv) the time the case is dismissed; and
       ``(B) for the benefit of an affiliate, upon the earliest 
     of--
       ``(i) the entry of an order authorizing a transfer under 
     section 1185 in which the direct or indirect interests in the 
     affiliate that are property of the estate are not transferred 
     under section 1185;
       ``(ii) a final order by the court denying the request for a 
     transfer under section 1185;
       ``(iii) 48 hours after the commencement of the case if the 
     court has not ordered a transfer under section 1185; or
       ``(iv) the time the case is dismissed.
       ``(4) Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 362 
     apply to a stay under this subsection.
       ``(b) A debt, executory contract (other than a qualified 
     financial contract), or unexpired lease of the debtor, or an 
     agreement under which the debtor has issued or is obligated 
     for any debt, may be assumed by a bridge company in a 
     transfer under section 1185 notwithstanding any provision in 
     an agreement or in applicable nonbankruptcy law that--
       ``(1) prohibits, restricts, or conditions the assignment of 
     the debt, contract, lease, or agreement; or
       ``(2) accelerates, terminates, or modifies, or permits a 
     party other than the debtor to terminate or modify, the debt, 
     contract, lease, or agreement on account of--
       ``(A) the assignment of the debt, contract, lease, or 
     agreement; or
       ``(B) a change in control of any party to the debt, 
     contract, lease, or agreement.
       ``(c)(1) A debt, contract, lease, or agreement of the kind 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) may 
     not be accelerated, terminated, or modified, and any right or 
     obligation under such debt, contract, lease, or agreement may 
     not be accelerated, terminated, or modified, as to the bridge 
     company solely because of a provision in the debt, contract, 
     lease, or agreement or in applicable nonbankruptcy law--
       ``(A) of the kind described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as 
     applied to the debtor;
       ``(B) that prohibits, restricts, or conditions the 
     assignment of the debt, contract, lease, or agreement; or
       ``(C) that accelerates, terminates, or modifies, or permits 
     a party other than the debtor to terminate or modify, the 
     debt, contract, lease or agreement on account of--
       ``(i) the assignment of the debt, contract, lease, or 
     agreement; or
       ``(ii) a change in control of any party to the debt, 
     contract, lease, or agreement.
       ``(2) If there is a default by the debtor under a provision 
     other than the kind described in paragraph (1) in a debt, 
     contract, lease or agreement of the kind described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2), the bridge 
     company may assume such debt, contract, lease, or agreement 
     only if the bridge company--
       ``(A) shall cure the default;
       ``(B) compensates, or provides adequate assurance in 
     connection with a transfer under section 1185 that the bridge 
     company will promptly compensate, a party other than the 
     debtor to the debt, contract, lease, or agreement, for any 
     actual pecuniary loss to the party resulting from the 
     default; and
       ``(C) provides adequate assurance in connection with a 
     transfer under section 1185 of future performance under the 
     debt, contract, lease, or agreement, as determined by the 
     court under section 1185(c)(4).

     ``Sec. 1188. Treatment of qualified financial contracts and 
       affiliate contracts

