[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H1769-H2027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TARGETED REWARDS FOR THE GLOBAL ERADICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 796, I 
call up the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in 
persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for 
purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for 
other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the Senate 
amendment.
  Senate amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Rewards for the 
     Global Eradication of Human Trafficking'' or the ``TARGET 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Trafficking in persons is a major transnational crime, 
     as recognized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; division A of Public Law 106-
     386).
       (2) Trafficking in persons is increasingly perpetrated by 
     organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises.
       (3) Combating trafficking in persons requires a global 
     approach to identifying and apprehending the world's worst 
     human trafficking rings.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool 
     in combating sophisticated international crime and that the 
     Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work 
     in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who 
     prey on the most vulnerable people around the world.

     SEC. 3. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.

       Section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``means'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as 
     redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(A) means--'';
       (4) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end following:
       ``(B) includes severe forms of trafficking in persons (as 
     defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) involving at least 1 
     jurisdiction outside of the United States.''.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hultgren). The Clerk will designate the 
motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Frelinghuysen moves that the House concur in the Senate 
     amendment to H.R. 1625 with an amendment consisting of the 
     text of Rules Committee Print 115-66.

  The text of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text 
is as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2018''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
Sec. 7. Adjustments to compensation.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Agricultural Programs
Title II--Farm Production and Conservation Programs
Title III--Rural Development Programs
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI--Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII--General Provisions

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Military Personnel
Title II--Operation and Maintenance
Title III--Procurement
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII--Related Agencies
Title VIII--General Provisions
Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil
Title II--Department of the Interior
Title III--Department of Energy
Title IV--Independent Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 
              the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and 
              Oversight
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V--General Provisions

   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of the Interior
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions

   DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of Labor
Title II--Department of Health and Human Services
Title III--Department of Education
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

        DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Legislative Branch
Title II--General Provisions

   DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of Defense
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--Overseas Contingency Operations
Title V--General Provisions

   DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
Title II--United States Agency for International Development
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism

DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

Title I--Department of Transportation
Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions--This Act

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                         DIVISION M--EXTENSIONS

Title I--Airport and Airway Extension
Title II--Immigration Extensions
Title III--National Flood Insurance Program Extension
Title IV--Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Extension
Title V--Generalized System of Preferences
Title VI--Judicial Redaction Authority Extension
Title VII--Budgetary Effects

                         DIVISION N--BUILD ACT

    DIVISION O--WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT 
                             ACTIVITIES ACT

                   DIVISION P--RAY BAUM'S ACT OF 2018

                   DIVISION Q--KEVIN AND AVONTE'S LAW

                         DIVISION R--TARGET ACT

                        DIVISION S--OTHER MATTER

Title I--Child Protection Improvements Act
Title II--Save America's Pastime Act
Title III--Keep Young Athletes Safe Act
Title IV--Consent of Congress to Amendments to the Constitution of the 
              State of Arizona
Title V--Stop School Violence Act
Title VI--Fix NICS Act
Title VII--State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program
Title VIII--Small Business Credit Availability Act
Title IX--Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Act
Title X--Taylor Force Act
Title XI--FARM Act
Title XII--Tipped Employees
Title XIII--Revisions to Pass-Through Period and Payment Rules

                     DIVISION T--REVENUE PROVISIONS

                 DIVISION U--TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

                         DIVISION V--CLOUD ACT

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

       Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
     ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be 
     treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

     SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

       The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in 
     the House section of the Congressional Record on or about 
     March 22, 2018, and submitted by the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same 
     effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
     implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it 
     were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of 
     conference.

     SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

     SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 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.

     SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) 
     (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of 
     Congress) during fiscal year 2018.
       (b) There is appropriated for payment to Emily Robin 
     Minerva, heir of Louise McIntosh Slaughter, late a 
     Representative from the State of New York, $174,000.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                   Processing, Research and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $46,532,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
     available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
     exceed $800,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
     Rural Development mission area for salaries and expenses are 
     available to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
     the Office; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $4,711,000 
     shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public 
     Engagement; not to exceed $23,105,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of 
     which $22,301,000 shall be available for Departmental 
     Administration to provide for necessary expenses for 
     management support services to offices of the Department and 
     for general administration, security, repairs and 
     alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
     and efficient work of the Department:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
     Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are 
     available to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
     the Office; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations 
     to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including 
     programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
     within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,500,000 
     shall be available for the Office of Communications:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is 
     authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of 
     the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
     of the Secretary:  Provided further, That no appropriation 
     for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 
     percent:  Provided further, That not to exceed $11,000 of the 
     amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate 
     Office of the Secretary shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
     for, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That 
     the amount made available under this heading for Departmental 
     Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable 
     appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to 
     the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the 
     Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
     personnel at the agency level:  Provided further, That no 
     funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
     obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this 
     Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation 
     of these funds by USDA agency.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Economist, $19,786,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
     grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
     U.S.C. 3155.

                     office of hearings and appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals, $15,222,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, $9,525,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $58,950,000, of which not less than 
     $33,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the 
     department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, $6,028,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000:  Provided, That funds 
     made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights 
     mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
     up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $24,206,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
     delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
     Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 
     121, for programs and activities of the Department which are 
     included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions 
     needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
     unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to 
     the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings 
     and facilities, and for related costs, $64,414,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
     comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and 
     the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
     seq.), $3,503,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to 
     the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be 
     transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in 
     meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on 
     Federal and non-Federal lands.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $98,208,000, 
     including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and 
     other arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
     pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), and including not to 
     exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 
     expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended 
     under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. 
     App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 
     1981 (Public Law 97-98).

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $44,546,000.

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                            Office of Ethics

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,136,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Research, Education, and Economics, $800,000:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
     Research, Education, and Economics mission area for salaries 
     and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
     support staff for the Office.

                       Economic Research Service

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
     $86,757,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service, $191,717,000, of which up to $63,350,000 
     shall be available until expended for the Census of 
     Agriculture:  Provided, That amounts made available for the 
     Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current 
     Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and 
     (f).

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
     and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
     purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land 
     exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value 
     or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor 
     which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the 
     land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
     $1,202,766,000:  Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
     shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 
     aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for 
     replacement only:  Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of 
     constructing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, 
     except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be 
     limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be 
     constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 
     each, and except for two buildings to be constructed at a 
     cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, and the cost of altering 
     any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 
     percent of the current replacement value of the building or 
     $500,000, whichever is greater:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into 
     lease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service 
     location for the construction of a research facility by a 
     non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research 
     Service and a condition of the lease shall be that any 
     facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-
     Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or 
     termination of the lease agreement:  Provided further, That 
     the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 
     not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 
     facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
     easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:  
     Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not 
     apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act 
     of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
     easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
     the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
     entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural 
     Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be 
     that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 
     Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if 
     the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 
     interest of the United States:  Provided further, That funds 
     may be received from any State, other political subdivision, 
     organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing 
     or operating any research facility or research project of the 
     Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.

                        buildings and facilities

       For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, 
     improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
     equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
     agricultural research programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $140,600,000 to 
     remain available until expended.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                   research and education activities

       For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
     cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
     for other expenses, $887,171,000, which shall be for the 
     purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
     ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
     Education Activities'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for research grants 
     for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 
     institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges 
     of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, 
     veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, 
     graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and 
     grants management systems shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That each institution eligible 
     to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no 
     less than $1,000,000:  Provided further, That funds for 
     education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-
     serving institutions be made available to individual eligible 
     institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
     awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  
     Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 
     institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible 
     to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:  Provided 
     further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
     available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
     Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
     450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in 
     carrying out that authority.

              native american institutions endowment fund

       For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund 
     authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), 
     $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.

                          extension activities

       For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
     Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern 
     Marianas, and American Samoa, $483,626,000, which shall be 
     for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
     titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 
     Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for facility 
     improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That institutions eligible 
     to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative 
     extension receive no less than $1,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and 
     (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and 
     section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for 
     retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension 
     agents.

                         integrated activities

       For the integrated research, education, and extension 
     grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, 
     $37,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the 
     amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute 
     of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities'' in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, 
     That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension 
     Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
     Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $901,000:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
     Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries 
     and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
     support staff for the Office.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health 
     Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
     representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $981,893,000, 
     of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant 
     diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and 
     birds (``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet 
     emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests 
     program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 
     active eradication zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for Animal Health 
     Technical Services; of which $705,000 shall be for activities 
     under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as 
     amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $62,840,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be used to support avian 
     health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; 
     of which $178,170,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $9,326,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and 
     rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $16,523,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease 
     management; of which $40,966,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and response; 
     of which $56,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $5,725,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be for the National 
     Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program 
     for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management 
     program for aviation safety:  Provided, That of amounts 
     available under this heading for wildlife

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     services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of amounts 
     available under this heading for the screwworm program, 
     $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended; of which 
     $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     National Bio and Agro-Defense human capital development:  
     Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or 
     administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current 
     fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the 
     States of at least 40 percent:  Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
     five, of which two shall be for replacement only:  Provided 
     further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any 
     segment of the agricultural production industry of the United 
     States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations 
     or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the 
     Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be 
     available only in such emergencies for the arrest and 
     eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of 
     animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
     with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the 
     Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any 
     unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency 
     purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with 
     such transferred amounts:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
     (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       In fiscal year 2018, the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.

                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
     environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 
     and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

       For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, $151,595,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be available 
     for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113-79:  
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
     to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
     building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the current replacement value of the building.
       Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
     activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
     U.S.C. 9701).

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $61,227,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses:  Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
     program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
     operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
     Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
     Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise 
     provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,705,000 for 
     formulation and administration of marketing agreements and 
     orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-128).

                   payments to states and possessions

       For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
     departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing 
     activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000.

        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

       Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
     weighing services:  Provided, That if grain export activities 
     require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
     uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
     by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Food Safety, $800,000:  Provided, That funds made 
     available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission 
     area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
     one administrative support staff for the Office.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 
     including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances 
     and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
     August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,056,844,000; and in 
     addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
     fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as 
     authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f):  
     Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data 
     Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That no fewer than 148 
     full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during 
     fiscal year 2018 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections 
     and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.):  Provided further, That not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall issue 
     equivalence determinations for all countries wishing to 
     continue exporting Siluriformes to the United States:  
     Provided further, That unless the requirements pursuant to 
     the previous proviso have been met, thereafter, none of the 
     funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to 
     inspect, at point of entry, Siluriformes from countries 
     exporting to the United States until all requirements under 
     section 557.2 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations have 
     been met and a final determination of equivalence final rule 
     has been published in the Federal Register adding such 
     countries to the list under section 327.2 of title 9, Code of 
     Federal Regulations:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for public health veterinarian 
     recruitment and retention incentives:  Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 
     U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.

                                TITLE II

               FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Farm Production and Conservation, $901,000:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
     Farm Production and Conservation mission area for salaries 
     and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
     support staff for the Office.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

       For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
     Conservation Business Center, $1,028,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That $145,000 of amounts 
     appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 
     1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged with 
     this account.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
     $1,202,146,000:  Provided, That not more than 50 percent of 
     the $78,013,000 made available under this heading for 
     information technology related to farm program delivery, 
     including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of 
     Agricultural Systems and other farm program delivery systems, 
     may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 
     receives written or electronic notification of receipt from 
     such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) 
     identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the 
     functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and 
     the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated 
     lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well 
     as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be 
     met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) 
     consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 
     Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with 
     applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and 
     (c) subject to the applicable Department's capital planning 
     and investment control requirements; and (3) has been 
     reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and approved 
     by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress:  Provided further, That the agency shall submit a 
     report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government 
     Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/
     investment that is operational (a) current performance 
     against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current 
     performance of service level agreements or

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     other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a 
     pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of 
     current and planned spending on operational enhancements or 
     upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment 
     continues to meet business needs as intended as well as 
     alternatives to the investment:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and 
     authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to make program payments for all programs 
     administered by the Agency:  Provided further, That other 
     funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities 
     may be advanced to and merged with this account:  Provided 
     further, That funds made available to county committees shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be 
     used to close Farm Service Agency county offices:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 
     Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 
     employees that would result in an office with two or fewer 
     employees without prior notification and approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                         state mediation grants

       For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), 
     $3,904,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

       For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
     protection activities under section 1240O of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $6,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
     payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products 
     under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same 
     manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
     106-387, 114 Stat. 1549A-12).

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and 
     operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 
     U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 
     U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed 
     conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly 
     fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from 
     funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 
     $2,750,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and 
     $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; 
     $1,960,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans 
     and $1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 
     loans, $25,610,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 
     $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; 
     Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for 
     boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:  
     Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to 
     be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication 
     program loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
     including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm 
     operating loans, $61,812,000 for direct operating loans, 
     $21,756,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, 
     emergency loans, $1,260,000 and $2,272,000 for Indian highly 
     fractionated land loans to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $325,068,000:  
     Provided, That of this amount, $314,998,000 shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
     Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses'', of which $8,000,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2019.
       Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and 
     conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be 
     transferred among these programs:  Provided, That the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
     notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, 
     $74,829,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of 
     the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including 
     preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
     measures to conserve soil and water (including farm 
     irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for 
     soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
     floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control 
     agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
     plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; 
     dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, 
     and interests therein for use in the plant materials program 
     by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
     exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
     428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of 
     permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft, $874,107,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     construction and improvement of buildings and public 
     improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
     of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
     public improvements shall not exceed $250,000:  Provided 
     further, That when buildings or other structures are erected 
     on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is 
     obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:  Provided further, 
     That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
     $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the 
     authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009 for 
     authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose 
     of providing water to rural communities.

               watershed and flood prevention operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
     including but not limited to surveys and investigations, 
     engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes in 
     use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009) and 
     in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the 
     activities of the Department, $150,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That for funds provided 
     by this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding 
     the size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two 
     hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can 
     be undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for 
     the primary purpose of flood prevention (including structural 
     and land treatment measures):  Provided further, That of the 
     amounts made available under this heading, $50,000,000 shall 
     be allocated to projects and activities that can commence 
     promptly following enactment; that address regional 
     priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water 
     management, inefficient irrigation systems, fish and wildlife 
     habitat, or watershed protection; or that address authorized 
     ongoing projects under the authorities of section 13 of the 
     Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78-534) 
     with a primary purpose of watershed protection by preventing 
     floodwater damage and stabilizing stream channels, 
     tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment 
     transport.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

       Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
     Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $10,000,000 is provided: 
      Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     watershed rehabilitation projects in states with high-hazard 
     dams and other watershed structures and that have recently 
     incurred flooding events which caused fatalities.

                              CORPORATIONS

       The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
     authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
     and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
     forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
     corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

       For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 
     to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net 
     realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
     U.S.C. 713a-11):  Provided, That of the funds available to 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for 
     the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by 
     the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 
     management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service 
     that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation 
     business.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

       For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site 
     investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 
     maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
     section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and 
     section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6961).

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                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

                           Rural Development

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
     and implementation of Rural Development programs, including 
     activities with institutions concerning the development and 
     operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
     agreements; $230,835,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
     support Rural Development programs:  Provided further, That 
     in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes 
     authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as 
     amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this 
     account and will remain available until expended for such 
     purposes.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing 
     Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, as follows: $1,100,000,000 shall be for 
     direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
     guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 housing repair 
     loans; $40,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
     $230,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing 
     acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help 
     housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 
     524 site development loans:  Provided, That section 
     514(f)(3)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1484(f)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States,'' and by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, or a person legally admitted to 
     the United States and authorized to work in agriculture''.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $42,350,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
     housing repair loans, $3,452,000; section 523 self-help 
     housing land development loans, $368,000; section 524 site 
     development loans, $58,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and 
     new construction of section 515 rental housing, $10,524,000:  
     Provided, That to support the loan program level for section 
     538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the 
     Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the 
     projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the 
     provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et 
     seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized:  
     Provided further, That applicants in communities that have a 
     current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a 
     rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans 
     provided under this heading:  Provided further, That of the 
     amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct 
     loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct 
     loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a 
     program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant 
     authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until 
     June 1, 2018:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit 
     organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate 
     the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily 
     housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public 
     housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in 
     the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time as 
     determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, 
     but not be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit 
     entities and public housing authorities to earn a Return on 
     Investment on their own resources to include proceeds from 
     low income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, 
     grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, 
     invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organizational 
     costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred to 
     as ``Asset Management Fee'' of up to $7,500 per property.
       In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
     contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $14,710,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
     housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
     contracts:  Provided, That any balances available for the 
     Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged 
     with this account.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

       For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
     pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of 
     debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
     authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 
     1949, $1,345,293,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2019; and in addition such sums as may be 
     necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to 
     liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry 
     out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of 
     the Act:  Provided, That rental assistance agreements entered 
     into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be 
     funded for a one-year period:  Provided further, That any 
     unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year 
     agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any 
     debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any 
     existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance 
     activities authorized under title V of the Act:  Provided 
     further, That rental assistance provided under agreements 
     entered into prior to fiscal year 2018 for a farm labor 
     multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 
     516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another 
     project until such assistance has remained unused for a 
     period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a 
     waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the 
     project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 
     receiving such assistance:  Provided further, That such 
     recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent 
     practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family 
     housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act: 
      Provided further, That except as provided in the third 
     proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental 
     assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 
     fiscal year 2018 for a project that the Secretary determines 
     no longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured 
     funds for current needs.

          multi-family housing revitalization program account

       For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
     section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding 
     subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to 
     conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and 
     revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
     described in this paragraph, $47,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, $25,000,000, shall be available for rural 
     housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those 
     not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property 
     financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after 
     September 30, 2005:  Provided further, That the amount of 
     such voucher shall be the difference between comparable 
     market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent 
     for such unit:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of 
     annual appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 
     vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance 
     applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
      Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that the 
     amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act 
     is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds 
     for the demonstration program for the preservation and 
     revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
     described in this paragraph:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $22,000,000 shall be 
     available for a demonstration program for the preservation 
     and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-
     family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
     multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the 
     project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for 
     the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-
     income residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
     eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, 
     reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial 
     assistance including advances, payments and incentives 
     (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
     on investment) required by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
     revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
     consistent with the terms of the restructuring:  Provided 
     further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 
     funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, 
     funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration 
     program may be used for such vouchers:  Provided further, 
     That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize 
     a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
     similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
     Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration 
     program under this heading to carry out such legislation with 
     the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That in addition 
     to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not 
     more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made 
     available under this heading, for administrative expenses for 
     activities funded under this heading.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $30,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

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                    rural housing assistance grants

       For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural 
     housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as 
     authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $40,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and 
     described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and 
     $148,287,000 for guaranteed loans.
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $4,849,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
     programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 
     section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act, $43,778,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for a 
     Rural Community Development Initiative:  Provided further, 
     That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity 
     and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
     community development organizations, low-income rural 
     communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
     to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
     facilities, community and economic development projects in 
     rural areas:  Provided further, That such funds shall be made 
     available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
     intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
     of financial and technical assistance:  Provided further, 
     That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching 
     funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related 
     activities, in an amount not less than funds provided:  
     Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities 
     in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe 
     economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with up to 5 
     percent for administration and capacity building in the State 
     rural development offices:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 
     of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, 
     as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the 
     funds made available under this heading.

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     rural business program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural 
     business development programs authorized by section 310B and 
     described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 
     310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
     $77,342,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to 
     exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a 
     qualified national organization to provide technical 
     assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
     economic development and $6,000,000 shall be for grants to 
     the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) and 
     the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) 
     for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as 
     described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may 
     be used for administrative expenses:  Provided further, That 
     $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
     shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized 
     Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a 
     qualified national organization to provide technical 
     assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
     economic development:  Provided further, That sections 381E-H 
     and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     are not applicable to funds made available under this 
     heading.

              intermediary relending program fund account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
     the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
     1936b), $18,889,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, $4,361,000, as authorized by 
     the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
     1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through June 30, 
     2018, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of 
     which $1,072,000 shall be available through June 30, 2018, 
     for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in 
     accordance with Public Law 100-460):  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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, 
     Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
     purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
     creation projects, $45,000,000.
       The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of the 
     Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural 
     economic development and job creation projects shall not 
     exceed $10,000,000.

                  rural cooperative development grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,550,000, of which 
     $2,750,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the 
     appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants 
     for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, 
     or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
     groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
     boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members 
     of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $16,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added 
     agricultural product market development grants, as authorized 
     by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
     2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a), of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
     Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 
     6402 of Public Law 107-171.

                    rural energy for america program

       For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the 
     same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8107), $293,000:  Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants 
     for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid 
     waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 
     306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 
     306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act, $560,263,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
     shall be available for the rural utilities program described 
     in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to 
     exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities 
     program described in section 306E of such Act:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 
     306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of 
     such Act and such grants may not exceed $1,000,000 
     notwithstanding section 306A(f)(1) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That $68,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
     this heading shall be for loans and grants including water 
     and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
     306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native 
     American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be 
     provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of 
     Public Law 105-83:  Provided further, That not more than 2 
     percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by 
     the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance 
     programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided 
     for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant 
     to section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and 
     technical assistance programs:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $40,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
     water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of 
     such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of 
     extreme need, of which $8,000,000 shall be made available for 
     a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional 
     technical assistance organization, with experience in working 
     with small communities on water and waste water problems, the 
     principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural 
     communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving 
     the planning, financing, development, operation, and 
     management of water and waste water systems, and of which not 
     less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native 
     American organization to provide technical assistance for 
     rural water systems for tribal communities:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with 
     qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program 
     to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for 
     solid waste management grants:  Provided further, That 
     $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
     shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities 
     Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants 
     authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 
     of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):  Provided further, That any prior 
     year

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     balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 
     of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities 
     Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:  Provided further, 
     That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 
     available under this heading.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as 
     authorized by sections 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935, 936, and 940g) 
     shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 
     305, 306, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, rural 
     electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans 
     pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural 
     telecommunications loans, cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to 
     section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
     $690,000,000:  Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be 
     used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of 
     fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or 
     existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
       For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 
     of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
     including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money 
     rural telecommunications loans, $863,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

       For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication 
     loans, $29,851,000.
       For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services 
     in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., 
     $32,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized 
     by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  
     Provided further, That funding provided under this heading 
     for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet 
     all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as 
     established by this section.
       For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 
     601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the cost of direct 
     loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974.
       In addition, $30,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for a grant program to finance broadband 
     transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning 
     and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
     950aaa.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

    Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
                                Services

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $800,000:  
     Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency 
     in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for 
     salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one 
     administrative support staff for the Office.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except 
     section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $24,254,139,000 to 
     remain available through September 30, 2019, of which such 
     sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the 
     Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and 
     available for the same time period and purposes as provided 
     herein:  Provided, That of the total amount available, 
     $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):  
     Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
     $30,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants 
     to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies 
     and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of 
     greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve 
     food safety, and to help support the establishment, 
     maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program:  
     Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
     $28,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
     out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 
     2010 (Public Law 111-80):  Provided further, That section 
     26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``2010 through 2017'' and inserting ``2010 through 2018'':  
     Provided further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. 
     Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``for fiscal year 
     2017'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2018'':  Provided 
     further, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended 
     in the first sentence by striking ``for fiscal year 2017'' 
     and inserting ``for fiscal year 2018''.

