Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)

[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5013-S5016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

SA 808. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 601, to
enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance
provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality
basic education in developing countries, to better enable such
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and
improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for
other purposes; as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by House
amendment __, insert the following:
(C) there is the greatest opportunity to reduce childhood
and adolescence exposure to or engagement in violent
extremism or extremist ideologies.

DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF
REQUIREMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

disaster relief fund

For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief Fund'' for
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.), $7,400,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the
amount designated under this heading as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
shall be available only if the President subsequently so
designates such amount and transmits such designation to the
Congress.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

disaster loans program account

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Loans Program
Account'' for the cost of direct loans authorized by section
7(b) of the Small Business Act, $450,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to $225,000,000
may be transferred to and merged with ``Salaries and
Expenses'' for administrative expenses to carry out the
disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small
Business Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading may be used for indirect
administrative expenses: Provided further, That the amount
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That the amount designated under this
heading as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President
subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such
designation to the Congress.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Community Planning and Development

community development fund

(including transfers of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Community Development
Fund'', $7,400,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses for activities authorized under title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term
recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and
economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed
areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2017
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided,
That funds shall be awarded directly to the State or unit of
general local government at the discretion of the Secretary:
Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant,
the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee has
in place proficient financial controls and procurement
processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent
any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds,
to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all disaster
recovery activities assisted with these funds, and to detect
and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided
further, That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee
shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing
the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for
eligibility and how the use of these funds will address long-
term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing
and economic revitalization in the most impacted and
distressed areas: Provided further, That such funds may not
be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds
are made available by, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further,
That funds allocated under this heading shall not be
considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations
made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further,
That a State or subdivision thereof may use up to 5 percent
of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided
further, That in administering the funds under this heading,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by
the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related
to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the
environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists
for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver or
alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the
overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds
provided under this heading that use such funds to supplement
Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406,
407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt,
without review or public comment, any environmental review,
approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such
adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient
with respect to such environmental review, approval or
permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section
104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt
of a request for release of funds and certification,
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or
project assisted under this heading if the recipient has
adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under the
preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically
excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That
the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal
Register any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant
to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of such
waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, That of
the amounts made available under this heading, up to
$10,000,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to ``Department
of Housing and Urban Development--Program Office Salaries and
Expenses--Community Planning and Development'' for necessary
costs, including information technology costs, of
administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure
of amounts under this heading: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985: Provided further, That the amount designated under
this heading as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President
subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such
designation to the Congress.
This division may be cited as the ``Supplemental
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017''.

DIVISION C--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT

Sec. 101. (a) In General.--Section 3101(b) of title 31,
United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning
on the date of

[[Page S5014]]

enactment of this Act and ending on December 8, 2017.
(b) Special Rule Relating to Obligations Issued During
Extension Period.--Effective on December 9, 2017, the
limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31,
United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that--
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31
of such title and the face amount of obligations whose
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the
Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on December 9, 2017,
exceeds
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Restoring Congressional Authority Over the National
Debt. (1) Extension limited to necessary obligations.--An
obligation shall not be taken into account under section
101(a) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary
to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal
Government that required payment before December 9, 2017.
(2) Prohibition on creation of cash reserve during
extension period.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not
issue obligations during the period specified in section
101(a) for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above
normal operating balances in anticipation of the expiration
of such period.