       ``(a) Notwithstanding sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(7), 
     362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 555, 556, 559, 560, and 561, 
     a petition filed under section 1183 operates as a stay, 
     during the period specified in section 1187(a)(3)(A), 
     applicable to all entities, of the exercise of a contractual 
     right--
       ``(1) to cause the modification, liquidation, termination, 
     or acceleration of a qualified financial contract of the 
     debtor or an affiliate;
       ``(2) to offset or net out any termination value, payment 
     amount, or other transfer obligation arising under or in 
     connection with a qualified financial contract of the debtor 
     or an affiliate; or
       ``(3) under any security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement forming a part of or related to a 
     qualified financial contract of the debtor or an affiliate.
       ``(b)(1) During the period specified in section 
     1187(a)(3)(A), the trustee or the affiliate shall perform all 
     payment and delivery obligations under such qualified 
     financial contract of the debtor or the affiliate, as the 
     case may be, that become due after the commencement of the 
     case. The stay provided under subsection (a) terminates as to 
     a qualified financial contract of the debtor or an affiliate 
     immediately upon the failure of the trustee or the affiliate, 
     as the case may be, to perform any such obligation during 
     such period.
       ``(2) Any failure by a counterparty to any qualified 
     financial contract of the debtor or any affiliate to perform 
     any payment or delivery obligation under such qualified 
     financial contract, including during the pendency of the stay 
     provided under subsection (a), shall constitute a breach of 
     such qualified financial contract by the counterparty.
       ``(c) Subject to the court's approval, a qualified 
     financial contract between an entity and the debtor may be 
     assigned to or assumed by the bridge company in a transfer 
     under, and in accordance with, section 1185 if and only if--
       ``(1) all qualified financial contracts between the entity 
     and the debtor are assigned to and assumed by the bridge 
     company in the transfer under section 1185;
       ``(2) all claims of the entity against the debtor in 
     respect of any qualified financial contract between the 
     entity and the debtor (other than any claim that, under the 
     terms of the qualified financial contract, is subordinated to 
     the claims of general unsecured creditors) are assigned to 
     and assumed by the bridge company;
       ``(3) all claims of the debtor against the entity under any 
     qualified financial contract between the entity and the 
     debtor are assigned to and assumed by the bridge company; and
       ``(4) all property securing or any other credit enhancement 
     furnished by the debtor for any qualified financial contract 
     described in paragraph (1) or any claim described in 
     paragraph (2) or (3) under any qualified financial contract 
     between the entity and the debtor is assigned to and assumed 
     by the bridge company.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any provision of a qualified 
     financial contract or of applicable nonbankruptcy law, a 
     qualified financial contract of the debtor that is assumed or 
     assigned in a transfer under section 1185 may not be 
     accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the entry of the 
     order approving a transfer under section 1185, and any right 
     or obligation under the qualified financial contract may not 
     be accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the entry of 
     the order approving a transfer under section 1185 solely 
     because of a condition described in section 1187(c)(1), other 
     than a condition of the kind specified in section 1187(b) 
     that occurs after property of the estate no longer includes a 
     direct beneficial interest or an indirect beneficial interest 
     through the special trustee, in more than 50 percent of the 
     equity securities of the bridge company.
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any provision of any agreement or in 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law, an agreement of an affiliate 
     (including an executory contract, an unexpired lease, 
     qualified financial contract, or an agreement under which the 
     affiliate issued or is obligated for debt) and any right or 
     obligation under such agreement may not be accelerated, 
     terminated, or modified, solely because of a condition 
     described in section 1187(c)(1), other than a condition of 
     the kind specified in section 1187(b) that occurs after the 
     bridge company is no longer a direct or indirect beneficial 
     holder of more than 50 percent of the equity securities of 
     the affiliate, at any time after the commencement of the case 
     if--
       ``(1) all direct or indirect interests in the affiliate 
     that are property of the estate are transferred under section 
     1185 to the bridge company within the period specified in 
     subsection (a);
       ``(2) the bridge company assumes--
       ``(A) any guarantee or other credit enhancement issued by 
     the debtor relating to the agreement of the affiliate; and
       ``(B) any obligations in respect of rights of setoff, 
     netting arrangement, or debt of the debtor that directly 
     arises out of or directly relates to the guarantee or credit 
     enhancement; and
       ``(3) any property of the estate that directly serves as 
     collateral for the guarantee or credit enhancement is 
     transferred to the bridge company.

     ``Sec. 1189. Licenses, permits, and registrations

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, if a request is made under section 1185 
     for a transfer of property of the estate, any Federal, State, 
     or local license, permit, or registration that the debtor or 
     an affiliate had immediately before the commencement of the 
     case and that is proposed to be transferred under section 
     1185 may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified at any 
     time after the request solely on account of--
       ``(1) the insolvency or financial condition of the debtor 
     at any time before the closing of the case;
       ``(2) the commencement of a case under this title 
     concerning the debtor;
       ``(3) the appointment of or taking possession by a trustee 
     in a case under this title concerning the debtor or by a 
     custodian before the commencement of the case; or
       ``(4) a transfer under section 1185.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, any Federal, State, or local license, 
     permit, or registration that the debtor had immediately 
     before the commencement of the case that is included in a 
     transfer under section 1185 shall be valid and all rights and 
     obligations thereunder shall vest in the bridge company.

     ``Sec. 1190. Exemption from securities laws

       ``For purposes of section 1145, a security of the bridge 
     company shall be deemed to be a security of a successor to 
     the debtor under a plan if the court approves the disclosure 
     statement for the plan as providing adequate information (as 
     defined in section 1125(a)) about the bridge company and the 
     security.

     ``Sec. 1191. Inapplicability of certain avoiding powers

       ``A transfer made or an obligation incurred by the debtor 
     to an affiliate prior to or after the commencement of the 
     case, including any obligation released by the debtor or the 
     estate to or for the benefit of an affiliate, in

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     contemplation of or in connection with a transfer under 
     section 1185 is not avoidable under section 544, 547, 
     548(a)(1)(B), or 549, or under any similar nonbankruptcy law.

     ``Sec. 1192. Consideration of financial stability

       ``The court may consider the effect that any decision in 
     connection with this subchapter may have on financial 
     stability in the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     11 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

 ``subchapter v--liquidation, reorganization, or recapitalization of a 
                     covered financial corporation

``1181. Inapplicability of other sections.
``1182. Definitions for this subchapter.
``1183. Commencement of a case concerning a covered financial 
              corporation.
``1184. Regulators.
``1185. Special transfer of property of the estate.
``1186. Special trustee.
``1187. Temporary and supplemental automatic stay; assumed debt.
``1188. Treatment of qualified financial contracts and affiliate 
              contracts.
``1189. Licenses, permits, and registrations.
``1190. Exemption from securities laws.
``1191. Inapplicability of certain avoiding powers.
``1192. Consideration of financial stability.''.