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the special 
     supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
     $6,175,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2019, of which $25,000,000 shall be placed in reserve, to 
     remain available until expended, to be allocated as the 
     Secretary deemed necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of 
     such Act, to support participation should cost or 
     participation exceed budget estimates:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 
     shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other 
     related activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for 
     infrastructure:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this account shall be available for the purchase 
     of infant formula except in accordance with the cost 
     containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in 
     section 17 of such Act:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided shall be available for activities that are not 
     fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
     agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:  
     Provided further, That upon termination of a federally 
     mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and 
     conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
     waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of 
     a State agency.

               supplemental nutrition assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
     Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $74,013,499,000, of 
     which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through December 
     31, 2019, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such 
     amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry 
     out program operations:  Provided, That funds provided herein 
     shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used 
     to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
     Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
     Distribution Program on Indian Reservations:  Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
     registration or workfare requirements as may be required by 
     law:  Provided further, That funds made available for 
     Employment and Training under this heading shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), 
     section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
     of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2019:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention of 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1183A):  Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ 
     staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct 
     activities related to program integrity provided that such 
     activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008.

                      commodity assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 
     the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by 
     section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act 
     of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected 
     islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of 
     Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188); 
     and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
     section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 
     $322,139,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
     donated to the program:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with 
     funds made available in fiscal year 2018 to support the 
     Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
     section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
     2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 
     2019:  Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 15 percent for 
     costs associated with the distribution of commodities.

                   nutrition programs administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
     Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
     assistance program, $153,841,000:  Provided, That of the 
     funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the 
     purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as amended by 
     section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $875,000:  
     Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any

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     agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission 
     area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
     one administrative support staff for the Office.

                      office of codex alimentarius

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, 
     $3,796,000.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     including not to exceed $250,000 for representation 
     allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act 
     approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $199,666,000, of 
     which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, for overseas operations to include the 
     payment of locally employed staff:  Provided, That the 
     Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this 
     appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal 
     agencies, public and private organizations and institutions 
     under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food 
     production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the 
     foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for 
     International Development:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available for middle-income country training programs, funds 
     made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
     Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
     $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation 
     solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 
     international currency exchange rates, subject to 
     documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall 
     remain available until expended.

  food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program 
                                account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program 
     of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480) and the 
     Food for Progress Act of 1985, $149,000, shall be transferred 
     to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service 
     Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                     food for peace title ii grants

       For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 
     83-480), for commodities supplied in connection with 
     dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
     $1,600,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the Administrator of the United States Agency 
     for International Development shall in each instance notify 
     in writing the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, the Committee on Agriculture of the House, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House, and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and make 
     publicly available online the amount and use of authority in 
     section 202(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(a)) 
     to notwithstand the minimum level of nonemergency assistance 
     required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) not later than 15 days after the date of 
     such action.

  mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition 
                             program grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
     2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1), $207,626,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the use of 
     recently developed potable water technologies in school 
     feeding projects:  Provided, That the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
     facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
     such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided 
     herein:  Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, $10,000,000, shall remain available until 
     expended for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
     of section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
     1726c).

 commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and 
     GSM 103, $8,845,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which $6,382,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $2,463,000 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
     including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
     Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
     Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of 
     special purpose space in the District of Columbia or 
     elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated to the FDA 
     Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities described 
     in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public 
     Law 114-255); for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
     Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
     certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding 
     section 521 of Public Law 107-188; $5,138,041,000:  Provided, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $911,346,000 
     shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized 
     by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended; $193,291,000 shall be 
     derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
     available until expended; $493,600,000 shall be derived from 
     human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, 
     and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
     until expended; $40,214,000 shall be derived from biosimilar 
     biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, 
     and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
     until expended; $18,093,000 shall be derived from animal drug 
     user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be 
     credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
     $9,419,000 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user 
     fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall be credited 
     to this account and remain available until expended; 
     $672,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees 
     authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited to this 
     account and remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other 
     provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
     prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human 
     generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user 
     fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new animal drug user 
     fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2018 limitations 
     are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That fees 
     derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic 
     drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and generic 
     new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2018, including 
     any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2018 but 
     credited for fiscal year 2018, shall be subject to the fiscal 
     year 2018 limitations:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may accept payment during fiscal year 2018 of user fees 
     specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 
     2019, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts 
     of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2019 for which the 
     Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2018 shall not be 
     included in amounts under this heading:  Provided further, 
     That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
     or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
     9701:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated: (1) $1,041,615,000 shall be for the Center for 
     Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 
     $1,617,881,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 
     and Research and related field activities in the Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs; (3) $359,614,000 shall be for the Center 
     for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) 
     $197,252,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine 
     and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs; (5) $487,197,000 shall be for the Center for Devices 
     and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
     the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be 
     for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
     $625,646,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and 
     for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs; (8) not to exceed $172,003,000 shall be for Rent and 
     Related activities, of which $50,559,000 is for White Oak 
     Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 
     Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed 
     $237,671,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
     Administration for rent; and (10) $335,831,000 shall be for 
     other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of 
     Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, 
     the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of 
     Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the 
     Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these 
     offices:  Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of 
     this amount shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 
     determined by the Commissioner:  Provided further, That any 
     transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only 
     be from amounts made available under this heading for other 
     activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts that are 
     made available under this heading for ``other activities'', 
     and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of 
     Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs and 
     operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be 
     in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
     of the Food and Drug Administration:  Provided further, That 
     of the total amount made available under this heading, 
     $1,500,000

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     shall be used by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, for consumer 
     outreach and education regarding agricultural biotechnology 
     and biotechnology-derived food products and animal feed, 
     including through publication and distribution of science-
     based educational information on the environmental, 
     nutritional, food safety, economic, and humanitarian impacts 
     of such biotechnology, food products, and feed:  Provided 
     further, That funds may be transferred from one specified 
     activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n 
     and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, 
     and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 
     21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 
     U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale distributor 
     licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and 
     inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), 
     third-party auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), 
     and medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees 
     authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, shall be credited to this 
     account, to remain available until expended.

                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
     facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     where not otherwise provided, $11,788,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                   fda innovation account, cures act

       For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
     under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in 
     addition to amounts available for such purposes under the 
     heading ``Salaries and Expenses'', $60,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That amounts 
     appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to 
     section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be 
     derived from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of 
     Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services--Food and Drug Administration--
     Salaries and Expenses'' solely for the purposes provided in 
     such Act:  Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
     Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous 
     proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to the account:  Provided 
     further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided by law.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental 
     of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District 
     of Columbia and elsewhere, $249,000,000, including not to 
     exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which 
     not less than $48,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, shall be for the purchase of information 
     technology and of which not less than $2,700,000 shall be for 
     expenses of the Office of the Inspector General:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, 
     amounts provided under this heading are available for the 
     liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on 
     leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and 
     liquidating any lease obligations that should have been 
     recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, 
     such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new 
     no-year account in the Treasury, which may be established for 
     the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating 
     such unpaid obligations:  Provided further, That if any 
     furlough or reduction-in-force of personnel at the Commission 
     occurs as a result of an action under 5 U.S.C. 7119, the 
     Commission shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     no later than 30 days after the furlough or reduction-in-
     force occurs detailing the agency's reasoning for conducting 
     a furlough or reduction-in-force:  Provided further, That in 
     the report the Commission shall explain why the furlough or 
     reduction-in-force was the only reasonable course of action 
     in response to an action taken under 5 U.S.C. 7119:  Provided 
     further, That after the conclusion of any furlough or 
     reduction-in-force of the Commission in response to an action 
     taken under 5 U.S.C. 7119, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report that describes (1) the 
     long-term cost of any pay increases the Commission must make 
     in response to an action taken under 5 U.S.C. 7119; and (2) 
     the operational impact of the furlough or reduction-in-force.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $70,600,000 (from assessments collected from 
     farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
     fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 
     12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided, That this limitation shall not 
     apply to expenses associated with receiverships:  Provided 
     further, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 
     10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

       Sec. 701.  Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall 
     be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
     specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger 
     motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and 
     for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new 
     passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the 
     Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to 
     reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 
     property, and public safety.
       Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
     balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any other available unobligated discretionary balances that 
     are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to 
     the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and 
     capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, 
     administrative, and information technology services of 
     primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
     Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That none of the funds made available by 
     this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency 
     administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
     section shall be available for obligation without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made 
     available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes 
     to the Department's National Finance Center without written 
     notification to and prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by 
     section 717 of this Act:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
     Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, 
     implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any 
     systems, missions, or functions of the offices of the Chief 
     Financial Officer or any personnel from the National Finance 
     Center prior to written notification to and prior approval of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     and in accordance with the requirements of section 717 of 
     this Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer 
     shall actively market to existing and new Departments and 
     other government agencies National Finance Center shared 
     services including, but not limited to, payroll, financial 
     management, and human capital shared services and allow the 
     National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades:  
     Provided further, That of annual income amounts in the 
     Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture 
     attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of 
     the shared services provided by the National Finance Center 
     and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the Secretary 
     shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or 
     acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the 
     improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial, 
     administrative, and information technology services, and 
     other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
     unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance 
     Center:  Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
     shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary 
     submits written notification of the obligation to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  
     Provided further, That the limitations on the obligation of 
     funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall 
     not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the 
     Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of 
     emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the 
     National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the 
     National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue 
     operations of the National Finance Center:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct and submit a 
     detailed cost benefit analysis to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that includes a complete analysis of the 
     National Finance Center data center and two other 
     operationally comparable data centers in both size and 
     complexity in supported applications that details and 
     provides: (1) the cost effectiveness of each center; (2) a 
     security analysis of each center; and (3) each center's 
     Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 
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     the center's demonstrated history record and ability for 
     maintaining Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) functions 
     and not miss critical operations:  Provided further, That the 
     cost-benefit analysis shall be submitted no later than 90 
     days after enactment of this Act to the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That not later than 90 
     days after submission of the cost-benefit analysis, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a sufficiency review of the 
     cost-benefit analysis, including any findings and 
     recommendations relating to such review.
       Sec. 703.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended 
     to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for 
     the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund 
     program account, the Rural Electrification and 
     Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural 
     Housing Insurance Fund program account.
       Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
     new information technology systems or significant upgrades, 
     as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
     concurrence of the Executive Information Technology 
     Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to 
     the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40, United 
     States Code, none of the funds available to the Department of 
     Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for 
     projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior 
     to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information 
     Officer:  Provided further, That the Chief Information 
     Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 
     written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
     projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based 
     upon the performance of an agency measured against the 
     performance plan requirements described in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying Public Law 113-235.
       Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 524(b) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current 
     fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse 
     obligations made in the current fiscal year.
       Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, 
     direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act 
     of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to 
     receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be 
     eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such 
     Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
       Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in 
     this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2019, for information technology 
     expenses:  Provided, That except as otherwise specifically 
     provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the 
     Rural Development mission area shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, for information technology expenses.
       Sec. 710.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by 
     the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention 
     of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 711.  In the case of each program established or 
     amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), 
     other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, 
     or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in 
     that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out 
     using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
       (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
     administrative expenses, including technical assistance, 
     associated with the implementation of the program, without 
     regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments 
     and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
       (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
     considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of 
     applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and 
     fund transfers contained in such section.
       Sec. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
     more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
     expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
     panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of 
     Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
     rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
     awarded grants.
       Sec. 713.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
     research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 
     percent of total Federal funds provided under each award:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants 
     awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and 
     Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect 
     costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       Sec. 714. (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, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 715.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 
     of Public Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section 
     referred to as ``section 14222''), none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
     Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act 
     of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred 
     to as ``section 32'') in excess of $1,266,582,000 (exclusive 
     of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as 
     follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities--
     $465,000,000; State Option Contracts-- $5,000,000; Removal of 
     Defective Commodities-- $2,500,000; Administration of Section 
     32 Commodity Purchases--$35,853,000:  Provided, That of the 
     total funds made available in the matter preceding this 
     proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2018, such 
     unobligated balances shall carryover into the next fiscal 
     year and shall remain available until expended for any of the 
     three stated purposes of section 32, except that any such 
     carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 
     32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until 
     the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of 
     the expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance:  Provided 
     further, That, with the exception of any available carryover 
     funds authorized in the first proviso of this section to be 
     used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or 
     any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses 
     of any employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out 
     clause (3) of section 32.
       Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for 
     programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations 
     Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes 
     revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due 
     to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law 
     prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget 
     submission identifies which additional spending reductions 
     should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not 
     enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of 
     conference for the fiscal year 2019 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
     provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
     available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as 
     authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the 
     Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 
     provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public 
     Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
     restricted;
       (4) relocates an office or employees;
       (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
       (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in 
     writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both

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     Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the 
     reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
       (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or 
     projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
     referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 
     $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in 
     writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in 
     advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the 
     use of such authority.
       (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive 
     approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress before implementing any program or activity not 
     carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the 
     program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically 
     funded by any other Act.
       (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for--
       (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
     including information technology systems, that involves 
     increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
     the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent 
     of the total cost, whichever is less;
       (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant 
     positions or agency activities or functions to establish a 
     center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more 
     personnel; or
       (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
     described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded 
     by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in 
     advance of using the funds for these purposes.
       (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
     any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the 
     Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the 
     notification as required in this section.
       Sec. 718.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
     guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does 
     not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of 
     the loan.
       Sec. 719.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
     Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or 
     the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or 
     otherwise make available reports, questions, or responses to 
     questions that are a result of information requested for the 
     appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of 
     Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, 
     non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit 
     Administration employee.
       Sec. 720.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
     none of the funds provided in this 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. 721.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
     be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by 
     this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of 
     the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless 
     the individual's employing agency or office is fully 
     reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary 
     and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
       Sec. 722. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a Working Capital Fund (the Fund) to be 
     administered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
     without fiscal year limitation, for the payment of salaries, 
     travel, and other expenses necessary to the maintenance and 
     operation of (1) a supply service for the purchase, storage, 
     handling, issuance, packing, or shipping of stationery, 
     supplies, materials, equipment, and blank forms, for which 
     stocks may be maintained to meet, in whole or in part, the 
     needs of the FDA and requisitions of other Government 
     Offices, and (2) such other services as the Commissioner of 
     the FDA, subject to review by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, determines may be performed more 
     advantageously as central services. The Fund shall be 
     reimbursed from applicable discretionary resources, 
     notwithstanding any otherwise applicable purpose limitations, 
     available when services are performed or stock furnished, or 
     in advance, on a basis of rates which shall include estimated 
     or actual charges for personal services, materials, 
     equipment, information technology, and other expenses. 
     Charges for equipment and information technology shall 
     include costs associated with maintenance, repair, and 
     depreciation (including improvement and replacement).
       (b) Of any discretionary resources appropriated in this Act 
     for fiscal year 2018 for ``Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and 
     Expenses'', not to exceed $5,000,000 of amounts available as 
     of September 30 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     Fund established under subsection (a), notwithstanding any 
     otherwise applicable purpose limitations.
       (c) No amounts may be transferred pursuant to this section 
     that are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Sec. 723.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the 
     Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the 
     Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for 
     all the funds made available under this Act including 
     appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       Sec. 724.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
     available for the supplemental nutrition program as 
     authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1786), $800,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 725.  The Secretary shall continue an intermediary 
     loan packaging program based on the pilot program in effect 
     for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 
     single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue 
     agreements with current intermediary organizations and with 
     additional qualified intermediary organizations. The 
     Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase 
     effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan 
     program in rural communities and shall set aside and make 
     available from the national reserve section 502 loans an 
     amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries 
     and provide a priority for review of such loans.
       Sec. 726.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
     require budget authority and the program level has been 
     established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees 
     by not more than 25 percent:  Provided, That prior to the 
     Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary 
     notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.
       Sec. 727.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 
     729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
     (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be available for 
     obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
     approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress:  Provided, That the refunds or rebates so 
     transferred shall be available for obligation only for the 
     acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the 
     delivery of financial, administrative, and information 
     technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       Sec. 728.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' 
     requirements of the final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer 
     Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
     (SNAP)'' published by the Department of Agriculture in the 
     Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) 
     until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the definition of 
     the term ``variety'' as de fined in section 
     278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     and ``variety'' as applied in the definition of the term 
     ``staple food'' as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, to increase the number of items that 
     qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category 
     so that the total number of such items in each staple food 
     category exceeds the number of such items in each staple food 
     category included in the final rule as published on December 
     15, 2016:  Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates 
     such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the 
     requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of 
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     to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
       Sec. 729.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act may be used--
       (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural 
     Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or
       (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or 
     use of industrial hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown 
     or cultivated in accordance with subsection section 7606 of 
     the Agricultural Act of 2014, within or outside the State in 
     which the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated.
       Sec. 730.  Funds provided by this or any prior 
     Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research 
     Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available 
     without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 
     2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in 
     laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of 
     such section:  Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 
     450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply.
       Sec. 731.  For tree assistance payments under section 
     1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to 
     eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined in 
     such section) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that 
     exceeds 7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is 
     less than 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), 
     $15,000,000, to be available until expended, for losses 
     incurred during the period beginning January 1, 2017 and 
     ending December 31, 2017.
       Sec. 732.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of 
     the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to 
     loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for 
     such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j) 
     of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p-2) with respect 
     to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible 
     lenders for such loans.
       Sec. 733.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or 
     take any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring 
     information intended for a prescribing health care 
     professional, in the case of a drug or biological product 
     subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such 
     professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless 
     and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such 
     distribution.
       Sec. 734.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt 
     of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a 
     drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or 
     section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is 
     intentionally created or modified to include a heritable 
     genetic modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to 
     have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption 
     may not go into effect.
       Sec. 735.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to carry out the final rule promulgated 
     by the Food and Drug Administration and put into effect 
     November 16, 2015, in regards to the hazard analysis and 
     risk-based preventive control requirements of the current 
     good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-based 
     preventive controls for food for animals rule with respect to 
     the regulation of the production, distribution, sale, or 
     receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic 
     beverage production process.
       Sec. 736.  Funds made available under title II of the Food 
     for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to 
     provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
     monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, 
     are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by 
     the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food 
     shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate 
     purposes.
       Sec. 737.  There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry 
     out section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
       Sec. 738.  No partially hydrogenated oils as defined in the 
     order published by the Food and Drug Administration in the 
     Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et 
     seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within the meaning of section 
     409(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     348(a)) and no food that is introduced or delivered for 
     introduction into interstate commerce that bears or contains 
     a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed adulterated 
     under sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of this Act by 
     virtue of bearing or containing a partially hydrogenated oil 
     until the compliance date as specified in such order (June 
     18, 2018).
       Sec. 739.  For the cost of refinancing a loan pursuant to 
     section 749 of division A of Public Law 115-31, and in 
     addition to amounts provided by that section, for any 
     borrower identified by the Federal Financing Bank for 
     refinancing a loan where the modification calculation 
     methodology used for such refinancing pursuant to section 185 
     of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-11 results 
     in a cost to the pilot program, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That these funds shall 
     also be available for refinancing a loan pursuant to any 
     extension or expansion of this pilot program that is enacted 
     subsequent to this Act for those same borrowers.
       Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
     Food and Nutrition Service, to commence any new research and 
     evaluation projects until the Secretary submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     research and evaluation plan for fiscal year 2018, prepared 
     in coordination with the Research, Education, and Economics 
     mission area of the Department of Agriculture, and a period 
     of 30 days beginning on the date of the submission of the 
     plan expires to permit Congressional review of the plan.
       Sec. 741.  There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to carry out section 6407 of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8107a):  Provided, That the Secretary may allow eligible 
     entities to offer loans to customers in any part of their 
     service territory and to offer loans to replace a 
     manufactured housing unit with another manufactured housing 
     unit, if replacement would be more cost effective in saving 
     energy:  Provided further, That funds provided in section 769 
     of division A, Public Law 115-31, shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.
       Sec. 742. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
       (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
     factors in the country or region being audited, as 
     applicable--
       (A) veterinary control and oversight;
       (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
       (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
       (D) epidemiological separation from potential sources of 
     infection;
       (E) surveillance practices;
       (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
       (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
       (2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
     any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1).
       (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with United States obligations under its international trade 
     agreements.
       Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 for the 
     Secretary to carry out a pilot program that provides forestry 
     inventory analysis, forest management and economic outcomes 
     modelling for certain currently enrolled Conservation Reserve 
     Program participants. The Secretary shall allow the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation to enter into agreements with and provide 
     grants to qualified non-profit organizations dedicated to 
     conservation, forestry and wildlife habitats, that also have 
     experience in conducting accurate forest inventory analysis 
     through the use of advanced, cost-effective technology. The 
     Secretary shall focus the analysis on lands enrolled for at 
     least eight years and located in areas with a substantial 
     concentration of acres enrolled under conservation practices 
     devoted to multiple bottomland hardwood tree species 
     including CP03, CP03A, CP11, CP22, CP31 and CP40.
       Sec. 744.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out any activities or incur any expense 
     related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 of the 
     Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of such 
     licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs and cats for use 
     in research, experiments, teaching, or testing.
       Sec. 745.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 
     U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to implement non-renewable 
     agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural 
     lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
       Sec. 746. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this 
     fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
     and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
     306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall 
     be used for a project for the construction, alteration, 
     maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater system 
     unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project 
     are produced in the United States.
       (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' 
     means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: 
     lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other 
     municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and 
     restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast 
     concrete, and construction materials.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
     of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') or the designee of 
     the Secretary finds that--
       (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
     public interest;
       (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or 
     of a satisfactory quality; or
       (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
     United States will increase the cost of the overall project 
     by more than 25 percent.
       (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for 
     a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee 
     shall make available to the public on an informal basis a 
     copy of the request and information available to the 
     Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and shall 
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     least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. 
     The Secretary or the designee shall make the request and 
     accompanying information available by electronic means, 
     including on the official public Internet Web site of the 
     Department.
       (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with United States obligations under international 
     agreements.
       (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities 
     Service--Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account'' for 
     carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) 
     for management and oversight of the requirements of this 
     section.
       (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
     project for which the engineering plans and specifications 
     include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited 
     by such subsection if the plans and specifications have 
     received required approvals from State agencies prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ``United 
     States'' and ``State'' shall include each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and each federally 
     recognized Indian tribe.
       Sec. 747.  The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
     Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2018, an 
     amount of funds made available in title III under the 
     headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, 
     Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance 
     Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural 
     Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program 
     Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, 
     equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to 
     funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal 
     year any such funds were obligated under such headings for 
     REAP Zones.
       Sec. 748.  For the purposes of determining eligibility or 
     level of program assistance for Rural Development programs 
     the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison 
     populations.
       Sec. 749.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the 
     Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit 
     organizations and public housing authorities to provide 
     technical assistance, including financial and legal services, 
     to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the 
     acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas 
     where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable 
     housing, by non-profit housing organizations and public 
     housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep 
     such properties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a 
     period of time as determined by the Secretary.
       Sec. 750.  Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
     through fiscal year 2019, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, any fee issued by the State's Electronic Benefit 
     Transfer contractor and subcontractors, including Affiliates 
     of the contractor or subcontractor, related to the switching 
     or routing of benefits for Department of Agriculture domestic 
     food assistance programs shall be prohibited:  Provided, That 
     for purposes of this provision, the term ``switching'' means 
     the routing of an intrastate or interstate transaction that 
     consists of transmitting the details of a transaction 
     electronically recorded through the use of an electronic 
     benefit transfer card in one State to the issuer of the card 
     that may be in the same or different State.
       Sec. 751.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
     congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
     matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 
     Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
       Sec. 752. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary'') shall carry out a pilot 
     program during fiscal year 2018 with respect to the 2017 crop 
     year for county-level agriculture risk coverage payments 
     under section 1117(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
     U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), that provides all or some of the State 
     Farm Service Agency offices in each State the opportunity to 
     provide agricultural producers in the State a supplemental 
     payment described in subsection (c) based on the alternate 
     calculation method described in subsection (b) for 1 or more 
     counties in a State if the office for that State determines 
     that the alternate calculation method is necessary to ensure 
     that, to the maximum extent practicable, there are not 
     significant yield calculation disparities between comparable 
     counties in the State.
       (b) The alternate calculation method referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a method of calculating the actual yield 
     for the 2017 crop year for county-level agriculture risk 
     coverage payments under section 1117(b)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), under which--
       (1) county data of the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service (referred to in this section as ``NASS data'') is 
     used for the calculations;
       (2) if there is insufficient NASS data for a county (as 
     determined under standards of the Secretary in effect as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act) or the available NASS data 
     produces a substantially disparate result, the calculation of 
     the county yield is determined using comparable contiguous 
     county NASS data as determined by the Farm Service Agency 
     office in the applicable State; and
       (3) if there is insufficient NASS data for a comparable 
     contiguous county (as determined under standards of the 
     Secretary in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act), 
     the calculation of the county yield is determined using 
     reliable yield data from other sources, such as Risk 
     Management Agency data, National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service district data, National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service State yield data, or other data as determined by the 
     Farm Service Agency office in the applicable State.
       (c)(1) A supplemental payment made under the pilot program 
     established under this section may be made to an agricultural 
     producer who is subject to the alternate calculation method 
     described in subsection (b) if that agricultural producer 
     would otherwise receive a county-level agriculture risk 
     coverage payment for the 2017 crop year in an amount that is 
     less than the payment that the agricultural producer would 
     receive under the alternate calculation method.
       (2) The amount of a supplemental payment to an agricultural 
     producer under this section may not exceed the difference 
     between--
       (A) the payment that the agricultural producer would have 
     received without the alternate calculation method described 
     in subsection (b); and
       (B) the payment that the agricultural producer would 
     receive using the alternate calculation method.
       (d)(1) There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds 
     of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, to carry out the 
     pilot program described in this section.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated, the Secretary shall use not 
     more than $5,000,000 to carry out the pilot program described 
     in this section.
       (e)(1) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall select States to participate in the pilot program under 
     this section so the cost of the pilot program equals the 
     amount provided under subsection (d).
       (2) To the extent that the cost of the pilot program 
     exceeds the amount made available, the Secretary shall reduce 
     all payments under the pilot program on a pro rata basis.
       (f) Nothing in this section affects the calculation of 
     actual yield for purposes of county-level agriculture risk 
     coverage payments under section 1117(b)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)) other than 
     payments made in accordance with the pilot program under this 
     section.
       (g) A calculation of actual yield made using the alternate 
     calculation method described in subsection (b) shall not be 
     used as a basis for any agriculture risk coverage payment 
     determinations under section 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 
     2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017) other than for purposes of the pilot 
     program under this section.
       Sec. 753.  For an additional amount for ``National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education 
     Activities'', $6,000,000, to be available until expended, for 
     relocation expenses and for the alteration and repair of 
     leased buildings and improvements pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250:  
     Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of 
     this funding.
       Sec. 754.  The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary's 
     designees are hereby granted the same access to information 
     and subject to the same requirements applicable to the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as provided in 
     section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) and 
     section 6103(1)(7)(D)(ix) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (26 U.S.C. 1603(1)(7)(D)(ix)) to verify the income for 
     individuals participating in sections 502, 504, 521, and 524 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1972, 1474, 1490a, and 
     1490r), notwithstanding section 453(l)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act.
       Sec. 755.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Domestic Food Programs--Food 
     and Nutrition Services--Child Nutrition Programs'', there is 
     appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, to allow allied professional associations to 
     develop a training program for school nutrition personnel 
     that focuses on school food service meal preparation and 
     workforce development.
       Sec. 756.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to procure raw or processed poultry products imported 
     into the United States from the People's Republic of China 
     for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. 
     Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
     the Child and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program 
     for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), 
     or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
       Sec. 757.  In response to an eligible community where the 
     drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural 
     disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought 
     or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water 
     through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant 
     Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 
     days beyond the established period provided under the Program 
     in order to protect public health.
       Sec. 758.  Section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1472(i)), is amended by