DIVISION D--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of
applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds,
for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and
other organizational units of Government for fiscal year
2018, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate
for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations
Acts for fiscal year 2017 and under the authority and
conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or
activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan
guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for
in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2017, and for
which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made
available in the following appropriations Acts:
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
(division A of Public Law 115-31) and section 193 of Public
Law 114-223, as amended by division A of Public Law 114-254.
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 115-31),
except section 540.
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
(division C of Public Law 115-31).
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division D of Public Law 115-31).
(5) The Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division E of Public Law 115-31).
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2017 (division F of Public Law 115-31), except section 310.
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division G of
Public Law 115-31), except that the language under the
heading ``FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund'' in the
Departments of Agriculture and the Interior shall be applied
by adding at the end the following: ``Provided further, That
notwithstanding the first proviso under the heading and
notwithstanding the FLAME Act of 2009, 43 U.S.C. 1748a(e),
such funds shall be available to be transferred to and merged
with other appropriations accounts to fully repay amounts
previously transferred for wildfire suppression''.
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
(division H of Public Law 115-31) and sections 171, 194, and
195 of Public Law 114-223, as amended by division A of Public
Law 114-254.
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
(division I of Public Law 115-31) and section 175 of Public
Law 114-223, as amended by division A of Public Law 114-254.
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division A of
Public Law 114-223), except for appropriations for fiscal
year 2017 in the matter preceding the first proviso under the
heading ``Medical Community Care'', and division L of Public
Law 115-31.
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of
Public Law 115-31).
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division K of
Public Law 115-31), except sections 420 and 421.
(13) The Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
(division B of Public Law 114-254).
(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) is
hereby reduced by 0.6791 percent.
Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department
of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items
not funded for production in fiscal year 2017 or prior years;
(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained
with fiscal year 2017 funds; or (3) the initiation,
resumption, or continuation of any project, activity,
operation, or organization (defined as any project,
subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and
subprogram within a program element, and for any investment
items defined as a P-1 line item in a budget activity within
an appropriation account and an R-1 line item that includes a
program element and subprogram element within an
appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or
other authority were not available during fiscal year 2017.
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing
advance procurement funding for economic order quantity
procurement unless specifically appropriated later.
Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be
provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted
pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume
any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or
other authority were not available during fiscal year 2017.
Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted
pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or
expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the
period for which funds or authority for such project or
activity are available under this Act.
Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in
the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018,
appropriations and funds made available and authority granted
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of
the following first occurs:
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any
project or activity provided for in this Act;
(2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations
Act for fiscal year 2018 without any provision for such
project or activity; or
(3) December 8, 2017.
Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted
into law.
Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by
or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without
regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of
apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United
States Code, but nothing in this Act may be construed to
waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment
of funds.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise
have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution
of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2018
because of distributions of funding to States, foreign
countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of
operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act
that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.
Sec. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the
most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act
shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of
projects and activities.
Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts
for fiscal year 2017, and for activities under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the
rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the
authority and conditions provided in the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, to be continued
through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory
payments due on or about the first day of any month that
begins after October 2017 but not later than 30 days after
the date specified in section 106(3) may continue to be made,
and funds shall be available for such payments.
Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for
civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each
department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such
department or agency, consistent with the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, except that such
authority provided under this section shall not be used until
after the department or agency has taken all necessary
actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related
administrative expenses.
Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this
Act that was previously designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

[[Page S5015]]

of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively.
(b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall not
apply to--
(1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of this
section;
(2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference
to the second paragraph under the heading ``Social Security
Administration--Limitation on Administrative Expenses'' in
division H of Public Law 115-31; or
(3) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference
to the paragraph under the heading ``Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control
Account'' in division H of Public Law 115-31.
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 115-31 shall apply to amounts
designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency
requirement.
Sec. 115. During the period covered by this Act,
discretionary amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 that
were provided in advance by appropriations Acts shall be
available in the amounts provided in such Acts, reduced by
the percentage in section 101(b).
Sec. 116. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``Department of Agriculture--Domestic Food
Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--Commodity Assistance
Program'' at a rate for operations of $317,139,000, of which
$238,120,000 shall be for the Commodity Supplemental Food
Program.
Sec. 117. The final proviso in section 715 of division A
of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied during the period
covered by this Act by adding ``from amounts first made
available for fiscal year 2018'' after ``unobligated
balances'' and as if the following were struck from such
proviso: ``the carryover amounts authorized in the first
proviso of this section for section 32 and''.
Sec. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic
Censuses and Programs'' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the
required data according to statutory deadlines in the 2020
Decennial Census Program.
Sec. 119. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10
U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1223 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328), shall be applied by substituting
``2018'' for ``2017'' through the earlier of the date
specified in section 106(3) of this Act or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 120. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for
``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund'' may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption
of continuing projects or activities funded in this
appropriation.
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
not later than 3 days after each use of the authority
provided in subsection (a).
Sec. 121. Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c))
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) for ``September 30, 2017''.
Sec. 122. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the third
proviso under the heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--
Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power
Administration'' in division D of Public Law 115-31 shall be
applied by substituting ``$51,000,000'' for ``$60,760,000''.
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under
the heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--Operation and
Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration'' in division
D of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting
``$10,000,000'' for ``$73,000,000''.
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under
the heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--Construction,
Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power
Administration'' in division D of Public Law 115-31 shall be
applied by substituting ``$179,000,000'' for
``$367,009,000''.
Sec. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local
funds under the heading ``District of Columbia Funds'' for
such programs and activities under the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2017 (title IV of division E of Public
Law 115-31) at the rate set forth under ``Part A--Summary of
Expenses'' as included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Local Budget
Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-99), as modified as of the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 124. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``General Services Administration--Allowances
and Office Staff for Former Presidents'' to carry out the
provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note),
at a rate for operations of $4,754,000.
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by
this Act for ``General Services Administration--Expenses,
Presidential Transition'' and ``Executive Office of the
President and Funds Appropriated to the President--
Presidential Transition Administrative Support''.
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the
first proviso under the heading ``District of Columbia--
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in
the District of Columbia'' in division E of Public Law 115-31
shall be applied by substituting ``$14,900,000'' for
``$34,895,000'' and the first proviso under that heading
shall not apply during the period covered by this Act.
(d) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the
first proviso under the heading ``National Archives and
Records Administration--Operating Expenses'' in division E of
Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting
``$375,784,000'' for ``$380,634,000''.
(e) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the
first proviso under the heading ``Department of the
Interior--National Park Service--Operation of the National
Park System'' in division G of Public Law 115-31 shall be
applied by substituting ``$2,420,818,000'' for
``$2,425,018,000''.
Sec. 125. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Department of Homeland Security--Office of the Secretary
and Executive Management--Operations and Support'',
``Department of Homeland Security--Management Directorate--
Operations and Support'', and ``Department of Homeland
Security--Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations
Coordination--Operations and Support'' may be apportioned up
to the rate for operations necessary to carry out activities
previously funded under ``Department of Homeland Security--
Working Capital Fund'', consistent with the fiscal year 2018
President's Budget.
Sec. 126. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``U.S.
Customs and Border Protection--Operations and Support'',
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and
Support'', ``Transportation Security Administration--
Operations and Support'', and ``United States Secret
Service--Operations and Support'' accounts of the Department
of Homeland Security may be apportioned at a rate for
operations necessary to maintain not less than the number of
staff achieved on September 30, 2017.
Sec. 127. The authority provided by section 831 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of
this Act.
Sec. 128. Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2950), as amended,
shall be applied in subsection (b) by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) for ``September 30, 2017''.
Sec. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Department of Homeland Security--Federal Emergency
Management Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'' may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out response
and recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Sec. 130. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3)
of this Act for ``September 30, 2017''.
Sec. 131. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 2019''.
Sec. 132. The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of
section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106-79) shall continue
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of
this Act.
Sec. 133. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, an additional amount is provided for
``Environmental Protection Agency--Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Program Account'' for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, at a rate
for operations of $3,000,000.
Sec. 134. (a) The following sections of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in
effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution--
(1) subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(1) (7
U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(1)(C)-(E));
(2) section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(3));
(3) section 4(k)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(4)); and
(4) section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(c)(3)(B)).
(b)(1) Section 4(i)(1)(I) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(1)(I))
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2017''.
(2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-
8(m)(2)), section 33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-
8(m)(1)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September
30, 2017''.
(c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution for ``September 30, 2017''.
Sec. 135. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for
``September 30, 2017''.