     SEC. 1104. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Amendment to Chapter 13.--Chapter 13 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 
       of title 11

       ``(a)(1) Notwithstanding section 295, the Chief Justice of 
     the United States shall designate not fewer than 10 
     bankruptcy judges to be available to hear a case under 
     subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11. Bankruptcy judges may 
     request to be considered by the Chief Justice of the United 
     States for such designation.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding section 155, a case under subchapter 
     V of chapter 11 of title 11 shall be heard under section 157 
     by a bankruptcy judge designated under paragraph (1), who 
     shall be randomly assigned to hear such case by the chief 
     judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the 
     district in which the case is pending. To the greatest extent 
     practicable, the approvals required under section 155 should 
     be obtained.
       ``(3) If the bankruptcy judge assigned to hear a case under 
     paragraph (2) is not assigned to the district in which the 
     case is pending, the bankruptcy judge shall be temporarily 
     assigned to the district.
       ``(b) A case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11, 
     and all proceedings in the case, shall take place in the 
     district in which the case is pending.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `covered financial 
     corporation' has the meaning given that term in section 
     101(9A) of title 11.''.
       (b) Amendment to Section 1334 of Title 28.--Section 1334 of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(f) This section does not grant jurisdiction to the 
     district court after a transfer pursuant to an order under 
     section 1185 of title 11 of any proceeding related to a 
     special trustee appointed, or to a bridge company formed, in 
     connection with a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of 
     title 11.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 
              11.''.

                               TITLE XII

                     ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       Spending Reduction Account

       Sec. 1201.  The amount by which the applicable allocation 
     of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 
     302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the 
     amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.

  The Acting CHAIR. Are there any points of order against that portion 
of the bill?


                             Point of Order

  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Chair, I raise a point of order against the 
following provision of H.R. 5485 for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI:
  Beginning with ``: Provided further'' on page 122, line 19, through 
``2012'' on page 122, line 22.
  This provision proposes to change existing law by imparting direction 
to the United States Postal Service and, therefore, constitutes 
legislation on an appropriation bill in violation of clause 2 of rule 
XXI.
  I ask for a ruling from the Chair.
  The Acting CHAIR. Does any other Member wish to be heard on the point 
of order?
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, I wish to be heard on the point of order.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, let me clarify what insisting on this point of 
order means.
  First, it means that the amendment the Appropriations Committee added 
to the bill, requiring the Postal Service to maintain highest quality 
delivery standards, is nullified.
  This amendment was passed for fiscal year 2017 without objection in 
our committee, and it was included in last year's bill and was passed 
back then as well. So it is not something new. It stands as a strong 
measure of support for the U.S. Postal Service in both rural and urban 
America. Those that neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night 
stays them from the swift completion of their appointed rounds deserve 
our respect.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman needs to confine her remarks to the 
point of order.
  Ms. KAPTUR. It is our constitutional responsibility in Article I. We 
should not retard postal operations.
  Second, the Chaffetz point of order will actually cost our citizenry 
more money by, in fact, $66 million due to the added transportation 
costs that result from drastically slowing down the processing and 
delivery of the Nation's mail. The timely processing and delivery of 
mail is critical.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  The Chair will, again, remind the gentlewoman to confine her remarks 
to the point of order.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Third, Mr. Chair, it would not have been unusual or 
extraordinary for the Rules Committee to have protected from a point of 
order the mail delivery standards added to this bill when, in fact, 
they actually included 30 other amendments that are in the bill that 
affect the SEC, the IRS, the FCC, and the District of Columbia.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  The Chair is prepared to rule.
  The Chair finds that this provision includes language imparting 
direction to the United States Postal Service. The provision, 
therefore, constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule 
XXI.
  The point of order is sustained, and the provision is stricken from 
the bill.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, I appeal the ruling of the Chair.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair 
stand as the judgment of the Committee?
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 220, 
noes 168, not voting 45, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 356]

                               AYES--220

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Babin
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Costello (PA)
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Emmer (MN)
     Farenthold
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Joyce
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Knight
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Massie
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nunes
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Perry
     Pittenger
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rohrabacher

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     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce
     Russell
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stutzman
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                               NOES--168

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Ashford
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Graham
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jolly
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Wilson (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Beyer
     Bost
     Buchanan
     Castor (FL)
     Collins (NY)
     Cooper
     DeFazio
     Delaney
     DeSantis
     Deutch
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Ellmers (NC)
     Farr
     Fincher
     Forbes
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Hastings
     Jeffries
     Jordan
     Katko
     Kirkpatrick
     Labrador
     Marino
     Messer
     Nadler
     Nugent
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pearce
     Perlmutter
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Rogers (KY)
     Roskam
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sires
     Smith (NJ)
     Takai
     Tiberi
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Woodall
     Yarmuth

                              {time}  1911

  Messrs. FARENTHOLD, RICE of South Carolina, HARRIS, YOUNG of Iowa, 
and JOYCE changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Committee.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
McClintock) having assumed the chair, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Acting 
Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill 
(H.R. 5485) making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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