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     striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Authority; maximum amount.--To the extent provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may assess and 
     collect a fee for a lender to access the automated 
     underwriting systems of the Department in connection with 
     such lender's participation in the single family loan program 
     under this section and only in an amount necessary to cover 
     the costs of information technology enhancements, 
     improvements, maintenance, and development for automated 
     underwriting systems used in connection with the single 
     family loan program under this section, except that such fee 
     shall not exceed $50 per loan.''.
       Sec. 759.  Of the total amounts made available by this Act 
     for direct loans and grants in the following headings: 
     ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program 
     Account''; ``Rural Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help 
     Housing Grants''; ``Rural Economic Infrastructure Grants''; 
     ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Community Facilities Program 
     Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural 
     Business Program Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative 
     Service--Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account''; 
     ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Cooperative 
     Development Grants''; ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water 
     and Waste Disposal Program Account''; and ``Rural Utilities 
     Service--Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans 
     Program Account'', at least 10 percent of the funds shall be 
     allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under 
     this section, including, notwithstanding any other provision 
     regarding population limits, any county seat of such a 
     persistent poverty county that has a population that does not 
     exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 
     percent:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, 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 1980, 
     1990, and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007-2011 American 
     Community Survey 5-year average:  Provided further, That with 
     respect to specific activities for which program levels have 
     been made available by this Act that are not supported by 
     budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be 
     applied to such program level.
       Sec. 760. (a) No funds shall be used to finalize the 
     proposed rule entitled ``Eligibility of the People's Republic 
     of China (PRC) to Export to the United States Poultry 
     Products from Birds Slaughtered in the PRC'' published in the 
     Federal Register by the Department of Agriculture on June 16, 
     2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 27625), unless the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall--
       (1) ensure that the poultry slaughter inspection system for 
     the PRC is equivalent to that of the United States;
       (2) ensure that, before any poultry products can enter the 
     United States from any such poultry plant, such poultry 
     products comply with all other applicable requirements for 
     poultry products in interstate commerce in the United States;
       (3) conduct periodic verification reviews and audits of any 
     such plants in the PRC intending to export into the United 
     States processed poultry products;
       (4) conduct re-inspection of such poultry products at 
     United States ports-of-entry to check the general condition 
     of such products, for the proper certification and labeling 
     of such products, and for any damage to such products that 
     may have occurred during transportation; and
       (5) ensure that shipments of any such poultry products 
     selected to enter the United States are subject to additional 
     re-inspection procedures at appropriate levels to verify that 
     the products comply with relevant Federal regulations or 
     standards, including examinations for product defects and 
     laboratory analyses to detect harmful chemical residues or 
     pathogen testing appropriate for the products involved.
       (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with obligations of the United States under any trade 
     agreement to which the United States is a party.
       Sec. 761. (a) Section 2 of the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1002) is amended in the 
     matter following paragraph (3) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000''.
       (b) Section 5 of the Watershed Protection and Flood 
     Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000''.
       Sec. 762.  In addition to funds appropriated in this Act, 
     there is hereby appropriated $116,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, under the heading ``Food for Peace 
     Title II Grants'':  Provided, That the funds made available 
     under this section shall be used for the purposes set forth 
     in the Food for Peace Act for both emergency and non-
     emergency purposes.
       Sec. 763.  In addition to any other funds made available in 
     this Act or any other Act, there is appropriated $5,000,000 
     to carry out section 18(g)(8) of the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)), to remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 764.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Food and Drug Administration to develop, 
     issue, promote, or advance any regulations applicable to food 
     manufacturers for population-wide sodium reduction actions or 
     to develop, issue, promote or advance final guidance 
     applicable to food manufacturers for long term population-
     wide sodium reduction actions until the date on which a 
     dietary reference intake report with respect to sodium is 
     completed.
       Sec. 765.  Pursuant to section 185 of Public Law 114-223 
     (as added by Public Law 114-254 (130 Stat. 1018)), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may provide financial and technical 
     assistance to remove and dispose of debris and sediment that 
     could adversely affect health and safety on non-Federal land 
     in a flood-affected county or parish:  Provided, That such 
     assistance may be used to restore pre-disaster hydraulic 
     capacity of the watershed:  Provided further, That such 
     assistance may not be used to correct an operation and 
     maintenance issue that existed prior to the disaster.
       Sec. 766.  Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(m) Exemption From Certain Reporting Requirements.--
       ``(1) Definition of exempted producer.--In this subsection, 
     the term `exempted producer' means a producer or landowner 
     eligible to participate in any conservation program 
     administered by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Exemption.--Notwithstanding the Federal Funding 
     Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), the requirements of parts 25 and 
     170 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (and any 
     successor regulations), shall not apply with respect to 
     assistance received by an exempted producer from the 
     Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service.''.
       Sec. 767.  There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the 
     purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112-55.
       Sec. 768.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of--
       (1) section 9(b)(10) of the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(10)); or
       (2) section 245.8 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 769.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, for the cost of 
     loans and grants that is consistent with section 4206 of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the 
     Secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy 
     food in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality 
     jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities.
       Sec. 770.  During fiscal year 2018, the Food and Drug 
     Administration shall not allow the introduction or delivery 
     for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that 
     contains genetically engineered salmon until the FDA 
     publishes final labeling guidelines for informing consumers 
     of such content.
       Sec. 771.  For an additional amount for ``Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service--Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, for 
     one-time control and management and associated activities 
     directly related to the multiple-agency response to citrus 
     greening.
       Sec. 772. (a) The Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
     Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6931) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subtitle B--Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
     Services'' and inserting ``Subtitle B--Farm Production and 
     Conservation''; and
       (2) by revising section 225 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 225. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM 
                   PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary 
     of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.
       ``(b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes 
     the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm 
     Production and Conservation authorized under subsection (a), 
     the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(c) Functions of Undersecretary.--The Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation shall 
     perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(d) Succession.--Any official who is serving as Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
     Services on the date of the enactment of this Act and who was 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be 
     reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position 
     authorized under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and 
     Foreign Agricultural Services.'' and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and 
     Conservation.'' and ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.''.
       Sec. 773.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated 
     by the Food and Drug Administration entitled ``Standards for 
     the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for 
     Human Consumption,'' and published on November 27, 2015, with 
     respect to the regulation of the production, distribution, 
     sale, or receipt of grape varietals that are grown, harvested 
     and used solely for wine and receive commercial processing 
     that adequately reduces the presence

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     of microorganisms of public health significance.
       Sec. 774.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to revoke an exception made--
       (1) pursuant to the rule entitled ``Exceptions to 
     Geographic Areas for Official Agencies Under the USGSA'' 
     published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal 
     Register on April 18, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 19137, 19139); and
       (2) on a date before April 14, 2017.
       Sec. 775.  There is hereby appropriated $20,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for an additional amount for 
     telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C 950aaa et seq., to help address the 
     opioid epidemic in rural America.
       Sec. 776.  For school year 2018-2019, only a school food 
     authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school 
     food service account as of January 31, 2018, shall be 
     required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance 
     with Section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1760(p).
       Sec. 777.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, for a pilot 
     program for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to 
     provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and 
     services to establish and enhance farming and ranching 
     opportunities for military veterans.
       Sec. 778.  For an additional amount for ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services--Food and Drug Administration--
     Salaries and Expenses'', $94,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, in addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available for necessary expenses of processing opioid and 
     other articles imported or offered for import through 
     international mail facilities of the U.S. Postal Service:  
     Provided, That such additional amounts shall also be 
     available for expanding and enhancing inspection capacity 
     related to such processing activity (including but not 
     limited to increasing staffing, obtaining necessary equipment 
     and supplies, and expanding and upgrading infrastructure, 
     laboratory facilities, and data libraries):  Provided 
     further, That amounts appropriated under this section shall 
     be in addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
     research and criminal investigations related to such import 
     articles, and be available for enhancing such research and 
     investigations:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall provide quarterly reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on 
     the obligation of amounts appropriated under this section.
       Sec. 779.  For an additional amount for ``Rural Utilities 
     Service--Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband 
     Program'', $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a new broadband 
     loan and grant pilot program under the Rural Electrification 
     Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.):  Provided, That for the 
     purpose of the new pilot program, the authorities provided in 
     such Act shall include the authority to make grants for such 
     purposes, as described in section 601(a) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That the cost of direct loans shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974:  Provided further, That at least 90 percent of the 
     households to be served by a project receiving a loan or 
     grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area 
     without sufficient access to broadband, defined for this 
     pilot program as 10 Mbps downstream, and 1 Mbps upstream, 
     which shall be reevaluated and redetermined, as necessary, on 
     an annual basis by the Secretary of Agriculture:  Provided 
     further, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made 
     under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to 
     overbuild or duplicate broadband expansion efforts made by 
     any entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural 
     Utilities Service:  Provided further, That in addition to 
     other available funds, not more than four percent of the 
     funds can be used for administrative costs to carry out this 
     pilot program and up to three percent may be utilized for 
     technical assistance and pre-development planning activities 
     to support the most rural communities, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
     Development, Salaries and Expenses'':  Provided further, That 
     the Rural Utility Service is directed to expedite program 
     delivery methods that would implement this section:  Provided 
     further, That for purposes of this section, the Secretary 
     shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area 
     assessment requirements set forth in sections 6104(a)(2)(D) 
     and 6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
     950bb(d)(5), and 950bb(d)(8) and 950bb(d)(10)).
       Sec. 780.  For an additional amount for the cost of direct 
     loans and grants made under the ``Rural Water and Waste 
     Disposal Program Account'', $500,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $495,000,000 shall be 
     for grants.
       Sec. 781.  The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall--
       (1) post on a public Website in a searchable format 
     information on competitive grant awards made using funds made 
     available under an appropriations Act (other than funds 
     appropriated to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Forest 
     Service, or funds provided under the heading ``Food for Peace 
     Title II Grants'') that includes, with respect to each such 
     award, the Congressional District corresponding to the State, 
     District, Tribal jurisdiction, or territory of the United 
     States in which the recipient of the funds is geographically 
     located; and
       (2) not provide advance notification of such grant awards 
     to any person outside of the Department of Agriculture or the 
     Food and Drug Administration except potential awardees, until 
     such information is posted, as described in paragraph (1).
       Sec. 782.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
       (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
       (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
     note; Public Law 104-127); or
       (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
       Sec. 783.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the Biomass 
     Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the 
     Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8111).
       This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018''.

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas and employees 
     temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of 
     employees of the International Trade Administration between 
     two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 
     49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United 
     States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space 
     abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of 
     alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction 
     of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use 
     abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in 
     the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United 
     States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not 
     to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses 
     abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use 
     abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining 
     insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie 
     lines, $495,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, of which $13,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be 
     retained and used by the International Trade Administration, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not 
     less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and 
     countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities:  
     Provided further, That the provisions of the first sentence 
     of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these 
     activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, 
     contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for 
     assessments for services provided as part of these 
     activities.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
     services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
     authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
     28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 
     U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
     special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without 
     regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
     $113,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
     and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) 
     shall apply in carrying out these activities:  Provided 
     further, That payments and contributions collected and 
     accepted for materials or services provided as part of such 
     activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of 
     such activities, and for providing information to the public 
     with respect to the export

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     administration and national security activities of the 
     Department of Commerce and other export control programs of 
     the United States and other governments.

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for 
     trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by 
     section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), $262,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $21,000,000 shall be for grants 
     under such section 27.

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $39,000,000:  Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and the Community 
     Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $39,000,000.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $99,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019.

                          Bureau of the Census

                      current surveys and programs

       For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $270,000,000:  Provided, That, from amounts provided 
     herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
     marketing activities:  Provided further, That the Bureau of 
     the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual 
     Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population 
     Survey using the same health insurance questions included in 
     previous years, in addition to the revised questions 
     implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in 
     February 2014.

                     periodic censuses and programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic 
     censuses and programs provided for by law, $2,544,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That, 
     from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
     promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided 
     further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,580,000 
     shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' 
     account for activities associated with carrying out 
     investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 
     Census:  Provided further, That not more than 50 percent of 
     the amounts made available under this heading for information 
     technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the 
     Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) 
     program, may be obligated until the Secretary updates the 
     previous expenditure plan and resubmits to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a plan for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP 
     project/investment over $25,000: (A) the functional and 
     performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission 
     benefits to be realized; (B) an updated estimated lifecycle 
     cost, including cumulative expenditures to date by fiscal 
     year, and all revised estimates for development, maintenance, 
     and operations; (C) key milestones to be met; and (D) impacts 
     of cost variances on other Census programs; (2) details for 
     each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and 
     schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation 
     strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the Government 
     Accountability Office.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $39,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and 
     related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as 
     offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as 
     offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
     transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
     incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
     related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
     Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
     under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
     Government agencies shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That $7,500,000 shall be to update the 
     national broadband availability map in coordination with the 
     Federal Communications Commission and using partnerships 
     previously developed with the States.

    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and 
     unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are 
     available for the administration of all open grants until 
     their expiration.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
     defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, 
     $3,500,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and 
     surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law 
     are received during fiscal year 2018, so as to result in a 
     fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $0:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2018, should the total amount of such offsetting collections 
     be less than $3,500,000,000 this amount shall be reduced 
     accordingly:  Provided further, That any amount received in 
     excess of $3,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and deposited in 
     the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the 
     Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 
     preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as 
     a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
     be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
     compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  
     Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance 
     with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
     account:  Provided further, That from amounts provided 
     herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal 
     year 2018 for official reception and representation expenses: 
      Provided further, That in fiscal year 2018 from the amounts 
     made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, 
     the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the 
     percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and 
     employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 
     8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of 
     Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic 
     pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise 
     unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's 
     specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
     retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees 
     who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 
     and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be 
     transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and 
     shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 
     accounts:  Provided further, That any differences between the 
     present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series 
     benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's 
     specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 
     USPTO's financial statements, where applicable:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are 
     available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 
     35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the 
     Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29):  
     Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
     $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' account for activities associated with carrying out 
     investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

             scientific and technical research and services

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology (NIST), $724,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 
     may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'':  
     Provided, That not to exceed $20,000 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That NIST may provide local transportation for summer 
     undergraduate research fellowship program participants.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
     $155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $140,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership, and of which $15,000,000 shall be for 
     the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (also known 
     as ``Manufacturing USA'').

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and 
     maintenance of

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     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 
     sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e), $319,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget 
     justification materials that the Secretary submits to 
     Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
     submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology construction 
     project having a total multi-year program cost of more than 
     $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification 
     materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary 
     requirements for each such project for each of the 5 
     subsequent fiscal years.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
     vessels; pilot programs for state-led fisheries management, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, 
     contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for 
     the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative 
     agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,536,331,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, except that funds 
     provided for cooperative enforcement shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That fees and donations 
     received by the National Ocean Service for the management of 
     national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the 
     salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That in addition, $144,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and 
     Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American 
     Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities 
     related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative 
     Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
     Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish 
     Information Networks:  Provided further, That of the 
     $3,697,831,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
     heading, $3,536,331,000 is appropriated from the general 
     fund, $144,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $17,500,000 
     is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:  
     Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts 
     designated for specific activities in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That in 
     addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired 
     personnel and their dependents under the Dependents' Medical 
     Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $2,290,684,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
     except that funds provided for acquisition and construction 
     of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the 
     $2,303,684,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
     heading, $2,290,684,000 is appropriated from the general fund 
     and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year 
     obligations:  Provided further, That any deviation from the 
     amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification 
     materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support 
     of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the 
     budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or 
     construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 
     and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an 
     estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
     for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, 
     That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be 
     transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account 
     for activities associated with carrying out investigations 
     and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and 
     construction.

                    pacific coastal salmon recovery

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the funds 
     provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants 
     to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, 
     California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized 
     tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including 
     Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon 
     and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or 
     endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to 
     be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for 
     exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native 
     subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal 
     salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be 
     developed by the Secretary of Commerce:  Provided further, 
     That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
     other merit principles and shall not be available for 
     marketing activities:  Provided further, That funds disbursed 
     to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
     or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of 
     the Federal funds.

                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                      fishery disaster assistance

       For the necessary expenses associated with the mitigation 
     of fishery disasters, $20,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds shall be used for mitigating 
     the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery 
     resource disasters as declared by the Secretary of Commerce.

                   fisheries finance program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, during fiscal year 2018, obligations of direct loans 
     may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans 
     and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans 
     as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the management of the Department 
     of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed 
     $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
     $63,000,000.

                      renovation and modernization

       For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization 
     of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $45,130,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      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 (5 U.S.C. App.), $32,744,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101.  During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 102.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 103.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Commerce 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 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
     of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 
     (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically 
     provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds 
     for the Department of Commerce.
       Sec. 104.  The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
     Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by 
     section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113-6, are 
     hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect 
     to fiscal year 2018:  Provided, That the life cycle cost for 
     the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000 and the 
     life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational 
     Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,828,059,000.
       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to 
     utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
     necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 
     improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 
     are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
     Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the 
     Herbert C. Hoover Building,

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     Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, 
     operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the 
     Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant 
     to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts 
     received as reimbursement for services provided under this 
     section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of 
     the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to 
     the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of 
     such services.
       Sec. 106.  Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
     copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
     its networks.
       Sec. 107.  The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their 
     consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of 
     available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
     personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
     government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 
     possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
     any foreign government or international organization, for 
     purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 
     statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       Sec. 108.  The National Technical Information Service shall 
     not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document 
     generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has 
     provided information to the customer on how an electronic 
     copy of such report or document may be accessed and 
     downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require 
     the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the 
     report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering 
     the Service's cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering 
     such report or document.
       Sec. 109.  The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 
     requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to 
     contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of 
     vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to 
     payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast 
     and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
       Sec. 110.  To carry out the responsibilities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 
     Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants 
     and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-
     reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
     facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made 
     available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State 
     or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, 
     territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:  
     Provided, That funds received for permitting and related 
     regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be 
     deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2020, for such purposes:  Provided further, That all funds 
     within this section and their corresponding uses are subject 
     to section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 111.  Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior 
     appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for 
     necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and 
     Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce, 
     including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of 
     Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be 
     available for expenses of cooperative agreements with 
     appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local 
     governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid 
     and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities 
     which further the purposes for which such amounts have been 
     made available.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $114,000,000, of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
     Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.

                 justice information sharing technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, 
     including planning, development, deployment and departmental 
     direction, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to 
     $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the 
     Department of Justice for information technology, to remain 
     available until expended, for enterprise-wide information 
     technology initiatives:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.

                executive office for immigration review

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the administration of 
     immigration-related activities of the Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, $504,500,000, of which $4,000,000 shall 
     be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration 
     Examinations Fee'' account:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $35,000,000 of the total amount made available under this 
     heading shall remain available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $97,250,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.

                    United States Parole Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized, $13,308,000:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the 
     expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the 
     Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been 
     appointed.

                            Legal Activities

            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the 
     administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of 
     private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia, $897,500,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL 
     Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be 
     available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 
     Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
     ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from 
     available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
     Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
     circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section:  Provided further, That 
     of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 
     shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries 
     and expenses associated with the election monitoring program 
     under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
     10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management 
     for such salaries and expenses:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts provided under this heading for the election 
     monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.
       In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
     exceed $10,000,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine 
     Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $164,977,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, 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 
     (and estimated to be $126,000,000 in fiscal year 2018), shall 
     be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2018, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $38,977,000.

             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $2,136,750,000:  Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available 
     for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That each United 
     States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task 
     force on human trafficking.