[[Page S5016]]

Sec. 136. The second proviso under the heading
``Department of Health and Human Services--Administration for
Children and Families--Children and Families Services
Programs'' in title II of division H of Public Law 115-31
shall be applied during the period covered by this Act as if
the following were struck from such proviso: ``, of which
$80,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living
adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of such
Act''.
Sec. 137. The proviso at the end of paragraph (1) under
the heading ``Department of Labor--Employment and Training
Administration--State Unemployment Insurance and Employment
Service Operations'' in title I of division G of Public Law
113-235 shall be applied through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this Act by substituting ``seven'' for
``six''.
Sec. 138. In making Federal financial assistance, the
National Institutes of Health shall continue through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this Act to apply the
provisions relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45,
Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the
approval of deviations from negotiated rates, to the same
extent and in the same manner as the National Institutes of
Health applied such provisions in the third quarter of fiscal
year 2017. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
used to develop or implement a modified approach to such
provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the
fiscal effect of the approval of such deviations from
negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect of such
approvals in such quarter.
Sec. 139. (a) Section 529 of division H of Public Law 115-
31 shall be applied by substituting ``prior to the beginning
of fiscal year 2018 under section 2104(n)(2)'' for ``from the
appropriation to the Fund for the first semiannual allotment
period for fiscal year 2017 under section
2104(n)(2)(A)(ii)''; and
(b) section 532 of division H of Public Law 115-31 shall be
applied by substituting ``2,652,000,000'' for
``1,132,000,000''.
Sec. 140. Notwithstanding 2 U.S.C. 4577, amounts made
available by section 101 for ``Legislative Branch--Senate--
Salaries, Officers and Employees--Office of the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper'' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to maintain current Senate cybersecurity
capabilities.
Sec. 141. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds
made available under the heading ``Department of Veterans
Affairs--Departmental Administration--Construction, Major
Projects'' in division A of the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act of 2013 and Sandy Recovery Improvement Act
of 2013 (Public Law 113-2) are hereby rescinded: Provided,
That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to that section of that Act.
(b) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section
101 for ``Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental
Administration--Construction, Major Projects'', there is
appropriated for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017,
to remain available until September 30, 2022, an amount equal
to the unobligated balances rescinded pursuant to subsection
(a), for renovations and repairs as a consequence of damage
caused by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and
expended to carry out planning and design and major medical
facility construction not otherwise authorized by law:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(c) Each amount designated in this section by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates
all such amounts and transmits such designations to the
Congress.
(d) This section shall become effective immediately upon
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 142. Sections 579(a)(1) and (b) of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be applied by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) for ``October 1, 2017''.
This division may be cited as the ``Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2018''.

____________________