                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, deposits to the United States Trustee 
     System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be 
     available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
     due depositors:  Provided further, That,

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     notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected 
     pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation and shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That to the extent that fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2018, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due 
     depositors, exceed $225,908,000, those excess amounts shall 
     be available in future fiscal years only to the extent 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during 
     fiscal year 2018, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due 
     depositors, (estimated at $231,000,000) and (2) to the extent 
     that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived 
     from amounts deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years 
     that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $0.

      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $2,409,000.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
     contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
     witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
     and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 
     is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
     safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and 
     maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness 
     security caravans; and not to exceed $15,000,000 is for the 
     purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
     telecommunications equipment and a secure automated 
     information network to store and retrieve the identities and 
     locations of protected witnesses:  Provided, That amounts 
     made available under this heading may not be transferred 
     pursuant to section 205 of this Act.

           salaries and expenses, community relations service

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     $15,500,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of 
     this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
     emergent circumstances require additional funding for 
     conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the 
     Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may 
     transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, 
     from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for 
     the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to 
     such circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer 
     pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) 
     of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
     $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                     United States Marshals Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service, $1,311,492,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
     be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                              construction

       For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized 
     by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding 
     and related support, $53,400,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                       federal prisoner detention

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners 
     in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as 
     authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, 
     $1,536,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered 
     ``funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 
     assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That the United States 
     Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the 
     Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System:  Provided 
     further, That any unobligated balances available from funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``General Administration, 
     Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation under this heading.

                       National Security Division

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     National Security Division, $101,031,000, of which not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for the activities of the National 
     Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
     amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
     necessary to respond to such circumstances:  Provided 
     further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the identification, 
     investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with 
     the most significant drug trafficking organizations, 
     transnational organized crime, and money laundering 
     organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
     governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement 
     agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of 
     individuals involved in transnational organized crime and 
     drug trafficking, $542,850,000, of which $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That any amounts 
     obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used 
     under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed 
     from this appropriation.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States, $9,030,202,000, of which 
     not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                              construction

       For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, 
     furniture, and information technology requirements, related 
     to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and 
     sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
     conversion, modification and extension of federally owned 
     buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and 
     operation and maintenance of secure work environment 
     facilities and secure networking capabilities; $370,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
     to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
     for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs, $2,190,326,000, of 
     which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law 
     enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including 
     training in connection with the training and acquisition of 
     canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and 
     for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $1,293,776,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' 
     fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act 
     upon applications for relief from Federal firearms 
     disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That such funds shall be available 
     to investigate and act upon applications filed by 
     corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities 
     under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or 
     activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

                         Federal Prison System

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
     administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal 
     and correctional institutions, and for the provision of 
     technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues 
     to foreign governments, $7,114,000,000:  Provided, That the 
     Attorney General may transfer to the Department of Health and 
     Human Services such amounts as may be necessary for direct 
     expenditures by that Department for medical relief for 
     inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:  
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
     System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a 
     fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
     determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of 
     the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to 
     individuals committed to the custody of the Federal

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     Prison System:  Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 
     shall remain available for necessary operations until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That, of the amounts 
     provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended to make payments in 
     advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, 
     and other expenses:  Provided further, That the Director of 
     the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and 
     services relating to the operation of the prison card program 
     from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program 
     in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-
     profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
     Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-
     release services, halfway houses, or other custodial 
     facilities.

                        buildings and facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 
     remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
     correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
     thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
     remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
     at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
     all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
     account, $161,571,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used 
     for work performed under this appropriation.

                federal prison industries, incorporated

       The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with 
     the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
     regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
     of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation.

   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

       Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison 
     Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
     administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
     on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                    Office on Violence Against Women

       violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence 
     against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (``the 
     1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) 
     (``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
     Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (``the 1974 
     Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
     Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
     Act''); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
     2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and the Rape 
     Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22) (``the 
     2015 Act''); and for related victims services, $492,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, which shall be derived by 
     transfer from amounts available for obligation in this Act 
     from the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of 
     title II of Public Law 98-473 (34 U.S.C. 20101), 
     notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and 
     merged with the amounts otherwise made available under this 
     heading:  Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, 
     not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this 
     heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, 
     training, and technical assistance:  Provided further, That 
     of the amount provided--
       (1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against 
     women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
       (2) $35,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance 
     grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of 
     the 1994 Act;
       (3) $3,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for 
     research and evaluation of violence against women and related 
     issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence 
     Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, 
     Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office 
     of Justice Programs;
       (4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services 
     to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
     assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; 
     programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; 
     and assistance to middle and high school students through 
     education and other services related to such violence:  
     Provided, That unobligated balances available for the 
     programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 
     41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 
     Act, shall be available for this program:  Provided further, 
     That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant 
     program shall be available for grants under the program 
     authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act:  Provided 
     further, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 
     40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
       (5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies 
     as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 
     is for a homicide reduction initiative;
       (6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, 
     as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
       (7) $40,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
     abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
     40295 of the 1994 Act;
       (8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes 
     against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 
     2005 Act;
       (9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as 
     authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
       (10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to 
     end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as 
     authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
       (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the 
     justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 
     Act:  Provided, That unobligated balances available for the 
     programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and 
     section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by 
     the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;
       (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end 
     violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
       (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on 
     Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, 
     as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
       (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
     against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 
     of the 2005 Act:  Provided, That such funds may be 
     transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for 
     administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
       (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides 
     training and technical assistance on issues relating to 
     sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
       (16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments 
     in exercising special domestic violence criminal 
     jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act:  
     Provided, That the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of 
     the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; and
       (17) $1,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015 
     Act.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                  research, evaluation and statistics

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 
     Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 
     11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to 
     end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public 
     Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
     Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); 
     the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the 
     Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our 
     Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of 
     title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 
     Act''); and other programs, $90,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which--
       (1) $48,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
     programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of 
     title I of the 1968 Act, of which $5,000,000 is for a 
     nationwide incident-based crime statistics program; and
       (2) $42,000,000 is for research, development, and 
     evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by 
     part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II 
     of the 2002 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for research targeted 
     toward developing a better understanding of the domestic 
     radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based 
     strategies for effective intervention and prevention.

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               state and local law enforcement assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 
     Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) 
     (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
     Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh 
     Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
     Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement 
     Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of 
     title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and 
     Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 
     98-473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
     Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
     of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the 
     Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 
     114-198) (``CARA''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act 
     of 2016 (Public Law 114-324); and other programs, 
     $1,677,500,000, to remain available until expended as 
     follows--
       (1) $415,500,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
     Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E 
     of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and 
     the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of 
     title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this 
     Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $10,000,000 
     is for the Officer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initiative on 
     Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer 
     Resilience and Survivability (VALOR), $5,000,000 is for an 
     initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is 
     for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, 
     $2,400,000 is for the operationalization, maintenance and 
     expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons 
     System, $2,500,000 is for a national training initiative to 
     improve police-based responses to people with mental illness 
     or developmental disabilities, $20,000,000 is for competitive 
     and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang 
     violence, $2,000,000 is for a student loan repayment 
     assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-
     315, $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and 
     prosecution grants to states and units of local government, 
     and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape 
     Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79), and $16,000,000 
     is for emergency law enforcement assistance for events 
     occurring during or after fiscal year 2018, as authorized by 
     section 609M of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
     50101);
       (2) $240,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)):  
     Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for 
     any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration 
     and other detainees housed in State and local detention 
     facilities;
       (3) $77,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of 
     trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 
     106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or 
     programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
       (4) $3,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant 
     Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, 
     and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
       (5) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology, white collar 
     and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized 
     by section 401 of Public Law 110-403;
       (6) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as 
     authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
       (7) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law 
     enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of 
     title I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That $1,500,000 is 
     transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for 
     research, testing and evaluation programs;
       (8) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
     Website;
       (9) $75,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal 
     and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 
     shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS 
     Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
       (10) $30,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
     Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
       (11) $130,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and 
     activities, of which--
       (A) $120,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity 
     enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal 
     forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under 
     section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
     (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
     Program):  Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made 
     available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes 
     described in the DNA Training and Education for Law 
     Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers 
     program (Public Law 108-405, section 303);
       (B) $6,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk 
     Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program (Public 
     Law 108-405, section 412); and
       (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program 
     grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 
     108-405;
       (12) $47,500,000 for a grant program for community-based 
     sexual assault response reform;
       (13) $12,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate 
     program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
       (14) $35,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
       (15) $85,000,000 for offender reentry programs and 
     research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-199), without regard to the time limitations 
     specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed 
     $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and 
     tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and 
     strategies, $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated 
     Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and 
     family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or 
     recidivism reduction strategy, and $4,000,000 is for 
     additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE 
     Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing 
     swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research 
     project on the effectiveness of the model:  Provided, That up 
     to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may 
     be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
     projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for 
     Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive 
     Housing Model;
       (16) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety 
     Initiative;
       (17) $65,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
     community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a 
     competitive matching grant program for purchases of body-worn 
     cameras for State, local and tribal law enforcement, 
     $25,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initiative, for 
     activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism 
     reduction, and $17,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial 
     criminal justice innovation program; and
       (18) $330,000,000 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction 
     activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the 
     following programs, which shall address opioid abuse 
     reduction consistent with underlying program authorities--
       (A) $75,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
       (B) $30,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and 
     juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts 
     V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill 
     Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and 
     Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
       (C) $30,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse 
     Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of 
     title I of the 1968 Act;
       (D) $20,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
       (E) $30,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs 
     and scheduled listed chemical products; and
       (F) $145,000,000 for a comprehensive opioid abuse program:
       Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
     the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
     number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
     government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 
     enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public 
     sector safety service.

                       juvenile justice programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
     Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 
     11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to 
     end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public 
     Law 108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the 
     Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 
     Act''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 
     (Public Law 114-324); and other juvenile justice programs, 
     $282,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
       (1) $60,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of 
     the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to 
     assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 
     process:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
     grant program to support emergency planning among State, 
     local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
       (2) $94,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;

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       (3) $27,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized 
     by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to 
     sections 261 and 262 thereof--
       (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
       (B) $4,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence 
     education, prevention and intervention, and related 
     activities;
       (C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing 
     information and resources on children of incarcerated 
     parents;
       (D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing on 
     girls in the juvenile justice system;
       (E) $8,000,000 shall be for community-based violence 
     prevention initiatives, including for public health 
     approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and
       (F) $8,000,000 shall be for an opioid-affected youth 
     initiative;
       (4) $21,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of 
     Child Abuse Act of 1990;
       (5) $76,000,000 for missing and exploited children 
     programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 
     405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of 
     the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) 
     shall not apply for purposes of this Act);
       (6) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for 
     judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
       (7) $2,000,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent 
     defense:
       Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may 
     be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities 
     designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:  
     Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts 
     designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and (6) may be 
     used for training and technical assistance:  Provided 
     further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to 
     grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 
     262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children 
     programs.

                     public safety officer benefits

                      (including transfer of funds)

       For payments and expenses authorized under section 
     1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
     amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until 
     expended; and $24,800,000 for payments authorized by section 
     1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized 
     by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this 
     Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
     emergent circumstances require additional funding for such 
     disability and education payments, the Attorney General may 
     transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' 
     from available appropriations for the Department of Justice 
     as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:  
     Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
     of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

             community oriented policing services programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 
     Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) 
     (``the 2005 Act''), $275,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That any balances made available through 
     prior year deobligations shall only be available in 
     accordance with section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading--
       (1) $225,500,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title 
     I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and 
     rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under 
     part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such 
     section:  Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of 
     such title (34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), funding for hiring or 
     rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
     $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community 
     Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this 
     limitation:  Provided further, That within the amounts 
     appropriated under this paragraph, $30,000,000 is for 
     improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, 
     equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine activities, and 
     anti-opioid activities:  Provided further, That of the 
     amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for 
     community policing development activities in furtherance of 
     the purposes in section 1701:  Provided further, That of the 
     amounts appropriated under this paragraph $36,000,000 is for 
     regional information sharing activities, as authorized by 
     part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred 
     to and merged with ``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'' 
     for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
       (2) $10,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE 
     Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199);
       (3) $8,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law 
     enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of 
     precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, 
     and laboratory dump seizures:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for 
     investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit 
     activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or 
     methamphetamine traffickers; and
       (4) $32,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law 
     enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
     treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:  Provided, 
     That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes 
     to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 
     activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful 
     distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and 
     prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 
     collaboration.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

                      (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 201.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses.
       Sec. 202.  None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest:  Provided, 
     That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by 
     a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 204.  Nothing in the preceding section shall remove 
     the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility:  Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, 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 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206.  None of the funds made available under this 
     title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
     United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 
     transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
     prisoner.
       Sec. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television 
     services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic 
     media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
       (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, 
     maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media 
     or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
     programs.
       Sec. 208.  None of the funds made available under this 
     title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
     information technology program having total estimated 
     development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the 
     Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that the information 
     technology program has appropriate program management 
     controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and 
     that the program is compatible with the enterprise 
     architecture of the Department of Justice.
       Sec. 209.  The notification thresholds and procedures set 
     forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
     from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
     Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds 
     provided under this title in previous years.
       Sec. 210.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or 
     approve a public-private competition under the Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any successor 
     administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work 
     performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
     Prison Industries, Incorporated.
       Sec. 211.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or 
     expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or 
     additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his 
     designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
     residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 212.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, and 
     in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available 
     (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to 
     funds appropriated by this title

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     under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', 
     ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and 
     ``Juvenile Justice Programs''--
       (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office 
     of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may 
     be used by such Office to provide training and technical 
     assistance; and
       (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or 
     reimbursement programs under such headings, except for 
     amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, 
     or statistical programs administered by the National 
     Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
     shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the 
     National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 
     statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations 
     for such grant or reimbursement programs.
       Sec. 213.  Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney 
     General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the 
     Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in 
     this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 
     2015 through 2018 for the following programs, waive the 
     following requirements:
       (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
     reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
     U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the requirements under section 
     2976(g)(1) of such part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)).
       (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part 
     FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), 
     the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such 
     part (34 U.S.C. 10633(e)(1) and (2)).
       (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to 
     prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 
     (34 U.S.C. 10581), the requirements under the second sentence 
     of section 2901(f) of such part (34 U.S.C. 10581(f)).
       Sec. 214.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
     12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by this 
     or any other Act.
       Sec. 215.  None of the funds made available under this Act, 
     other than for the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a 
     Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of 
     an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law 
     enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is 
     an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel 
     of the United States continuously monitor or control the 
     firearm at all times.
       Sec. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the Department 
     of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public 
     Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2018, except up 
     to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a 
     unified Department of Justice financial management system.
       (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances 
     transferred to the capital account of the Department of 
     Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public 
     Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2018, and any use, 
     obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
     Act.
       (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated 
     balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 
     United States Code, shall be available for obligation during 
     fiscal year 2018, and any use, obligation, transfer or 
     allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 217.  Discretionary funds that are made available in 
     this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to 
     participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized 
     under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113-76, section 
     524 of division G of Public Law 113-235, section 525 of 
     division H of Public Law 114-113, and such authorities as are 
     enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in an 
     appropriations Act for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
     $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
     $5,544,000.

                         National Space Council

       For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in 
     carrying out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 100-685 
     and Executive Order 13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, $1,965,000:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National 
     Space Council may accept personnel support from Federal 
     agencies, departments, and offices, and such Federal 
     agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff without 
     reimbursement to the National Space Council for purposes 
     provided herein.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                                science

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $6,221,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That the formulation and development costs (with 
     development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, 
     United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall 
     not exceed $8,000,000,000:  Provided further, That should the 
     individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 
     30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the 
     James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development 
     cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the 
     individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the 
     increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent 
     threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:  
     Provided further, That, of the amounts provided, $595,000,000 
     is for an orbiter and a lander to meet the science goals for 
     the Jupiter Europa mission as outlined in the most recent 
     planetary science decadal survey:  Provided further, That the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the 
     Space Launch System as the launch vehicles for the Jupiter 
     Europa mission, plan for an orbiter launch no later than 2022 
     and a lander launch no later than 2024, and include in the 
     fiscal year 2020 budget the 5-year funding profile necessary 
     to achieve these goals.

                              aeronautics

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of aeronautics research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $685,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                            space technology

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of space technology research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
     facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
     control, and communications activities; program management; 
     personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
     United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
     maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
     aircraft, $760,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That $130,000,000 shall be for RESTORE.

                              exploration

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of exploration research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $4,790,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That not less than $1,350,000,000 shall be for the 
     Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That not 
     less than $2,150,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System 
     (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not 
     less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core elements 
     and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simultaneously:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts provided for SLS, not 
     less than $300,000,000 shall be for Exploration Upper Stage 
     development:  Provided further, That $895,000,000 shall be 
     for Exploration Ground Systems, including $350,000,000 for a 
     second mobile launch platform and associated SLS activities:  
     Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the

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     House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the 
     annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an 
     integrated system that includes the Space Launch System, the 
     Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground 
     systems that will ensure an Exploration Mission-2 crewed 
     launch as early as possible, as well as a system-based 
     funding profile for a sustained launch cadence beyond the 
     initial crewed test launch:  Provided further, That 
     acquisition of Orion crew vehicles, SLS launch vehicles, 
     Exploration Ground Systems, mobile launch platforms, and 
     their associated components may be funded incrementally in 
     fiscal year 2018 and thereafter:  Provided further, That 
     $395,000,000 shall be for exploration research and 
     development.

                            space operations

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of space operations research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft 
     control and communications activities, including operations, 
     production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and 
     operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $4,751,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                               education

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, support, and services; program 
     management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
     5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
     lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
     administrative aircraft, $100,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, of which $18,000,000 shall be for 
     the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and 
     $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College and 
     Fellowship Program.

                 safety, security and mission services

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 
     technology, exploration, space operations and education 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, support, and services; maintenance 
     and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
     spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
     management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
     5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
     $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $2,826,900,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

       construction and environmental compliance and restoration

       For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 
     including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and 
     modification of facilities, construction of new facilities 
     and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and 
     design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of 
     real property, as authorized by law, and environmental 
     compliance and restoration, $562,240,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2023:  Provided, That proceeds from 
     leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
     period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in 
     annual appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That such 
     proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be 
     available for obligation for fiscal year 2018 in an amount 
     not to exceed $9,470,300:  Provided further, That each annual 
     budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross 
     receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 
     collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United 
     States Code.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $39,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall 
     remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a 
     prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between 
     such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so 
     transferred shall be merged with and available for the same 
     purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to 
     which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by 
     NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The 
     spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount 
     established in that spending plan that meets the notification 
     requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as 
     a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
     be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
     compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public 
     Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance 
     and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for 
     research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized 
     travel; $6,334,476,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, of which not to exceed $544,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for polar research and operations 
     support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for 
     operational and science support and logistical and other 
     related activities for the United States Antarctic program:  
     Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
     materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
     other National Science Foundation supported research 
     facilities may be credited to this appropriation.

          major research equipment and facilities construction

       For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
     commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, 
     facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et 
     seq.), including authorized travel, $182,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     education and human resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics 
     and engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the 
     District of Columbia, $902,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                 agency operations and award management

       For agency operations and award management necessary in 
     carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
     sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental 
     of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and 
     reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for 
     security guard services; $328,510,000:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided further, That contracts may be entered 
     into under this heading in fiscal year 2018 for maintenance 
     and operation of facilities and for other services to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year.

                  office of the national science board

       For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
     authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and 
     the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out 
     section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), 
     $4,370,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $15,200,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
     Foundation 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. Any transfer 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       The Director of the National Science Foundation shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in advance of 
     the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including 
     land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided 
     for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the 
     National Science Foundation.
       This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations 
     Act, 2018''.

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                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,700,000:  
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph may be used to employ any individuals under 
     Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for 
     each Commissioner:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
     Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
     exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
     days:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense 
     that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil 
     Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information 
     Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233), 
     the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the 
     Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), 
     including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
     Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 
     $29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
     agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
     $379,500,000:  Provided, That the Commission is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:  Provided 
     further, That the Commission may take no action to implement 
     any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization 
     until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of 
     such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
     requirements of section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or 
     donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

                     International Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $93,700,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                       Legal Services Corporation

               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     $410,000,000, of which $376,000,000 is for basic field 
     programs and required independent audits; $5,100,000 is for 
     the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may 
     be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; $19,400,000 is for management and grants 
     oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information 
     technology; $4,500,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and 
     $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance:  Provided, That 
     the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide 
     locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater 
     than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, 
     DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, 
     United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the 
     Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)):  
     Provided further, That the authorities provided in section 
     205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services 
     Corporation:  Provided further, That, for the purposes of 
     section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall 
     be considered an agency of the United States Government.

          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
     prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
     Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
     all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 2017 and 2018, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $57,600,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of the total amount made available 
     under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be available 
     for official reception and representation expenses.

                      trade enforcement trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities of the United States Trade Representative 
     authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
     Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including 
     transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade 
     Enforcement Trust Fund:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
     to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.

                        State Justice Institute

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 
     Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United 
     States Government.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                        (including rescissions)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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. 504.  If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 505.  None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2018, 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 expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new 
     program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
     project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
     means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
     denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; 
     (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; 
     (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments 
     existing programs, projects or activities in excess of 
     $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
     percent funding for any program, project or activity, or 
     numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
     general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
     personnel, which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; 
     unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court 
     or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a 
     label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any 
     inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
     States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
     contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
     this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
     ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
     9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to 
     authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 
     available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 
     are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 
     States, its territories or possessions.
       (2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given 
     the term in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
       Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
     National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a quarterly report on the status of balances of 
     appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, 
     uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the 
     quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts

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     attributable to each source year of appropriation from which 
     the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, 
     but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately 
     identify amounts by the year of obligation.
       (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
       (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
     aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) 
     due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
     department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum 
     extent practicable under such accounting system and shall 
     identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to 
     which such aspect is not fulfilled.
       Sec. 508.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, 
     personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions 
     included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total 
     budgetary resources available to such department or agency:  
     Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between 
     appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section is provided in addition to authorities included 
     elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That use of funds 
     to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided 
     further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section 
     shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection 
     of loan collateral or grant property.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.
       Sec. 510.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by 
     section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 
     (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of 
     $4,436,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     the following fiscal year:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
     the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended to the Department of Justice Office 
     of Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes; and 
     (2) 3 percent shall be available to the Office for Victims of 
     Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements of the 
     Victims of Crime Act, to Indian tribes to improve services 
     for victims of crime.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
     students who participate in programs for which financial 
     assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
     legal guardians of such students.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of 
     Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, 
     and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of 
     grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this 
     Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of 
     such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a 
     description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days 
     after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter 
     until any such audit is completed.
       (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 
     described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 
     completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, 
     Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the 
     results of the audit available to the public on the Internet 
     website maintained by the Department, Administration, 
     Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall 
     be made available in redacted form to exclude--
       (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the 
     public access to which could be used to commit identity theft 
     or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
       (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by 
     amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the 
     Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
     certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 
     will be made available through a subcontract or in any other 
     manner to another person who has a financial interest in the 
     person awarded the grant or contract.
       (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this 
     section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Government 
     Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and 
     requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in 
     such subsections, consistently apply under the executive 
     branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, 
     and entities.
       Sec. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this Act may be used by the Departments 
     of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire 
     a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as 
     defined for security categorization in the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information 
     Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for Security 
     Categorization of Federal Information and Information 
     Systems'' unless the agency has--
       (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
     systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions 
     for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems 
     within the Federal Government;
       (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
     awardee against available and relevant threat information 
     provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and
       (3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate 
     Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
     espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such 
     system, including any risk associated with such system being 
     produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 
     identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber 
     threat, including but not limited to, those that may be 
     owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of 
     China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact 
     or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed 
     under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity 
     described in subsection (a) has--
       (1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and 
     supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy 
     for any identified risks;
       (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, that 
     the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of 
     the United States; and
       (3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     and the agency Inspector General.
       Sec. 515.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the 
     use of torture by any official or contract employee of the 
     United States Government.
       Sec. 516. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or 
     obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate 
     an officer or employee of the United States in connection 
     with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of 
     components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms 
     listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms 
     Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) 
     with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any 
     transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) 
     of this section are met by the exporting party for such 
     articles.
       (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export 
     license--
       (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's 
     Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
     from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
     States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles 
     enumerated in subsection (a); and
       (2) does not permit the export without a license of--
       (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for 
     such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal 
     Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of 
     Canada;
       (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete 
     breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other 
     than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial 
     or Municipal Government of Canada; or
       (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign 
     destination.
       (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors 
     of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or 
     temporary export without a license of any unclassified 
     articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in 
     Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of 
     Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United 
     States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
       (d) The President may require export licenses under this 
     section on a temporary basis if the President determines, 
     upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the 
     Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate 
     import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), 
     such that a significant diversion of such articles has and 
     continues to take place for use in international terrorism or 
     in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The 
     President shall terminate the requirements of a license when 
     reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.

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       Sec. 517.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
     receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act 
     shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay 
     administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or 
     employee of the United States to deny any application 
     submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified 
     pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to 
     import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, 
     parts, or ammunition.
       Sec. 518.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade 
     agreement the text of--
       (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
     Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
       (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
     Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
       (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-
     Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in 
     contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security 
     letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The 
     Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA 
     PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended by 
     these Acts.
       Sec. 520.  If at any time during any quarter, the program 
     manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
     Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation 
     totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to 
     believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 
     percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform 
     the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The 
     Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in 
     writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: 
     the date on which such determination was made; a statement of 
     the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed 
     to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; 
     changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and 
     the degree to which such changes have contributed to the 
     increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new 
     estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a 
     statement validating that the project's management structure 
     is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
       Sec. 521.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     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. 
     3094) during fiscal year 2018 until the enactment of the 
     Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018.
       Sec. 522.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in 
     an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in 
     excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or 
     grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the 
     contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and 
     belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax 
     returns required during the three years preceding the 
     certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
     than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
     unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an 
     installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been 
     approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in 
     default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
     administrative or judicial proceeding.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 523. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
     appropriations available to the Department of Commerce, 
     Economic Development Administration, Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs, $10,000,000 is rescinded not later than 
     September 30, 2018.
       (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
     of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not 
     later than September 30, 2018, from the following accounts in 
     the specified amounts--
       (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $154,768,000;
       (2) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and 
     Expenses'', $127,291,000 including from, but not limited to, 
     fees collected to defray expenses for the automation of 
     fingerprint identification and criminal justice information 
     services and associated costs;
       (3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on 
     Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and 
     Prosecution Programs'', $15,000,000;
       (4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of 
     Justice Programs'', $40,000,000;
       (5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community 
     Oriented Policing Services'', $10,000,000; and
       (6) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'', 
     $304,000,000, is permanently rescinded.
       (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 
     September 1, 2018, specifying the amount of each rescission 
     made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
       Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of 
     title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 525.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
     than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency, who 
     are stationed in the United States, at any single conference 
     occurring outside the United States unless such conference is 
     a law enforcement training or operational conference for law 
     enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees 
     in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside 
     the United States.
       Sec. 526.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, 
     release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
     the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
     Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
     States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
     individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
     effective control of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 528.  The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States receiving funds 
     appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 
     expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
     plan and performance and accountability reports the 
     following:
       (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in 
     expired grant accounts.
       (2) The method that the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired 
     grant accounts.
       (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant 
     accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total 
     number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances 
     (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, 
     agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have 
     not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the 
     accounts.
       Sec. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, 
     implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or 
     contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or 
     coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-
     owned company unless such activities are specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
     at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
       (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP, after 
     consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have 
     certified--
       (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
     technology, data, or other information with national security 
     or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned 
     company; and
       (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials 
     who have been determined by the United States to have direct 
     involvement with violations of human rights.
       (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the activity in 
     question and shall include a description of the purpose of 
     the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its 
     location and timing.
       Sec. 530.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, 
     or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any 
     model of shotgun if--

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       (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the 
     proposed importation are met; and
       (2) no application for the importation of such model of 
     shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
     Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that 
     the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily 
     adaptable to sporting purposes.
       Sec. 531. (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, or other law 
     enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
       Sec. 532.  The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
     Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade 
     Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal 
     Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and 
     the United States Trade Representative, the National Space 
     Council, and the State Justice Institute shall submit 
     spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency 
     head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 533.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
     until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for 
     the Treaty.
       Sec. 534.  The Department of Commerce, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National 
     Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate on any official travel to China by any 
     employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose 
     of such travel.
       Sec. 535.  Of the amounts made available by this Act, not 
     less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, 
     respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the 
     Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants 
     authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated 
     for assistance in persistent poverty counties:  Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section, 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.
       Sec. 536.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for 
     contractor performance that has been judged to be below 
     satisfactory performance or for performance that does not 
     meet the basic requirements of a contract.
       Sec. 537.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of 
     Industrial Hemp Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
     (Public Law 113-79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration.
       Sec. 538.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any 
     of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, 
     California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 
     Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, 
     Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
     Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New 
     Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 
     North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
     Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 
     Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, 
     or with respect to the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto 
     Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws 
     that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
     cultivation of medical marijuana.
       Sec. 539.  Not later than 30 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) shall lift 
     the stay on the effective date of the final rule for the 
     seafood import monitoring program published by the Secretary 
     on December 9, 2016, (81 Fed. Reg. 88975 et seq.) for the 
     species described in section 300.324(a)(3) of title 50, Code 
     of Federal Regulations:  Provided, That the compliance date 
     for the species described in section 300.324(a)(3) of title 
     50, Code of Federal Regulations, shall occur not later than 
     December 31, 2018:  Provided further, That not later than 
     December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall establish a 
     traceability program for United States inland, coastal, and 
     marine aquaculture of shrimp and abalone from point of 
     production to entry into United States commerce:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
     as are necessary and appropriate to establish and implement 
     the program:  Provided further, That information collected 
     pursuant to a regulation promulgated under this section shall 
     be confidential and not be disclosed except for the 
     information disclosed under section 401(b)(1) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)):  Provided further, That any regulations 
     promulgated under this section shall be enforced as if this 
     section were a provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and 
     the regulations were promulgated under such Act.
       Sec. 540.  For an additional amount for ``Department of 
     Justice, State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office 
     of Justice Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance'', $2,500,000 to keep young athletes safe.
       This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, 
     Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018''.

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant 
     to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
     402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $41,628,855,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
     Fund, $28,772,118,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $13,231,114,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
     the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $28,790,440,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $4,715,608,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund, $1,988,362,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of

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     the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses 
     authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
     and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $764,903,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $1,802,554,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $8,264,626,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,408,817,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
     $38,816,957,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 
     can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law, $45,384,353,000:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law, $6,605,546,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law, $39,544,193,000:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
     expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his 
     certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as authorized by law, $34,059,257,000:  Provided, That not 
     more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander 
     Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
     expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his 
     certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:  
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, not less than $38,458,000 shall be made available 
     for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative 
     Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be 
     available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D):  
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or 
     implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations 
     liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     office of the Secretary of a military department, or the 
     service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a 
     legislative affairs or legislative liaison office:  Provided 
     further, That $9,385,000, to remain available until expended, 
     is available only for expenses relating to certain classified 
     activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the 
     Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 
     appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation 
     appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the 
     same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:  
     Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item 
     unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and 
     maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in 
     the preceding proviso:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, $631,670,000, of which 
     $157,917,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     shall be available to provide support and assistance to 
     foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to 
     conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis 
     response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation 
     programs:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $2,877,104,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $1,069,707,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $284,837,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $3,202,307,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft), $7,284,170,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; 
     transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized 
     by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and 
     issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished 
     from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department 
     of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same 
     basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel 
     on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau, $6,900,798,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,538,000, of which 
     not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $235,809,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the

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     Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
     environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $365,883,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Air Force, $352,549,000, to 
     remain available until transferred:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such 
     funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction 
     and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
     and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar 
     purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
     appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
     Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided 
     further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
     funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
     for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
     in this Act.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense, $19,002,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $248,673,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at 
     sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $129,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

       For assistance, including assistance provided by contract 
     or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department 
     of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized 
     under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Act, $350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020.

      Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund

       For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
     Development Fund, $500,000,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That no other 
     amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to the Fund, 
     or deposited into the Fund, in fiscal year 2018 pursuant to 
     section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That within 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the 
     Treasury from amounts made available under this heading an 
     amount equal to any amounts transferred to the Fund for 
     fiscal year 2018 before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to section 1705(d)(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law:  Provided further, That 
     amounts so transferred shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.

                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $5,535,794,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $3,196,910,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes, $4,391,573,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2020.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $2,548,740,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; 
     other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and 
     accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
     devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
     the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon

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     prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation 
     of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes, $8,298,418,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2020.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway, $19,957,380,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2020.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $3,510,590,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $804,335,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), $861,853,000;
       Carrier Replacement Program (CVN 80), $1,569,646,000;
       Carrier Replacement Program (CVN 79), $2,561,058,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine, $3,305,315,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,145,596,000;
       CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,569,669,000;
       CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $75,897,000;
       DDG-1000 Program, $216,968,000;
       DDG-51 Destroyer, $3,357,079,000;
       DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $90,336,000;
       Littoral Combat Ship, $1,566,971,000;
       Amphibious Ship Replacement, $1,800,000,000;
       Expeditionary Sea Base, $635,000,000;
       LHA Replacement, $1,710,927,000;
       Expeditionary Fast Transport, $225,000,000;
       TAO Fleet Oiler, $457,988,000;
       TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $75,068,000;
       Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $76,204,000;
       T-AGS Oceanographic Survey Ship, $180,000,000;
       Ship to Shore Connector, $524,554,000;
       Service Craft, $62,994,000;
       For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $489,073,000;
       Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 
     $117,542,000; and
       Polar Icebreakers, $150,000,000.
       In all: $23,824,738,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2022, for 
     engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such 
     budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of 
     ship construction:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading for the construction or 
     conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 
     in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities 
     for the construction of major components of such vessel:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
     heading shall be used for the construction of any naval 
     vessel in foreign shipyards:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
     production of the common missile compartment of nuclear-
     powered vessels may be available for multiyear procurement of 
     critical components to support continuous production of such 
     compartments only in accordance with the provisions of 
     subsection (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by section 1023 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328)).

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $7,941,018,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, 
     including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 
     $1,942,737,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized 
     ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, 
     and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things, 
     $18,504,556,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
     parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
     and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
     plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
     necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
     transportation of things, $2,207,747,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2020.

                      Space Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
     parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
     and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
     plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
     necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
     transportation of things, $3,552,175,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2020.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,651,977,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts

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     therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof 
     in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of 
     land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $20,503,273,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, 
     equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection 
     of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing 
     purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
     acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,429,270,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2020.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

       For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $67,401,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $10,647,426,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $18,010,754,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019:  Provided, 
     That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available 
     for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational 
     requirements of the Special Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $37,428,078,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic and applied scientific research, development, test 
     and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be 
     designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment, $22,010,975,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That, of the funds made available in this 
     paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation 
     Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise 
     provided for, to include program management and oversight, to 
     conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include 
     proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and 
     validation; and transition to full-scale production:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation 
     Program to appropriations for research, development, test and 
     evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein:  
     Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from 
     this appropriation, notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
     production decisions; joint operational testing and 
     evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
     therewith, $210,900,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2019.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,685,596,000.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense as 
     authorized by law, $34,428,167,000; of which $31,521,850,000 
     shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2019, and of which up to $15,349,700,000 
     may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE 
     program; of which $867,002,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2020, shall be for 
     procurement; and of which $2,039,315,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount 
     made available under this heading for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
     available for HIV prevention educational activities 
     undertaken in connection with United States military 
     training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities 
     conducted primarily in African nations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided under this heading for research, 
     development, test and evaluation, not less than 
     $1,095,100,000 shall be made available to the United States 
     Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry out the 
     congressionally directed medical research programs.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, $961,732,000, of which $104,237,000 shall 
     be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than 
     $49,401,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
     Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,045,000 for 
     activities on military installations and $28,356,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, to assist State 
     and local governments; $18,081,000 shall be for procurement, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which 
     $16,787,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
     Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments 
     and $1,294,000 for activities on military installations; and 
     $839,414,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of 
     which $831,900,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 
     Weapons Alternatives program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and 
     maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, $934,814,000, of which $552,648,000 
     shall be for counter-narcotics support; $120,813,000 shall be 
     for the drug demand reduction program; $236,353,000 shall be 
     for the National Guard counter-drug program; and $25,000,000 
     shall be for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: 
      Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be available for obligation for the same time period 
     and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $321,887,000, of which 
     $319,087,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes; and of which $2,800,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

       For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding 
     level for continuing the operation of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
     $514,000,000.

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               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account, $537,600,000.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002.  During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:  Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by 
     the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever 
     is higher:  Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to Department of Defense foreign service national 
     employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose 
     pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980:  Provided further, That the limitations 
     of this provision shall not apply to foreign national 
     employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of 
     Turkey.
       Sec. 8003.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004.  No more than 25 percent of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 
     months of the fiscal year:  Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,250,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military functions (except military construction) between 
     such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to 
     be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred:  Provided, That such authority to transfer 
     may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority or any other authority in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is 
     requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, 
     That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using 
     authority provided in this section shall be made prior to 
     June 30, 2018:  Provided further, That transfers among 
     military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds 
     that may be transferred under this section.
       Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific 
     programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 
     and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such 
     programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables 
     titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the 
     explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and 
     expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for those programs, projects, and 
     activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 
     amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried 
     out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent 
     as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.
       (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of 
     appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:  
     Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the 
     amounts described in subsection (a) occur between 
     appropriation accounts.
       Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for fiscal year 2018:  Provided, That 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 budget activity and program, project, and activity as 
     detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the 
     funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
     reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
     requirement:  Provided, That this subsection shall not apply 
     to transfers from the following appropriations accounts:
       (1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';
       (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';
       (3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';
       (4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'';
       (5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites''; and
       (6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense''.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances 
     in working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds:  Provided, That transfers may be made between 
     such funds:  Provided further, That transfers may be made 
     between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and 
     Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
     transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has 
     notified the Congress of the proposed transfer:  Provided 
     further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts 
     appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no 
     obligations may be made against a working capital fund to 
     procure or increase the value of war reserve material 
     inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
     Congress prior to any such obligation.
       Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional 
     defense committees.
       Sec. 8010.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:  Provided, 
     That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
     be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the 
     economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at 
     least to the limits of the Government's liability:  Provided 
     further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement 
     contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 
     of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless 
     specifically provided in this Act:  Provided further, That no 
     multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-
     day prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees:  Provided further, That the execution of 
     multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value 
     analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual 
     procurement:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract 
     executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless 
     in the case of any such contract--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a 
     budget request for full funding of units to be procured 
     through the contract and, in the case of a contract for 
     procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit 
     to be procured through the contract for which procurement 
     funds are requested in that budget request for production 
     beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year 
     covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such 
     unit in that fiscal year;
       (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 
     consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the 
     contractor associated with the production of unfunded units 
     to be delivered under the contract;
       (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 
     under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 
     costs on funded units; and
       (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 
     based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
       Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
     a multiyear procurement contract as follows: V-22 Osprey 
     aircraft variants; up to 13 SSN Virginia Class Submarines and 
     Government-furnished equipment; and DDG-51 Arleigh Burke 
     class Flight III guided missile destroyers, the MK41 Vertical 
     Launching Systems, and associated Government-furnished 
     systems and

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     subsystems:  Provided, That the term of any multiyear 
     procurement contract for V-22 Osprey aircraft variants 
     entered into for use of any part of any appropriation 
     contained in this Act may not exceed 5 years.
       Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code:  Provided, That funds available for operation and 
     maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and 
     similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust 
     Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated 
     states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free 
     Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239:  Provided 
     further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
     Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical 
     education programs conducted at Army medical facilities 
     located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize 
     the provision of medical services at such facilities and 
     transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 2019.
       (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 
     U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of 
     Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not 
     be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and 
     Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength 
     shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget 
     available with respect to such Laboratories.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8014.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any 
     member of the Army participating as a full-time student and 
     receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when 
     time spent as a full-time student is credited toward 
     completion of a service commitment:  Provided, That this 
     section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted 
     with this option prior to October 1, 1987:  Provided further, 
     That this section applies only to active components of the 
     Army.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8015.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States:  Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section, the term ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, 
     heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding 
     (including the forging and shot blasting process):  Provided 
     further, That for the purpose of this section substantially 
     all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be 
     considered to be produced or manufactured in the United 
     States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
     manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost 
     of the components produced or manufactured outside the United 
     States:  Provided further, That when adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
     responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on 
     a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
     made in order to acquire capability for national security 
     purposes.
       Sec. 8017.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds 
     activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt 
     beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale 
     (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a 
     military installation located in the United States unless 
     such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, 
     or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the 
     District of Columbia, in which the military installation is 
     located:  Provided, That, in a case in which the military 
     installation is located in more than one State, purchases may 
     be made in any State in which the installation is located:  
     Provided further, That such local procurement requirements 
     for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic 
     beverages only for military installations in States which are 
     not contiguous with another State:  Provided further, That 
     alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in 
     contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
     procured from the most competitive source, price and other 
     factors considered.
       Sec. 8018.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or 
     destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that 
     are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under 
     Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition 
     components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or 
     designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
       Sec. 8019.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
     fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, 
     unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into 
     or within the National Capital Region:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-
     case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional 
     defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
     best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8020.  Of the funds made available in this Act, 
     $20,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments 
     authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 
     (25 U.S.C. 1544):  Provided, That a prime contractor or a 
     subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to 
     any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of 
     title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be 
     considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed 
     additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime 
     contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves 
     the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to 
     any fiscal year:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 
     shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition 
     of supplies or services, including any contract and any 
     subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items 
     produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any 
     subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 
     25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code.
       Sec. 8021.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 
     Media Activity shall not be used for any national or 
     international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8022.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of 
     receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, 
     under that section:  Provided, That, upon receipt, such 
     contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited 
     to the appropriations or fund which incurred such 
     obligations.
       Sec. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $43,100,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation, of which--
       (1) $30,800,000 shall be available from ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol 
     Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-
     drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities 
     involving youth programs;
       (2) $10,600,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force''; and
       (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, 
     Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive 
     reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 
     counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 
     local government agencies.
       Sec. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new Department of Defense 
     (department) federally funded research and development center 
     (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity 
     administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or 
     as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a 
     consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.

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       (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, 
     Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or 
     any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant 
     to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical 
     advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services 
     as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more 
     than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:  Provided, That a member of 
     any such entity referred to previously in this subsection 
     shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized 
     under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in 
     the performance of membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the department from any source during the 
     current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a 
     fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new 
     buildings not located on a military installation, for payment 
     of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for 
     absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable 
     contributions, not to include employee participation in 
     community service and/or development.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     funds available to the department during fiscal year 2018, 
     not more than 6,030 staff years of technical effort (staff 
     years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:  Provided, That, of 
     the specific amount referred to previously in this 
     subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for 
     the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:  Provided further, 
     That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in 
     the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military 
     Intelligence Program (MIP).
       (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 2019 budget request, submit a 
     report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of 
     technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
     during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.
       (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby 
     reduced by $131,000,000.
       Sec. 8025.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 
     or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility 
     or property under the control of the Department of Defense 
     which were not melted and rolled in the United States or 
     Canada:  Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall 
     apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American 
     Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and 
     Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or 
     armor steel plate:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     the military department responsible for the procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes:  Provided further, That these restrictions 
     shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8026.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services 
     Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services 
     Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8027.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance 
     and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the 
     production of components and other Defense-related articles, 
     through competition between Department of Defense depot 
     maintenance activities and private firms:  Provided, That the 
     Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or 
     Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall 
     certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of 
     all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
     bids:  Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8028. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
     country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 2018. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 8029.  During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act.
       Sec. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the 
     Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in 
     the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable 
     military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, 
     Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, 
     Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are 
     excess to the needs of the Air Force.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 
     to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) 
     in accordance with the request for such units that are 
     submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield 
     Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of 
     Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 
     Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the housing units shall be 
     removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
     conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 
     under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
       (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
     recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 
     published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
     of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131).
       Sec. 8031.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
     $250,000.
       Sec. 8032.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to--
       (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with 
     Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 
     26, 2006; or
       (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or 
     place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program in accordance with the information paper of the 
     Department of the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officer's 
     Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated 
     January 27, 2014.
       Sec. 8033.  The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
     related products in military resale outlets in the United 
     States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 
     most competitive price in the local community:  Provided, 
     That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco 
     or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail 
     outlets shall be within the range of prices established for 
     military retail system stores located in the United States.
       Sec. 8034. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase 
     of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new 
     inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the 
     current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
     item would not have been chargeable to the Department of 
     Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and 
     if the purchase of such an investment item would be 
     chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 
     made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 2019 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8035.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or 
     otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central 
     Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or 
     subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: 
      Provided further, That any funds appropriated

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     or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for 
     advanced research and development acquisition, for agent 
     operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the 
     President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019.
       Sec. 8036.  Up to $10,322,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be 
     made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative 
     Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to 
     execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as 
     humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and 
     personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign 
     security forces:  Provided, That funds made available for 
     this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding 
     authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance 
     or combined exercise expenses:  Provided further, That funds 
     may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign 
     country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
     of assistance under any other provision of law.
       Sec. 8037.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $12,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete 
     estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from 
     Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8038. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
     appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
     and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and 
     available in a timely fashion.
       Sec. 8039. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
       (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
     civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
     reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
     employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
     headquarters.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
     department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
     case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the 
     waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the 
     financial requirements of the department.
       (c) This section does not apply to--
       (1) field operating agencies funded within the National 
     Intelligence Program;
       (2) an Army field operating agency established to 
     eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised 
     explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Army, other similar threats;
       (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 
     the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities 
     and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 
     administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and 
     Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and 
     authorized Federal entities.
       Sec. 8040. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available to convert to contractor performance an 
     activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees unless--
       (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
     private competition that includes a most efficient and cost 
     effective organization plan developed by such activity or 
     function;
       (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 
     all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers 
     for performance of the activity or function, the cost of 
     performance of the activity or function by a contractor would 
     be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that 
     equals or exceeds the lesser of--
       (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's 
     personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or 
     function by Federal employees; or
       (B) $10,000,000; and
       (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 
     proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of 
     Defense by--
       (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan 
     available to the workers who are to be employed in the 
     performance of that activity or function under the contract; 
     or
       (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health 
     benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less 
     towards the premium or subscription share than the amount 
     that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits 
     for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to 
     subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
     of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 
     notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, 
     or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter 
     into a contract for the performance of any commercial or 
     industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
       (A) is included on the procurement list established 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 
     8503 of title 41, United States Code);
       (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified 
     nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals 
     in accordance with that Act; or
       (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an 
     Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in 
     section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(15)).
       (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or 
     contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 
     and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 
     Department of Defense under the authority provided by this 
     section shall be credited toward any competitive or 
     outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be 
     established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 
     to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, 
     subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial 
     activities.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8041.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts:  Provided, That no amounts may be 
     rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
     for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2016/2018, $5,517,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $172,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, 
     $56,900,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', 2016/2018, 
     $5,000,000;
       ``Procurement, Defense-wide'', 2016/2018, $7,264,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $19,319,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $17,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 
     Army'', 2017/2019, $7,064,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', 2017/2019, 
     $15,507,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $12,535,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $45,900,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $32,200,000;
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: Carrier Replacement 
     Program'', 2017/2021, $14,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, 
     $78,347,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $31,639,000;
       ``Space Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $34,900,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', 2017/2019, 
     $18,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $136,691,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 2017/
     2018, $62,331,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2017/
     2018, $9,128,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     2017/2018, $131,000,000; and
       ``Defense Health Program: Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation'', 2017/2018, $30,000,000.
       Sec. 8042.  None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a 
     direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8043.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.

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       Sec. 8044.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation 
     and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant 
     Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for 
     reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence 
     support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint 
     Intelligence Activities, including the activities and 
     programs included within the National Intelligence Program 
     and the Military Intelligence Program:  Provided, That 
     nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established 
     Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.
       Sec. 8046.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin:  Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes:  Provided further, That this restriction 
     shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as 
     defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, 
     except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller 
     bearings purchased as end items.
       Sec. 8047.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working 
     Capital Fund, Army'', $99,000,000 shall be available to 
     maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
       Sec. 8048.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive 
     procurements may be used unless the competitive procurements 
     are open for award to all certified providers of Evolved 
     Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems:  Provided, That the 
     award shall be made to the provider that offers the best 
     value to the government.
       Sec. 8049.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 
     is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense:  
     Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the 
     Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as 
     follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and 
     $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.
       Sec. 8050.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8051.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this 
     Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the 
     Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall 
     be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or 
     activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural 
     budget.
       Sec. 8052.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to 
     pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of 
     Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an 
     employee when--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8053.  During the current fiscal year, no more than 
     $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
     transferred to appropriations available for the pay of 
     military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in 
     connection with support and services for eligible 
     organizations and activities outside the Department of 
     Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8054.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for 
     which the period of availability for obligation has expired 
     or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative 
     unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
     adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current 
     appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or 
     closed account if--
       (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
     (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
     the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
     account;
       (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
     any current appropriation account of the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
     not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
     of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 
     Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note):  
     Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if 
     subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was 
     not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in 
     the account, any charge to a current account under the 
     authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded 
     against the expired account:  Provided further, That the 
     total amount charged to a current appropriation under this 
     section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the 
     total appropriation for that account.
       Sec. 8055. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
     equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
     any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable 
     basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish 
     the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance 
     Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 
     associated with the use of equipment of the project under 
     that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 
     purposes without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 8056.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control 
     relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and 
     administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned 
     to the Pacific fleet:  Provided, That the command and control 
     relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain 
     in force until a written modification has been proposed to 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees:  Provided 
     further, That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 
     days after the notification unless an objection is received 
     from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees:  
     Provided further, That any proposed modification shall not 
     preclude the ability of the commander of United States 
     Pacific Command to meet operational requirements.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8057.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'', 
     $35,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and 
     expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel 
     Program:  Provided, That the funds are made available for 
     transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the 
     Navy, and the Department of the Air Force:  Provided further, 
     That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriations to which the funds are transferred:  Provided 
     further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act.
       Sec. 8058.  None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
     this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
     military forces for operational training, operational use or 
     inventory requirements:  Provided, That this restriction does 
     not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and 
     test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for 
     operational use:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     Act, submit a report detailing the use of funds requested in 
     research, development, test and evaluation accounts for end-
     items used in development, prototyping and test activities 
     preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use:  
     Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to 
     programs funded within the National Intelligence Program:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national 
     security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8059. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
     case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
     limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
     sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
     application of the limitation with respect to that country 
     would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between 
     the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
     invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
     defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the country does not discriminate 
     against the same or similar defense items produced in the 
     United States for that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (a).

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       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, 
     food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 
     XI (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States and products classified under headings 4010, 
     4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 
     7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 
     8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
       Sec. 8060.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or other Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military 
     family housing units of the Department of Defense, including 
     areas in such military family housing units that may be used 
     for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense 
     business.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8061.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
     Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the 
     John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
     Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105).
       Sec. 8062.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new 
     start advanced concept technology demonstration project or 
     joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 
     45 days after a report, including a description of the 
     project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and 
     its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
     case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that it is in the national interest to do so.
       Sec. 8063.  The Secretary of Defense shall continue to 
     provide a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on 
     certain matters as directed in the classified annex 
     accompanying this Act.
       Sec. 8064.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National 
     Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 
     502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in 
     support of the ground-based elements of the National 
     Ballistic Missile Defense System.
       Sec. 8065.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and a United States military nomenclature 
     designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', 
     ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
     incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing 
     demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under 
     a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
     projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by 
     the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture 
     ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of 
     Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant 
     to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military 
     Articles issued by the Department of State.
       Sec. 8066.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may 
     waive payment of all or part of the consideration that 
     otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, 
     United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal 
     property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any 
     organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United 
     States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal 
     nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case 
     basis.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8067.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $66,881,780 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other 
     activities of the Federal Government:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and 
     carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, 
     construction, personal services, and operations related to 
     projects carrying out the purposes of this section:  Provided 
     further, That contracts entered into under the authority of 
     this section may provide for such indemnification as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary:  Provided further, That 
     projects authorized by this section shall comply with 
     applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum 
     extent consistent with the national security, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 8068. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or 
     any other Act may be used to take any action to modify--
       (1) the appropriations account structure for the National 
     Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation 
     of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;
       (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is 
     presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents 
     supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
       (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
       (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.
       (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit 
     the merger of programs or changes to the National 
     Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure 
     Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance 
     with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
       (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
     of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving 
     auditable financial statements and improving fiscal 
     reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 
     alternative financial management processes. Such study shall 
     include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment 
     to ensure that none of the alternative processes will 
     adversely affect counterintelligence.
       (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined 
     under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected 
     agencies;
       (2) receive certification from all affected agencies 
     attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve 
     auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not 
     adversely affect counterintelligence; and
       (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 
     certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed 
     alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense 
     and intelligence committees.
       Sec. 8069.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $10,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation 
     until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, that upon the determination of the 
     Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national 
     interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to 
     the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 
     and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs 
     of military family members when confronted with the illness 
     or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
       Sec. 8070.  Any notice that is required to be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives under section 806(c)(4) of the Bob Stump 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 
     U.S.C. 2302 note) after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall be submitted pursuant to that requirement concurrently 
     to the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8071.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', 
     $705,800,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:  
     Provided, That of this amount, $92,000,000 shall be for the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel 
     for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to 
     counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-
     Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; 
     $221,500,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile 
     Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense 
     research and development under the SRBMD program, of which 
     $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD 
     systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's 
     defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, 
     regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-
     production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $310,000,000 
     shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile 
     Defense Architecture, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-
     production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the 
     United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense 
     requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, 
     and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production 
     agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended, of which 
     $105,000,000 shall be for testing of the upper-tier component 
     to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture in the United 
     States; and $82,300,000 shall be for the Arrow System 
     Improvement Program including development of a long range, 
     ground and airborne, detection suite:  Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided under this provision is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained in this 
     Act.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8072.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
     $117,542,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, to 
     fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases:  Provided, That 
     upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts 
     specified:  Provided further, That the amounts transferred 
     shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
     as the appropriations to which transferred to:
       (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2008/2018: Carrier Replacement Program $20,000,000;
       (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $19,436,000;
       (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2018: Littoral Combat Ship $6,394,000;

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       (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2018: LHA Replacement $14,200,000;
       (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2013/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $31,941,000;
       (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2014/2018: Litoral Combat Ship $20,471,000; and
       (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2015/2018: LCAC $5,100,000.
       Sec. 8073.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence 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. 3094) during fiscal 
     year 2018 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
       Sec. 8074.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 
     program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 
     or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of 
     national security and only after written prior notification 
     to the congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8075.  The budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2019 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget 
     justification documents for costs of United States Armed 
     Forces' participation in contingency operations for the 
     Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance 
     accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:  Provided, That 
     these documents shall include a description of the funding 
     requested for each contingency operation, for each military 
     service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and 
     for each appropriations account:  Provided further, That 
     these documents shall include estimated costs for each 
     element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of 
     increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and 
     programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop 
     strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates 
     of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each 
     contingency:  Provided further, That these documents shall 
     include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for 
     all contingency operations for the budget year and the two 
     preceding fiscal years.
       Sec. 8076.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or 
     deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
     system.
       Sec. 8077.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange 
     rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby 
     reduced by $4,000,000.
       Sec. 8078.  The Secretary of Defense may use up to 
     $800,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for the 
     rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated 
     support services pursuant to section 806 of the Bob Stump 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
     (Public Law 107-314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note):  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional 
     defense committees promptly of all uses of this authority.
       Sec. 8079.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
     the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of 
     the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act:  Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd 
     Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in 
     support of national defense requirements during the non-
     hurricane season.
       Sec. 8080.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for integration of foreign intelligence information 
     unless the information has been lawfully collected and 
     processed during the conduct of authorized foreign 
     intelligence activities:  Provided, That information 
     pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in 
     accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment 
     of the United States Constitution as implemented through 
     Executive Order No. 12333.
       Sec. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to transfer research and development, 
     acquisition, or other program authority relating to current 
     tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
       (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and 
     operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial 
     Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in 
     matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 8082.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
     research and technology, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.
       Sec. 8083.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
     this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
     subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 
     percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 8084. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence 
     committees to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018:  
     Provided, That 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 by 
     Expenditure Center and project; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 
     committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
     certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence 
     committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 
     as an emergency requirement.
       Sec. 8085.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army 
     Contracting Command--New Jersey or make disproportionate 
     personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command--New 
     Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8086.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in 
     connection with the conduct of operations in which the United 
     States is not participating, pursuant to section 331(d) Title 
     10 U.S.C. shall be made in accordance with sections 8005 or 
     9002 of this Act, as applicable.
       Sec. 8087.  Any transfer of amounts appropriated to, 
     credited to, or deposited in the Department of Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in or for fiscal year 
     2018 to a military department or Defense Agency pursuant to 
     section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall be 
     covered by and subject to sections 8005 or 9002 of this Act, 
     as applicable.
       Sec. 8088.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for excess defense articles, assistance under section 333 of 
     title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for 
     the countries designated annually to be in violation of the 
     standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to 
     support any military training or operation that includes 
     child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention 
     Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise permitted 
     under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 
     2008.
       Sec. 8089. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that--
       (1) creates a new start effort;
       (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
     $10,000,000 or more;
       (3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
     Intelligence Program; or
       (4) transfers funding between appropriations,
     unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 
     30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this 
     notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
     security requirements.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of 
     the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the 
     Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are 
     notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 
     this notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
     security requirements.
       Sec. 8090.  The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the 
     President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years intelligence program (including associated annexes) 
     reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed 
     appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years 
     intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect 
     to which the budget is submitted and at least the four 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       Sec. 8091.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.

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                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8092.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
     $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II 
     of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred by the military 
     department concerned to its central fund established for 
     Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 
     10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8093.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be available for the purpose of making remittances to the 
     Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund 
     in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8094. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 8095. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the 
     contractor agrees not to--
       (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or 
     independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 
     employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree 
     to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or 
     arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including 
     assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 
     distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, 
     supervision, or retention; or
       (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 
     agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 
     mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 
     through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of 
     sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, 
     intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
     imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 
     each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 
     not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 
     agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent 
     contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For 
     purposes of this subsection, a ``covered subcontractor'' is 
     an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a 
     contract subject to subsection (a).
       (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 
     respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with 
     employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced 
     in a court of the United States.
       (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 
     subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 
     subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 
     personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 
     harm to national security interests of the United States, and 
     that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer 
     than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall 
     set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for 
     the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state 
     any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the 
     reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and 
     simultaneously make public, any determination under this 
     subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract 
     or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8096.  From within the funds appropriated for 
     operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in 
     this Act, up to $115,519,000, shall be available for transfer 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84:  
     Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility 
     operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain 
     James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
     North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
     Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated 
     as a combined Federal medical facility as described by 
     section 706 of Public Law 110-417:  Provided further, That 
     additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       Sec. 8097.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the 
     provisions of section 130h of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8098.  Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light 
     armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or 
     for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per 
     vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations 
     applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8099.  Upon a determination by the Director of 
     National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 
     the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 
     $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the National Intelligence Program:  Provided, That such 
     authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher 
     priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
     has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, That a 
     request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority 
     provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 
     2018.
       Sec. 8100.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
     within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
     Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
     States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
     individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
     effective control of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 8102.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used to transfer any 
     individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's 
     country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other 
     foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
     (Public Law 114-92) and section 1034 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328).
       Sec. 8103.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
       Sec. 8104. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the 
     Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum 
     of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a 
     grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to 
     Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     determines that it is in the vital national security interest 
     of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to 
     the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the 
     Secretary's knowledge:
       (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal 
     military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal 
     military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 
     Republic;
       (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have 
     withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on 
     military bases subject to agreements in force between the 
     Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of 
     Ukraine; and
       (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 
     active measures to destabilize the control of the Government 
     of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
       (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall conduct a review of any action involving 
     Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 
     later than 90 days after the date on

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     which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report containing the results of the 
     review conducted with respect to such waiver.
       Sec. 8105.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the 
     United States unless such flags are treated as covered items 
     under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8106.  The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Service Secretaries, shall submit two reports to the 
     congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 
     2018, and not later than September 1, 2018, detailing the 
     submission of records during the previous 6 months to 
     databases accessible to the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System (NICS), including the Interstate 
     Identification Index (III), the National Crime Information 
     Center (NCIC), and the NICS Index, as required by Public Law 
     110-180:  Provided, That such reports shall provide the 
     number and category of records submitted by month to each 
     such database, by Service or Component:  Provided further, 
     That such reports shall identify the number and category of 
     records submitted by month to those databases for which the 
     Identification for Firearm Sales (IFFS) flag or other 
     database flags were used to pre-validate the records and 
     indicate that such persons are prohibited from receiving or 
     possessing a firearm:  Provided further, That such reports 
     shall describe the steps taken during the previous 6 months, 
     by Service or Component, to ensure complete and accurate 
     submission and appropriate flagging of records of individuals 
     prohibited from gun possession or receipt pursuant to 18 
     U.S.C. 922(g) or (n) including applicable records involving 
     proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
       Sec. 8107. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, 
     under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the 
     Secretary, or by an officer or employee designated by the 
     Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments 
     in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for 
     damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat 
     operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
       (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided 
     only if--
       (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 
     determined by the local military commander to be friendly to 
     the United States;
       (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under 
     chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
       (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not 
     caused by action by an enemy.
       (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a 
     program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an 
     admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to 
     compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
       (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate 
     in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to 
     be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm 
     incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the 
     program should be determined pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which 
     should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and 
     prevailing economic conditions.
       (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive 
     legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this 
     subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the 
     Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia 
     payment is proper under this section and applicable 
     Department of Defense regulations.
       (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia 
     payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 
     commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate 
     office in the Department of Defense as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the 
     congressional defense committees on an annual basis the 
     efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the 
     number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the 
     response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any 
     recommended modifications to the program.
       Sec. 8108.  None of the funds available in this Act to the 
     Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for 
     necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance 
     activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce 
     the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery 
     vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the 
     report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012.
       Sec. 8109.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 
     awards on a public Website in a searchable format.
       Sec. 8110.  The Secretary of each military department, in 
     reducing each research, development, test and evaluation and 
     procurement account of the military department as required 
     under paragraph (1) of section 828(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
     U.S.C. 2430 note), as amended by section 825(a)(3) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, 
     shall allocate the percentage reduction determined under 
     paragraph (2) of such section 828(d) proportionally from all 
     programs, projects, or activities under such account:  
     Provided, That the authority under section 804(d)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
     (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to transfer amounts 
     available in the Rapid Prototyping Fund shall be subject to 
     section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable.
       Sec. 8111.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration 
     team at a location outside of the United States:  Provided, 
     That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a 
     flight demonstration team at a location within the United 
     States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to 
     insufficient funding.
       Sec. 8112.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the National Security Agency to--
       (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose 
     of targeting a United States person; or
       (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term 
     is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States 
     Code) of any electronic communication of a United States 
     person from a provider of electronic communication services 
     to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
       Sec. 8113.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 
     Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
     for the Treaty.
       Sec. 8114.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or 
     employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or 
     implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or 
     budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity 
     financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal 
     agency not financed by this Act without the express 
     authorization of Congress:  Provided, That this limitation 
     shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for 
     in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts 
     providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense.
       Sec. 8115.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 
     of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to 
     initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the 
     congressional defense committees are notified in accordance 
     with the direction contained in the classified annex 
     accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before 
     initiating such support:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for 
     any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military 
     operation being conducted by United States Special Operations 
     Forces to combat terrorism:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this 
     section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is 
     required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later 
     than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the 
     congressional defense committees of such waiver.
       Sec. 8116.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities 
     in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement 
     in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or 
     into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for 
     combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation 
     and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
       Sec. 8117.  None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
     T-AO(X) program shall be used to award a new contract that 
     provides for the acquisition of the following components 
     unless those components are manufactured in the United 
     States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard 
     services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction 
     gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for 
     shipboard cranes.
       Sec. 8118.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel 
     costs, the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act 
     is hereby reduced by $110,780,000.
       Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by 
     military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
     for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or 
     nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by 
     Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department 
     of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
       Sec. 8120.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or 
     additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
       Sec. 8121.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $289,255,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be used for any purposes 
     related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established 
     under section 11 of the Merchant

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     Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405):  Provided, That such 
     amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve 
     Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States 
     Department of Transportation for programs, projects, 
     activities, and expenses related to the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8122.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense may use up to $46,000,000 under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', and up 
     to $45,000,000 under the heading ``Research, Development, 
     Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' to develop, replace, and 
     sustain Federal Government security and suitability 
     background investigation information technology systems of 
     the Office of Personnel Management or other Federal agency 
     responsible for conducting such investigations:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary may transfer additional amounts into these 
     headings or into ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' using 
     established reprogramming procedures prescribed in the 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
     7000.14, Volume 3, Chapter 6, dated September 2015:  Provided 
     further, That such funds shall supplement, not supplant any 
     other amounts made available to other Federal agencies for 
     such purposes.
       Sec. 8123.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 8124. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network is designed to block access to 
     pornography websites.
       (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, or adjudication activities, or 
     for any activity necessary for the national defense, 
     including intelligence activities.
       Sec. 8125.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act to the Global Engagement Center established by 
     section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 22 U.S.C. 
     2656 note) shall be made in accordance with section 8005 or 
     9002 of this Act, as applicable.
       Sec. 8126.  No amounts credited or otherwise made available 
     in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be transferred to:
       (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 
     804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or
       (2) credited to a military-department specific fund 
     established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 
     897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2017).
       Sec. 8127.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, there is appropriated $235,000,000, for an 
     additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
     Wide'', to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of 
     the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary 
     of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
     make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement 
     other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand 
     elementary and secondary public schools on military 
     installations in order to address capacity or facility 
     condition deficiencies at such schools:  Provided further, 
     That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic 
     Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority 
     consideration to those military installations with schools 
     having the most serious capacity or facility condition 
     deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense:  
     Provided further, That as a condition of receiving funds 
     under this section a local educational agency or State shall 
     provide a matching share as described in the notice titled 
     ``Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, 
     Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military 
     Installations'' published by the Department of Defense in the 
     Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et 
     seq.):  Provided further, That these provisions apply to 
     funds provided under this section, and to funds previously 
     provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or 
     expand elementary and secondary public schools on military 
     installations in order to address capacity or facility 
     condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such 
     funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this 
     section.
       Sec. 8128.  In carrying out the program described in the 
     memorandum on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted 
     Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or 
     Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 
     Members'' issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to 
     implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     apply such policy and guidance, except that--
       (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 
     cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in 
     part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and
       (2) the term ``assisted reproductive technology'' shall 
     include embryo cryopreservation and storage without 
     limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
     storage.
       Sec. 8129.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to 
     the Azov Battalion.
       Sec. 8130.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to purchase heavy water from Iran.
       Sec. 8131.  Section 316(a)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is 
     amended by striking ``the study under this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``the study and assessment under this section''.
       Sec. 8132.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     from funds made available to the Department of Defense in 
     title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $15,000,000 shall be available 
     for a project in a country designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense:  Provided, That in furtherance of the project the 
     Department of Defense is authorized to acquire services, 
     including services performed pursuant to a grant agreement, 
     from another Federal agency, on an advance of funds or 
     reimbursable basis:  Provided further, That an order for 
     services placed under this section is deemed to be an 
     obligation in the same manner that a similar order placed 
     under a contract with a private contractor is an obligation.

                                TITLE IX

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $2,683,694,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $377,857,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $103,979,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $914,119,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $24,942,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $9,091,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $2,328,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $20,569,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $184,589,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $5,004,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

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                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $17,352,994,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $6,449,404,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $1,401,536,000:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $10,873,895,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $7,575,195,000:  Provided, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
     payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, 
     military, and other support, including access, provided to 
     United States military and stability operations in 
     Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
     Syria:  Provided further, That such reimbursement payments 
     may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the 
     support provided, and such determination is final and 
     conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, 
     and 15 days following notification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees:  Provided further, That these funds 
     may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training 
     and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and 
     providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-
     reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United 
     States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and 
     to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days 
     following notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees:  Provided further, That these funds may be used 
     to support the Government of Jordan, in such amounts as the 
     Secretary of Defense may determine, to enhance the ability of 
     the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain security 
     along its borders, upon 15 days prior written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts 
     intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses 
     incurred:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
     this heading, not to exceed $750,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, shall be available to provide 
     support and assistance to foreign security forces or other 
     groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 
     counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of 
     Defense security cooperation programs:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports 
     to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds 
     provided in this paragraph:  Provided further, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $24,699,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $23,980,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $3,367,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $53,523,000:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $108,111,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $15,400,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 
     $4,666,815,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the 
     Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, 
     or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces 
     of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, 
     supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 
     repair, renovation, construction, and funding:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may obligate and 
     expend funds made available to the Department of Defense in 
     this title for additional costs associated with existing 
     projects previously funded with amounts provided under the 
     heading ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts:  
     Provided further, That such costs shall be limited to 
     contract changes resulting from inflation, market 
     fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract 
     actions to complete existing projects, and associated 
     supervision and administration costs and costs for design 
     during construction:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority 
     provided in this section:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall notify in advance such contract changes and 
     adjustments in annual reports to the congressional defense 
     committees:  Provided further, That the authority to provide 
     assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 
     authority to provide assistance to foreign nations:  Provided 
     further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 
     provided herein from any person, foreign government, or 
     international organization may be credited to this Fund, to 
     remain available until expended, and used for such purposes:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing upon the 
     receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, 
     delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and 
     the specific use of such contributions:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 
     prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
     details of any such obligation:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds 
     between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000:  
     Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment 
     procured using funds provided under this heading in this or 
     prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
     Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: 
      Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
     provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not 
     yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or 
     transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and 
     returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 
     as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees:  
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment 
     and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security 
     Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security 
     personnel:  Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund

       For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and 
     Equip Fund'', $1,769,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such funds shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including 
     training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and 
     services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation;

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     and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular 
     forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to 
     participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups:  
     Provided further, That these funds may be used in such 
     amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance 
     the border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas 
     including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia resulting from 
     actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria:  Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under this heading shall 
     be available to provide assistance only for activities in a 
     country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a 
     security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
     Syria, and following written notification to the 
     congressional defense committees of such designation:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces 
     or individuals, such elements or individuals are 
     appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 
     elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 
     associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 
     commitments from such elements to promote respect for human 
     rights and the rule of law:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to 
     obligating from this appropriation account, notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
     any such obligation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may accept and retain contributions, including 
     assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the 
     Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out 
     assistance authorized under this heading:  Provided further, 
     That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein 
     from any foreign government or other entity may be credited 
     to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used 
     for such purposes:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the 
     acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 
     40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) 
     if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would 
     prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of 
     such assistance and a notice of and justification for such 
     waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, 
     the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives:  Provided further, 
     That the United States may accept equipment procured using 
     funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, 
     ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was 
     transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups 
     participating, or preparing to participate in activities to 
     counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by 
     such forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as 
     stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification 
     to the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, 
     That equipment procured using funds provided under this 
     heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' 
     in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, 
     irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
     participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of 
     Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be 
     required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon 
     written notification to the congressional defense committees: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, 
     including, but not limited to, the number of individuals 
     trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment 
     provided to each group or individual, the area of operations 
     for each group, and the contributions of other countries, 
     groups, or individuals:  Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army'', $420,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
     $709,283,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $1,191,139,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $191,836,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $405,575,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $157,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $130,994,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Navy and Marine Corps'', $233,406,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $239,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $64,307,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $503,938,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $481,700,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Space Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Space Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $2,256,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $551,509,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $3,324,590,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $517,041,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

       For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical 
     and support vehicles; other

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     weapons; and other procurement items for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces, $1,300,000,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2020:  Provided, 
     That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components 
     shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
     individually submit to the congressional defense committees 
     the modernization priority assessment for their respective 
     National Guard or Reserve component:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be 
     used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or 
     modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition:  Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $235,368,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $167,565,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $129,608,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $394,396,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $148,956,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $395,805,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $196,300,000:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector 
     General'', $24,692,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 9001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 2018.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9002.  Upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that such action is necessary in the national 
     interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, transfer up to $2,250,000,000 
     between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this title:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
     made pursuant to the authority in this section:  Provided 
     further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 9003.  Supervision and administration costs and costs 
     for design during construction associated with a construction 
     project funded with appropriations available for operation 
     and maintenance or the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' 
     provided in this Act and executed in direct support of 
     overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be 
     obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded:  
     Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, supervision 
     and administration costs and costs for design during 
     construction include all in-house Government costs.
       Sec. 9004.  From funds made available in this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United 
     States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger 
     motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) 
     heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of 
     personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 
     $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other 
     limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 9005.  Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts 
     appropriated by this title under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army'' may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to fund the Commanders' Emergency Response 
     Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military 
     commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, 
     humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within 
     their areas of responsibility:  Provided, That each project 
     (including any ancillary or related elements in connection 
     with such project) executed under this authority shall not 
     exceed $2,000,000:  Provided further, That not later than 45 
     days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and 
     the allocation and use of funds during that 6-month period 
     that were made available pursuant to the authority provided 
     in this section or under any other provision of law for the 
     purposes described herein:  Provided further, That, not later 
     than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the 
     Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     quarterly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for 
     the CERP in Afghanistan:  Provided further, That, not less 
     than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the 
     authority provided in this section or under any other 
     provision of law for the purposes described herein for a 
     project with a total anticipated cost for completion of 
     $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a written notice containing 
     each of the following:
       (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed 
     project, including how the project is intended to advance the 
     military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be 
     carried out.
       (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, 
     and completion date for the proposed project, including any 
     other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be 
     contributed to the completion of the project.
       (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
     including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
     Department of Defense agency of the United States Government 
     or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of 
     the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities 
     to be provided through the proposed project.
       Sec. 9006.  Funds available to the Department of Defense 
     for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, 
     transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other 
     logistical support to allied forces participating in a 
     combined operation with the armed forces of the United States 
     and coalition forces supporting military and stability 
     operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and Syria:  Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees regarding support provided under this section.
       Sec. 9007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by the United States Government for a purpose as 
     follows:
       (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
     of Iraq.
       (3) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
       Sec. 9008.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
     regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on 
     December 10, 1984):
       (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
       (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations 
     prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208

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     of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 
     in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-148).
       Sec. 9009.  None of the funds provided for the 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated 
     prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the 
     Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
     Department of Defense:  Provided, That the AROC must approve 
     the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
     requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-
     standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 
     using ASFF:  Provided further, That the Department of Defense 
     must certify to the congressional defense committees that the 
     AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring 
     compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and 
     accompanying report language for the ASFF.
       Sec. 9010.  Funds made available in this title to the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be 
     used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not 
     more than $250,000:  Provided, That, upon determination by 
     the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to 
     meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a 
     Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, 
     such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment 
     item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
       Sec. 9011.  Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by 
     this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to 
     provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the 
     armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its 
     borders.
       Sec. 9012.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'' may 
     be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense 
     systems.
       Sec. 9013.  For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance 
     Initiative'', $200,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That such 
     funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide 
     assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of 
     a defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; 
     sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 
     national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of 
     any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Government 
     of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 
     15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this 
     heading, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such obligation:  Provided 
     further, That the United States may accept equipment procured 
     using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts 
     that was transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and 
     returned by such forces to the United States:  Provided 
     further, That equipment procured using funds provided under 
     this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred 
     to the military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or 
     returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 
     as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available by this section 
     are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 9014.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for replacement of funds for items provided to the 
     Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States 
     to the extent specifically provided for in section 9013 of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 9015.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under section 9013 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the 
     Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be 
     used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems.
       Sec. 9016. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 
     of Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of 
     Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that the 
     Government of Pakistan is--
       (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism 
     efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura 
     Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and 
     other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including 
     taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them 
     from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 
     border attacks into neighboring countries;
       (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
     States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's 
     military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
     judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
       (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
     and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture 
     of IEDs;
       (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
     material and expertise;
       (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
     and due process of law;
       (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
     visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
     programs in Pakistan; and
       (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
     detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
     civilians affected by the conflict.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection 
     (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
     security interest to do so:  Provided, That if the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
     to the congressional defense committees on both the 
     justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this 
     section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: 
      Provided further, That such report may be submitted in 
     classified form if necessary.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9017.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this Act, $770,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to 
     the operation and maintenance, military personnel, and 
     procurement accounts, to improve the intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 
     Department of Defense:  Provided, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer 
     authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
     on the proposed uses of these funds:  Provided further, That 
     the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to 
     any program, project, or activity specifically limited or 
     denied by this Act:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available by this section are designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, 
     That the authority to provide funding under this section 
     shall terminate on September 30, 2018.
       Sec. 9018.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed or military forces into 
     hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent 
     involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters 
     while equipped for combat, in contravention of the 
     congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
     sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
       Sec. 9019.  None of the funds in this Act may be made 
     available for the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft 
     to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the 
     Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense 
     provides a report to the congressional defense committees of 
     the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements. The 
     report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and 
     maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and 
     the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide 
     additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force's current 
     medium airlift capacity.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 9020.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts:  Provided, That such amounts are 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Coalition 
     Support Fund'', 2017/2018, $500,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: DSCA Security 
     Cooperation'', 2017/2018, $250,000,000;
       ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2017/2018, 
     $100,000,000;
       ``Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund'', 2017/2018, 
     $80,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $25,100,000; 
     and
       ``Counter-ISIL Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer 
     Fund'', XXXX, $1,610,000,000.
       Sec. 9021. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the United States strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, 
     the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and 
     their associated forces and co-belligerents.
       (b) The report required under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       (1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing legal 
     framework to accomplish the strategy described in subsection 
     (a), particularly with respect to the Authorization for Use 
     of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 
     and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).

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       (2) An analysis of the budgetary resources necessary to 
     accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a).
       (c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     President submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
     the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall testify at any hearing 
     held by any of the appropriate congressional committees on 
     the report and to which the Secretary is invited.
       (d) In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services and 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 9022.  Funds available for the Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund may be used to provide limited training, 
     equipment, and other assistance that would otherwise be 
     prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a unit of the security forces 
     of Afghanistan only if the Secretary certifies to the 
     congressional defense committees, within 30 days of a 
     decision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of 
     such assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or 
     coalition forces or significantly undermine United States 
     national security objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the 
     Secretary has sought a commitment by the Government of 
     Afghanistan to take all necessary corrective steps:  
     Provided, That such certification shall be accompanied by a 
     report describing: (1) the information relating to the gross 
     violation of human rights; (2) the circumstances that 
     necessitated the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan 
     security force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided and 
     the assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective steps to be 
     taken by the Government of Afghanistan:  Provided further, 
     That every 120 days after the initial report an additional 
     report shall be submitted detailing the status of any 
     corrective steps taken by the Government of Afghanistan:  
     Provided further, That if the Government of Afghanistan has 
     not initiated necessary corrective steps within one year of 
     the certification, the authority under this section to 
     provide assistance to such unit shall no longer apply:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     such committees detailing the final disposition of the case 
     by the Government of Afghanistan.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                       CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       The following appropriations shall be expended under the 
     direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of 
     the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the 
     Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
     and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.

                             investigations

       For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the 
     collection and study of basic information pertaining to river 
     and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
     protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; 
     for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and 
     specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm 
     damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
     construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
     miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
     surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of 
     projects prior to construction, $123,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     initiate six new study starts during fiscal year 2018:  
     Provided further, That the new study starts shall consist of 
     five studies where the majority of the benefits are derived 
     from navigation transportation savings or from flood and 
     storm damage reduction and one study where the majority of 
     benefits are derived from environmental restoration:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
     the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has 
     been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress.

                              construction

       For expenses necessary for the construction of river and 
     harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, 
     aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects 
     authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans 
     and specifications, of such projects (including those 
     involving participation by States, local governments, or 
     private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by 
     law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, 
     shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to 
     construction); $2,085,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the 
     Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the 
     Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived 
     from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by 
     Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary 
     to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects 
     shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except 
     as otherwise specifically provided for in law:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary shall initiate five new construction 
     starts during fiscal year 2018:  Provided further, That the 
     new construction starts shall consist of four projects where 
     the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation 
     transportation savings or from flood and storm damage 
     reduction and one project where the majority of the benefits 
     are derived from environmental restoration:  Provided 
     further, That for new construction projects, project cost 
     sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable 
     but no later than September 30, 2018:  Provided further, That 
     no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and 
     no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the 
     affordability of the selected new starts and the impacts on 
     other projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary may not 
     deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once 
     the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                   mississippi river and tributaries

       For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects 
     and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley 
     below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, 
     $425,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
     eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors 
     shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund:  
     Provided, That the Secretary shall initiate one new study 
     start during fiscal year 2018.

                       operation and maintenance

       For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and 
     care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage 
     reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
     projects authorized by law; providing security for 
     infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including 
     administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor 
     channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public 
     agency that serve essential navigation needs of general 
     commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting 
     northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; 
     clearing and straightening channels; and removing 
     obstructions to navigation, $3,630,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary 
     to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and 
     maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for 
     inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the 
     special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived 
     from that account for resource protection, research, 
     interpretation, and maintenance activities related to 
     resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation 
     is available; and of which such sums as become available from 
     fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall 
     be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 
     dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have 
     been collected:  Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount 
     of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or 
     activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated 
     to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the 
     fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for 
     use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency 
     activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be 
     necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers 
     shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds 
     which have not been used for emergency activities 
     proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for 
     the programs, projects, or activities.

                           regulatory program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

            formerly utilized sites remedial action program

       For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites 
     in the United States resulting from work performed as part of 
     the Nation's early atomic energy program, $139,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and 
     other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 
     repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters 
     as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                                expenses

       For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
     administration of the civil works program in the headquarters 
     of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division 
     Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the 
     Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for 
     Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and 
     Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works 
     program, $185,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation purposes and only 
     during the current fiscal year:  Provided,

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     That no part of any other appropriation provided in this 
     title shall be available to fund the civil works activities 
     of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works 
     executive direction and management activities of the division 
     offices:  Provided further, That any Flood Control and 
     Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the 
     supervision and general administration of emergency 
     operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any 
     flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.

     office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

       For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be 
     obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of 
     the additional funding provided under each heading in this 
     title (as designated under such heading in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act)) to specific programs, 
     projects, or activities.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this 
     Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the 
     agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2018, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
     through a reprogramming of funds that:
       (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
     activity;
       (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 
     this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
     for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received 
     from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or 
     activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 
     (6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000, 
     reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to 
     $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
     obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;
       (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up 
     to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor 
     claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency 
     judgments:  Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be 
     reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did 
     not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
     concomitant administrative expenses;
       (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming 
     authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to 
     emergencies:  Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:  
     Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed:  
     Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, 
     the reprogramming limit is $150,000:  Provided further, That 
     $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation;
       (9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming 
     guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the 
     Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance 
     portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, 
     respectively; and
       (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
     Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the 
     receiving project is permitted.
       (b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a 
     reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the 
     continuing authorities program.
       (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year which 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 
     applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and
       (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 appropriations; and
       (3) An identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       Sec. 102.  The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available in this Act solely in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act), including the determination and 
     designation of new starts.
       Sec. 103.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to award or modify any contract that commits 
     funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, 
     project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that 
     such amounts may include any funds that have been made 
     available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
       Sec. 104.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in 
     this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to 
     mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers 
     projects.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, 
     after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable 
     manner for the disposal or management of dredged material 
     originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it 
     is approved under a State water quality certification 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341):  Provided, That until an open 
     lake placement alternative for dredged material is approved 
     under a State water quality certification, the Corps of 
     Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged 
     material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for any acquisition of buoy chain that is not 
     consistent with 48 CFR 225.7007, subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2).
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study 
     under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project 
     authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 
     595).
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or 
     fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities identified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)).
       Sec. 109.  Relative to the Rough River Lake Flowage 
     Easement Encroachment Resolution Plan, the Chief of Engineers 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, a report that includes an inventory of 
     habitable structures and improvements built, installed, or 
     established in the flowage easement boundary; whether each 
     such structure or improvement in the inventory was built, 
     installed or established within the flowage easement boundary 
     before or after the surveys conducted by the Corps of 
     Engineers in 2013, 2014, and 2015; and what notice landowners 
     had of the flowage easement boundary prior to those surveys.

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                central utah project completion account

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act, $10,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $898,000 shall be deposited into the 
     Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use 
     by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
     Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,450,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2019, for expenses necessary in carrying out related 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2018, of the amount made 
     available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, 
     the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for 
     administrative expenses.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       The following appropriations shall be expended to execute 
     authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:

                      water and related resources

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For management, development, and restoration of water and 
     related natural resources and for related activities, 
     including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of 
     reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling 
     related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and 
     related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, 
     State and local governments, federally recognized Indian 
     tribes, and others, $1,332,124,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $67,693,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and 
     $5,551,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower 
     Colorado

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     River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be 
     necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:  
     Provided, That such transfers may be increased or decreased 
     within the overall appropriation under this heading:  
     Provided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount 
     for program activities that can be financed by the 
     Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee 
     account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from 
     that Fund or account:  Provided further, That funds 
     contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended 
     for the purposes for which the funds were contributed:  
     Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a 
     shall be credited to this account and are available until 
     expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under 
     this heading:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
     herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 
     shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 
     authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706:  Provided further, That in 
     accordance with section 4009(c) of Public Law 114-322 and as 
     recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated November 21, 
     2017, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2017 
     shall be made available to the North Valley Regional Recycled 
     Water Program, the Orange County Sanitation District Effluent 
     Reuse Implementation Project--Headworks Segregation, and the 
     Groundwater Reliability Improvement Program (GRIP) Recycled 
     Water Project:  Provided further, That in accordance with 
     section 4007 of Public Law 114-322 and as recommended by the 
     Secretary in a letter dated February 23, 2018, funding 
     provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2017 shall be made 
     available to the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement 
     Project, the North-of-Delta Offstream Storage Investigation/
     Sites Reservoir Storage Project, the Upper San Joaquin River 
     Basin Storage Investigation, the Friant-Kern Canal Subsidence 
     Challenges Project, the Boise River Basin Feasibility Study, 
     the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project--Cle Elum 
     Pool Raise, and the Upper Yakima System Storage Feasibility 
     Study.

                central valley project restoration fund

       For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat 
     restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the 
     Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $41,376,000, to be 
     derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central 
     Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 
     3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Bureau of 
     Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount 
     of the additional mitigation and restoration payments 
     authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of 
     water for in-stream purposes if the water is already 
     committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or 
     order.

                    california bay-delta restoration

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, 
     Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent 
     with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, 
     $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities 
     may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other 
     participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized 
     purposes:  Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be 
     used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program 
     management:  Provided further, That CALFED implementation 
     shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear 
     performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in 
     achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.

                       policy and administration

       For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and 
     related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the 
     Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     $59,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be 
     nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:  Provided, That 
     no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
     available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and 
     administration expenses.

                        administrative provision

       Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
     available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor 
     vehicles, which are for replacement only.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of 
     this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by 
     previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or 
     entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related 
     Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2018, shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or 
     activity;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate;
       (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity 
     for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior 
     approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate;
       (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:
       (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for 
     which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the 
     fiscal year; or
       (B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity for which 
     less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the 
     fiscal year;
       (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
     Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
     Resources Management and Development category to any program, 
     project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
     approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate; or
       (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
     obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
     $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor 
     claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated 
     rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of 
     funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 
     Rehabilitation category.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means 
     any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or 
     activity.
       (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a 
     quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the 
     funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or 
     categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be 
     submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to determine the final 
     point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis 
     Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the 
     water quality standards of the State of California as 
     approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
     drainage waters.
       (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
     and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program 
     shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as 
     reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully 
     repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--Alternative 
     Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment 
     Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, 
     Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley 
     Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future 
     obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or 
     providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the 
     San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit 
     beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal 
     reclamation law.
       Sec. 203. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
     Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2020''.
       (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2020''; and
       (2) striking ``$90,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$120,000,000''.
       Sec. 204.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the period from November 1 through April 30, water 
     users may use their diversion structures for the purpose of 
     recharging the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, when the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee and 
     Water District 1 watermaster, determines there is water 
     available in excess of that needed to satisfy existing 
     Minidoka Project storage and hydropower rights and ensure 
     operational flexibility.

                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and 
     renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,321,778,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, $162,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2019, for program direction.

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              Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and 
     energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $248,329,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, $28,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2019, for program direction.

                             Nuclear Energy

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $1,205,056,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2019, for program direction.

                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     fossil energy research and development activities, under the 
     authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, 
     including defeasible and equitable interests in any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition 
     or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), $726,817,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount $60,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2019, for program direction.

                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out 
     naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $4,900,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds 
     remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval 
     petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and 
     program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $252,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That, as 
     authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2015 (Public Law 114-74; 42 U.S.C. 6239 note), the Secretary 
     of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed $350,000,000 
     of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal 
     year 2018:  Provided further, That the proceeds from such 
     drawdown and sale shall be deposited into the ``Energy 
     Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund'' during 
     fiscal year 2018:  Provided further, That such amounts shall 
     remain available until expended for necessary expenses to 
     carry out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve:  Provided further, That section 158 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 
     115-56), as amended by the Further Extension of Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2018 (subdivision 3 of division B of 
     Public Law 115-123), shall no longer apply.

                         SPR Petroleum Account

       For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
     petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant 
     to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended 
     (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 404 of the 
     Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6241, 6239 note), 
     and section 5010 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 
     114-255), $8,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast 
     Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $6,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                   Energy Information Administration

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     the activities of the Energy Information Administration, 
     $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental 
     cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $298,400,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     uranium enrichment facility decontamination and 
     decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of 
     title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, 
     subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $840,000,000, 
     to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
     Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $35,732,000 shall be available in accordance with title 
     X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                Science

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for science activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility 
     or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
     expansion, and purchase of not more than 16 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, including one ambulance and 
     one bus, $6,259,903,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of such amount, $183,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2019, for program direction.

               Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America 
     COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69), $353,314,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
     $29,250,000 shall be available until September 30, 2019, for 
     program direction.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

       Such sums as are derived from amounts received from 
     borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be 
     collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided, That for 
     necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan 
     Guarantee program, $33,000,000 is appropriated from fees 
     collected in prior years pursuant to section 1702(h) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 which are not otherwise 
     appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided further, That if the amount in the previous proviso 
     is not available from such fees, an amount for such purposes 
     is also appropriated from the general fund so as to result in 
     a total amount appropriated for such purpose of no more than 
     $23,000,000:  Provided further, That fees collected pursuant 
     to such section 1702(h) for fiscal year 2018 shall be 
     credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 
     shall not be available until appropriated:  Provided further, 
     That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan 
     obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed 
     Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation 
     of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

       For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary 
     in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles 
     Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

                  Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

       For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary 
     in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, 
     $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                      Departmental Administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy 
     necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the 
     purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $285,652,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and official reception and representation expenses 
     not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as 
     necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost 
     of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.):  Provided, That 
     such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue 
     increases of the same or greater amount:  Provided further, 
     That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous 
     revenues estimated to total $96,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 
     may be retained and used for operating expenses within this 
     account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at not more than $189,652,000.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, $49,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

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                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                           Weapons Activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy 
     defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $10,642,138,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, $105,600,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2019, for program direction.

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear 
     nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,048,219,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the 
     unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available 
     under this heading, $49,000,000 is hereby rescinded:  
     Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                             Naval Reactors

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval 
     reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or 
     otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, 
     facilities, and facility expansion, $1,620,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which, $85,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--
     Nuclear Energy'', for the Advanced Test Reactor:  Provided, 
     That of such amount, $47,651,000 shall be available until 
     September 30, 2019, for program direction.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration, $407,595,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019, including 
     official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
     $12,000.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                     Defense Environmental Cleanup

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
     environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes 
     of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
     et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
     real property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $5,988,048,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, $300,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2019, for program direction.

                        Other Defense Activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, 
     other defense activities, and classified activities, in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $840,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $284,653,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2019, for program direction.

                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

       Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
     established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for 
     official reception and representation expenses in an amount 
     not to exceed $5,000:  Provided, That during fiscal year 
     2018, no new direct loan obligations may be made.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and for marketing electric 
     power and energy, including transmission wheeling and 
     ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
     southeastern power area, $6,379,000, including official 
     reception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
     exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $6,379,000 collected by the 
     Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and 
     related services shall be credited to this account as 
     discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available 
     until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual 
     expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses 
     shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $0:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
     $51,000,000 collected by the Southeastern Power 
     Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to 
     recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be 
     credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
     available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
     purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses 
     means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
     year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses).

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

       For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and for marketing electric 
     power and energy, for construction and acquisition of 
     transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, 
     and for administrative expenses, including official reception 
     and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 
     in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
     (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power 
     Administration, $30,288,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and 
     section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), 
     up to $18,888,000 collected by the Southwestern Power 
     Administration from the sale of power and related services 
     shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
     purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern 
     Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $11,400,000:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $40,000,000 collected 
     by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as 
     offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
     for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
     expenditures:  Provided further, That for purposes of this 
     appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
     generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
     (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

 Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 
                          Power Administration

       For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
     section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7152), and other related activities including conservation 
     and renewable resources programs as authorized, $223,276,000, 
     including official reception and representation expenses in 
     an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $221,251,000 shall be derived from the 
     Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the 
     Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), 
     up to $129,904,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
     Administration from the sale of power and related services 
     shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
     purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area 
     Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $93,372,000, of which $91,347,000 is derived 
     from the Reclamation Fund:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $209,000,000 collected 
     by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 
     1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be 
     credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
     available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
     purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses 
     means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
     year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses).

           Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

       For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
     hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, 
     $4,176,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance 
     Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in 
     section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255):  
     Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and 
     of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $3,948,000 collected by the Western 
     Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
     services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited 
     to this account as discretionary offsetting collections,

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     to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of 
     funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities 
     of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
     Administration activities:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $228,000:  Provided further, That for purposes 
     of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures 
     that are generally recovered in the same year that they are 
     incurred:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, the 
     Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may 
     accept up to $872,000 in funds contributed by United States 
     power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit 
     into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, 
     and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which 
     contributed in like manner as if said sums had been 
     specifically appropriated for such purpose:  Provided 
     further, That any such funds shall be available without 
     further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for 
     use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole 
     purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, 
     replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these 
     Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the 
     Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official reception 
     and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, and the 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, $367,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $367,600,000 of 
     revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and 
     collections in fiscal year 2018 shall be retained and used 
     for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 
     revenues are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to result 
     in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general 
     fund estimated at not more than $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made 
     available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be 
     used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity 
     or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar 
     arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for 
     Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a 
     program, project, or activity if the program, project, or 
     activity has not been funded by Congress.
       (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
     least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made 
     available in this title may be used to--
       (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more;
       (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other 
     Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including 
     a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
       (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, 
     or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B); or
       (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, 
     award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B).
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days 
     of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each 
     grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less 
     than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.
       (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the 
     report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient 
     of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for 
     which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account 
     and program, project, or activity from which the funds are 
     being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description 
     of the activity for which the award is made.
       (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any 
     program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made 
     available in this title under the heading ``Department of 
     Energy--Energy Programs'', enter into a multiyear contract, 
     award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear 
     cooperative agreement unless--
       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded 
     for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time 
     of award; or
       (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes 
     a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on 
     the availability of future year budget authority and the 
     Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress at least 3 days in advance.
       (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
     the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as 
     authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities 
     specified in the ``Final Bill'' column in the ``Department of 
     Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--
     Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
     reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the 
     Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of 
     any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program, 
     project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by 
     more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during 
     the time period covered by this Act.
       (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, 
     or activity;
       (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
     or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
     Act; or
       (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a 
     specific program, project, or activity by this Act.
       (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or 
     restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds 
     made available for the Department of Energy if compliance 
     with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national 
     security.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under 
     paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 
     days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or 
     restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall 
     include an explanation of the substantial risk under 
     paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
       (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 
     same appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with 
     funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter 
     may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
     originally enacted.
       Sec. 302.  Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or 
     made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence 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. 3094) during fiscal 
     year 2018 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018.
       Sec. 303.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used for the construction of facilities classified 
     as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 
     unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of 
     Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance 
     with nuclear safety requirements.
       Sec. 304.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
     decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any 
     successive departmental guidance, for construction projects 
     where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a 
     separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the 
     project for that critical decision.
       Sec. 305. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any prior Act under the heading ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'' may be made available to enter into new 
     contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, 
     the Russian Federation.
       (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity 
     is in the national security interests of the United States. 
     This waiver authority may not be delegated.
       (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective 
     until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, in classified form if necessary, a report on the 
     justification for the waiver.
       Sec. 306. (a) New Regional Reserves.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may not establish any new regional petroleum product 
     reserve unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum 
     product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an 
     annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an 
     appropriations Act.
       (b) The budget request or notification shall include--
       (1) the justification for the new reserve;
       (2) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and 
     maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources;
       (3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including 
     the conditions upon which the products may be released;
       (4) the location of the reserve; and
       (5) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.
       Sec. 307.  The Secretary of Energy may not transfer more 
     than $274,833,000 from the amounts made available under this 
     title to the working capital fund established under section 
     653 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7263):  Provided, That the Secretary may transfer additional 
     amounts to the working capital fund after the Secretary 
     provides notification in advance of any such transfer to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  
     Provided further, That any such notification shall identify 
     the sources of funds

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     by program, project, or activity:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress before adding or removing any 
     activities from the fund.
       Sec. 308.  Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of 
     Energy, in consultation with the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress a report that provides a detailed 
     explanation, using specific receipts data and legal 
     authorities, of how each of the Western Area Power 
     Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and 
     the Southeastern Power Administration are executing current 
     receipt authority provided in this and prior year 
     appropriations Acts to create carryover of unobligated 
     balances for purchase power and wheeling expenditures.
       Sec. 309. (a) Funds provided by this Act for Project 99-D-
     143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and any funds 
     provided by prior Acts for such Project that remain 
     unobligated, may be made available only for construction and 
     project support activities for such Project.
       (b) The Secretary of Energy shall not be subject to the 
     requirements of subsection (a) if the Secretary waives the 
     requirements of section 3121(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) in 
     accordance with subsection (b) of such section.
       (c) If the Secretary waives the requirements of section 
     3121(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2018, the Secretary--
       (1) shall concurrently submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the lifecycle cost 
     estimate used to make the certification under section 3121(b) 
     of such Act; and
       (2) may not use funds provided for the Project to eliminate 
     such Project until the date that is 30 days after the 
     submission of the lifecycle cost estimate required under 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 310.  The unappropriated receipts currently in the 
     Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities account shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the Uranium Enrichment 
     Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and shall be 
     available only to the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 311.  Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a determination 
     by the President in this fiscal year that a regional supply 
     shortage of refined petroleum product of significant scope 
     and duration exists, that a severe increase in the price of 
     refined petroleum product will likely result from such 
     shortage, and that a draw down and sale of refined petroleum 
     product would assist directly and significantly in reducing 
     the adverse impact of such shortage, the Secretary of Energy 
     may draw down and sell refined petroleum product from the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Proceeds from a sale under this 
     section shall be deposited into the SPR Petroleum Account 
     established in section 167 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247), and such amounts shall be 
     available for obligation, without fiscal year limitation, 
     consistent with that section.

                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
     by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and for 
     expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the 
     Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment 
     of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $155,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, 
     section 1441, $31,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                        Delta Regional Authority

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and 
     to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta 
     Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 
     382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                           Denali Commission

       For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including 
     the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and 
     capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) 
     of the Denali Commission Act of 1998:  Provided, That funds 
     shall be available for construction projects in an amount not 
     to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 
     communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali 
     Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 
     105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
     Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not 
     to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection 
     with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall 
     be available for the payment of such a non-Federal share for 
     programs undertaken to carry out the purposes of the 
     Commission.

                  Northern Border Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional 
     Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle 
     V of title 40, United States Code, $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That such amounts shall 
     be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding 
     section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 2018, the duties and 
     authority of the Federal Cochairperson shall be assumed by 
     the Northern Border Regional Commission Program Director if 
     the position of the Federal Cochairperson and Alternate 
     Federal Cochairperson is vacant.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional 
     Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle 
     V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out 
     the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $909,137,000, including official 
     representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made 
     available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for 
     the Office of the Commission, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, of which, notwithstanding section 
     201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be 
     approved by a majority vote of the Commission:  Provided 
     further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection 
     services, and other services and collections estimated at 
     $779,768,032 in fiscal year 2018 shall be retained and used 
     for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 
     shall be for activities related to the development of 
     regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear technologies, 
     and $16,200,000 shall be for international activities, except 
     that the amounts provided under this proviso shall not be 
     derived from fee revenues, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214:  
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     2018 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $129,300,892:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
     heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and 
     development in areas relevant to the Commission's mission, 
     and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering 
     Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do 
     not align with programmatic missions but are critical to 
     maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and 
     engineering:  Provided further, That $68,076.04 of 
     unobligated balances from the funds transferred to the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission from the United States Agency 
     for International Development pursuant to section 632(a) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are rescinded:  Provided 
     further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
     were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $12,859,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, 
     inspection services, and other services and collections 
     estimated at $10,555,000 in fiscal year 2018 shall be 
     retained and be available until September 30, 2019, for 
     necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     2018 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $2,304,000:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
     heading, $1,131,000 shall be for Inspector General services 
     for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall 
     not be available from fee revenues.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 
     5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       Sec. 401.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply 
     with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal 
     Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional 
     requests for information.

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       Sec. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title for 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any 
     program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 
     reprogramming that would cause any program funding level to 
     increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less, during the time period covered by this 
     Act.
       (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the 
     notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with 
     such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human 
     health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
       (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
     any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 
     not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 
     a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 
     Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
     risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall 
     provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver 
     and changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or 
     activities.
       (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), 
     the amounts made available by this title for ``Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission--Salaries and Expenses'' shall be 
     expended as directed in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
     through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or 
     personnel for any program, project, or activity for which 
     funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
       (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
     which includes the following for each program, project, or 
     activity, including any prior year appropriations--
       (1) total budget authority;
       (2) total unobligated balances; and
       (3) total unliquidated obligations.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
     congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
     matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 
     Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
       Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III 
     of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
     pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided 
     in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal 
     year, transfer authority referenced in the report of the 
     Committee on Appropriations accompanying this Act, or any 
     authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government may provide goods or services to 
     another department, agency, or instrumentality.
       (b) None of the funds made available for any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government 
     may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this 
     Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
     authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
     Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any 
     authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government may provide goods or services to 
     another department, agency, or instrumentality.
       (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in 
     this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except 
     for any authority whereby a department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government may provide 
     goods or services to another department, agency, or 
     instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the 
     year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts 
     transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, 
     and shall not replace or modify existing notification 
     requirements for each authority.
       Sec. 503.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of 
     February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
     Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
       Sec. 504. (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, or adjudication activities.
       This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water 
     Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018''.

 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2018

                                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, 
     $201,751,000:  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 $24,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, 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;
       (E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
       (F) international operations.

             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, $141,778,000:  Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading: (1) up to $32,000,000 may be 
     transferred to the Departmental Offices Salaries and Expenses 
     appropriation and shall be available for administrative 
     support to the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
     Intelligence; and (2) up to $5,000,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

                   cybersecurity enhancement account

       For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for 
     systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 
     $24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant 
     any other amounts made available to the Treasury offices and 
     bureaus for cybersecurity:  Provided further, That the Chief 
     Information Officer of the individual offices and bureaus 
     shall submit a spend plan for each investment to the Treasury 
     Chief Information Officer for approval:  Provided further, 
     That the submitted spend plan shall be reviewed and approved 
     by the Treasury Chief Information Officer prior to the 
     obligation of funds under this heading:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses for 
     the Treasury Chief Information Officer to provide oversight 
     of the investments made under this heading:  Provided 
     further, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant 
     any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief 
     Information Officer.

        department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs 
     and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the 
     Treasury, $4,426,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That these funds shall be transferred to 
     accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
     requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
     organizations:  Provided further, That this transfer 
     authority shall be in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided in this Act:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to 
     support or supplement ``Internal Revenue Service, Operations 
     Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems 
     Modernization''.

                      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, 2019, shall be for audits and 
     investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608

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     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, 2019; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 
     shall be available for official travel expenses; 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), $34,000,000.

                  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, 
     $115,003,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $702,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not later than 
     September 30, 2018.

                      (including return of funds)

       In addition, of amounts in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, 
     $38,800,000 from funds paid to the United States Government 
     by BNP Paribas S.A. as part of, or related to, a plea 
     agreement dated June 27, 2014, entered into between the 
     Department of Justice and BNP Paribas S.A., and subject to a 
     consent order entered by the United States District Court for 
     the Southern District of New York on May 1, 2015, in United 
     States v. BNPP, No. 14 Cr. 460 (S.D.N.Y.), are hereby 
     returned to the General Fund of the Treasury.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 
     Fiscal Service, $338,280,000; of which not to exceed 
     $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 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, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, shall be for the costs 
     associated with enforcement of the trade practice provisions 
     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 
     2018 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 Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of 
     Public Law 103-325), including services authorized by section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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 $160,000,000, notwithstanding section 
     108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard 
     to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 
     30, 2019, for financial assistance, technical assistance, 
     training, and outreach 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 $2,680,000 may 
     be used for the cost of direct loans, and of which up to 
     $3,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 108 of 
     Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707 (d)), may be available to 
     provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 
     and outreach to community development financial institutions 
     to expand investments that benefit individuals with 
     disabilities:  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 $16,000,000, notwithstanding section 
     108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is 
     available until September 30, 2019, for financial assistance, 
     technical assistance, training, and outreach programs 
     designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and 
     Alaska 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;
       (3) not less than $25,000,000 is available until September 
     30, 2019, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
       (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
     (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
     4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2019, for 
     a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial 
     assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to 
     community development financial institutions for the purpose 
     of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to 
     expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed 
     communities;
       (5) up to $27,000,000 is available until September 30, 
     2018, for administrative expenses, including administration 
     of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, 
     of which not less than $1,000,000 is for development of tools 
     to better assess and inform CDFI investment performance, and 
     up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 
     the direct loan program; and
       (6) during fiscal year 2018, 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 $500,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     such section 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 
     2018:  Provided further, 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 this section, 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 
     2011-2015 5-year data series available from the American 
     Community Survey of the Census Bureau.

                        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, 
     $2,506,554,000, of which not less than $9,890,000 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, 2019, 
     shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax 
     Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation 
     assistance, 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 $5,500,000 shall 
     be for identity theft casework.

                              enforcement

       For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of 
     the Internal Revenue

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     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, 
     $4,860,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, 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; 
     $3,634,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019; of which not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 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, 2020, 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 2019, 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, $110,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020, 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 major 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 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 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 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 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 in this 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. 111.  None of the funds made available by this 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. 112.  Except to the extent provided in section 6014, 
     6020, or 6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no 
     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. 113.  In addition to the amounts otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, 
     $320,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2019, 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 carrying out Public Law 115-97:  
     Provided, 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.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 114.  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. 115.  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'', 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. 116.  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. 117.  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. 118.  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.

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       Sec. 119.  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. 120.  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. 121.  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 2018 
     until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2018.
       Sec. 122.  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. 123.  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. 124.  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. 125.  During fiscal year 2018--
       (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. 126. (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. 127.  Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 402(c) 
     of the Helping Families Save their Homes Act of 2009, in 
     utilizing funds made available by paragraph (1) of section 
     402(c) of such Act, the Special Inspector General for the 
     Troubled Asset Relief Program shall prioritize the 
     performance of audits or investigations of any program that 
     is funded in whole or in part by funds appropriated under the 
     Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to the extent 
     that such priority is consistent with other aspects of the 
     mission of the Special Inspector General.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                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, $12,917,000, 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.), $4,187,000.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 
     the Homeland Security

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     Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $11,800,000.

                        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, 
     $100,000,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for continued modernization of 
     information resources within the Executive Office of the 
     President.

                    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, $101,000,000, 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 position 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, 
     $18,400,000:  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, $280,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, 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 2016 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, 2017, shall be funded at not less than 
     the fiscal year 2017 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 2018 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), $117,093,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available as follows: $99,000,000 
     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; $2,343,000 
     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; and 
     $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     activities authorized by section 103 of Public Law 114-198:  
     Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may 
     be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to 
     carry out such activities.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
     unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
     security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
     the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, 
     $798,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

              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, $19,000,000, 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, $4,288,000.

                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), $302,000:  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--

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       (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.
       Sec. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2018, 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 2018; 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 2018.
       (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is 
     issued during fiscal year 2018 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.
       (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential 
     memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda 
     estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of 
     $100,000,000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the 
     President Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                               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, $82,028,000, 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, $16,153,000, 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, $31,291,000.
       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, $18,889,000.
       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, $5,099,061,000 (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 $8,230,000, 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, 
     $1,078,713,000 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)), $50,944,000, 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 transfer 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), $586,999,000, 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, $90,423,000, 
     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, $29,265,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2019, 
     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, 
     $18,699,000, 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

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     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.
       Sec. 304.  Section 3315(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 matter following paragraph 12--
       (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of 
     Kansas), by striking ``26 years and 6 months'' and inserting 
     ``27 years and 6 months''; and
       (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of 
     Hawaii), by striking ``21 years and 6 months'' and inserting 
     ``24 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 ``24 years and 6 months'' 
     and inserting ``25 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 ``15 years'' and 
     inserting ``16 years'';
       (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central 
     District of California), by striking ``14 years and 6 
     months'' and inserting ``15 years and 6 months''; and
       (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 
     of North Carolina), by striking ``13 years'' and inserting 
     ``14 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.
       This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2018''.

                                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, $40,000,000, 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, $13,000,000, 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, $265,400,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,000,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, $121,000,000, of which not to exceed 
     $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
     for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,500,000, of 
     which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; and $58,900,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, 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 district of columbia courts

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated funds provided 
     in this account may be transferred to and merged with funds 
     made available under the heading ``Federal Payment to the 
     District of Columbia Courts,'' to be available for the same 
     period and purposes as funds made available under that 
     heading for capital improvements to District of Columbia 
     courthouse facilities:  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 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, $244,298,000, 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 
     $180,840,000 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 $63,458,000 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.

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  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, 
     $41,829,000:  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, 2019, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 
     Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, 
     $270,000.

                 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, $435,000, 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 22-242, as amended as of the date of 
     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 2018 under this heading shall not exceed the 
     estimates included in D.C. Bill 22-242, as amended as of the 
     date of 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 2018, 
     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.

 federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and 
     Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer 
     Overflow Long-Term Plan:  Provided, That the District of 
     Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent 
     match for this payment.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                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, 2019, of 
     which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                   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 $8,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $126,000,000, of which 
     $1,100,000 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 provisions--consumer product safety commission

       Sec. 501.  During fiscal year 2018, 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

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252), $10,100,000, of which 
     $1,500,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology for election reform activities 
     authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

                        election reform program

       Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $380,000,000 is 
     provided to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary 
     expenses to make payments to States for activities to improve 
     the administration of elections for Federal office, including 
     to enhance election technology and make election security 
     improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of 
     such Act:  Provided, That each reference to the 
     ``Administrator of General Services'' or the 
     ``Administrator'' in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed to 
     refer to the ``Election Assistance Commission'':  Provided 
     further, That each reference to ``$5,000,000'' in section 103 
     shall be deemed to refer to ``$3,000,000'' and each reference 
     to ``$1,000,000'' in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 
     ``$600,000'':  Provided further, That not later than 45 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election 
     Assistance Commission shall make the payments to states under 
     this heading:  Provided further, That not later than two 
     years after receiving a payment under this heading, a state 
     shall make available funds for such activities in an amount 
     equal to 5 percent of the total amount of the payment made to 
     the State under this heading.

                   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, 
     $322,035,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That $322,035,000 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

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     collections are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at 
     $0:  Provided further, That any offsetting collections 
     received in excess of $322,035,000 in fiscal year 2018 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, 2017, 
     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 
     $111,150,000 for fiscal year 2018:  Provided further, That, 
     of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $11,020,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of Inspector General.

      administrative provisions--federal communications commission

       Sec. 510.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
     amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal 
     service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 
     recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service regarding single connection or primary line 
     restrictions on universal service support payments.
       Sec. 511.  Section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
     Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Reserve Source for Payment of Relocation Costs.--
       ``(1) Funding.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated, and appropriated, to the TV Broadcaster 
     Relocation Fund established by subsection (d), out of any 
     monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2018, $600,000,000, to remain 
     available, notwithstanding subsection (d)(4), until not later 
     than July 3, 2023, pursuant to this subsection; and
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2019, $400,000,000, to remain 
     available, notwithstanding subsection (d)(4), until not later 
     than July 3, 2023, pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(2) Availability of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Commission makes the 
     certification described in subparagraph (B), amounts made 
     available to the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund by paragraph 
     (1) shall be available to the Commission to make--
       ``(i) reimbursements pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or 
     (b)(4)(A)(ii), including not more than $350,000,000 for this 
     purpose from funds made available by paragraph (1)(A);
       ``(ii) payments required by subsection (k), including not 
     more than $150,000,000 for this purpose from funds made 
     available by paragraph (1)(A);
       ``(iii) payments required by subsection (l), including not 
     more than $50,000,000 for this purpose from funds made 
     available by paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(iv) payments solely for the purposes of consumer 
     education relating to the reorganization of broadcast 
     television spectrum under subsection (b), including 
     $50,000,000 for this purpose from funds made available by 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) Certification.--The certification described in this 
     subparagraph is a certification from the Commission to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury that the funds available prior to 
     the date of enactment of this subsection in the TV 
     Broadcaster Relocation Fund are likely to be insufficient to 
     reimburse reasonably incurred costs described in subsection 
     (b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii).
       ``(C) Availability for payments after april 13, 2020.--
       ``(i) For payments to broadcast television licensees and 
     mvpds.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4)(D), the Commission 
     may make payments pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or 
     (b)(4)(A)(ii) from amounts made available to the TV 
     Broadcaster Relocation Fund by paragraph (1) after April 13, 
     2020, if, before making any such payments after such date, 
     the Commission submits to Congress a certification that such 
     payments are necessary to reimburse reasonably incurred costs 
     described in such subsection.
       ``(ii) For payments to television translator stations and 
     low power television stations.--Amounts made available to the 
     TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund by paragraph (1) shall not be 
     available to the Commission to make payments required by 
     subsection (k) after April 13, 2020, unless, before making 
     any such payments after such date, the Commission submits to 
     Congress a certification that such payments are necessary to 
     reimburse costs reasonably incurred by a television 
     translator station or low power television station (as such 
     terms are defined in subsection (k)) on or after January 1, 
     2017, in order for such station to relocate its television 
     service from one channel to another channel or otherwise 
     modify its facility as a result of the reorganization of 
     broadcast television spectrum under subsection (b).
       ``(iii) For payments to fm broadcast stations.--Amounts 
     made available to the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund by 
     paragraph (1) shall not be available to the Commission to 
     make payments required by subsection (l) after April 13, 
     2020, unless, before making any such payments after such 
     date, the Commission submits to Congress a certification that 
     such payments are necessary to reimburse costs reasonably 
     incurred by an FM broadcast station (as defined in subsection 
     (l)) for facilities necessary for such station to reasonably 
     minimize disruption of service as a result of the 
     reorganization of broadcast television spectrum under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Unused funds rescinded and deposited into the general 
     fund of the treasury.--
       ``(A) Rescission and deposit.--If any unobligated amounts 
     made available to the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund by 
     paragraph (1) remain in the Fund after the date described in 
     subparagraph (B), such amounts shall be rescinded and 
     deposited into the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
     amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
     reduction.
       ``(B) Date described.--The date described in this 
     subparagraph is the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date of a certification by the Commission under 
     subparagraph (C) that all reimbursements pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(4)(A)(i) and (b)(4)(A)(ii) have been made and 
     that all reimbursements pursuant to subsections (k) and (l) 
     have been made; or
       ``(ii) July 3, 2023.
       ``(C) Certification.--If all reimbursements pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(4)(A)(i) and (b)(4)(A)(ii) and all 
     reimbursements pursuant to subsections (k) and (l) have been 
     made before July 3, 2023, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury a certification that all such 
     reimbursements have been made.
       ``(4) Administrative costs.--The amount of auction proceeds 
     that the salaries and expenses account of the Commission is 
     required to retain under section 309(j)(8)(B) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), 
     including from the proceeds of the forward auction under this 
     section, shall be sufficient to cover the administrative 
     costs incurred by the Commission in making any reimbursements 
     out of the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund from amounts made 
     available to that Fund by paragraph (1).
       ``(k) Payment of Relocation Costs of Television Translator 
     Stations and Low Power Television Stations.--
       ``(1) Payment required.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (j)(2), the Commission shall reimburse costs 
     reasonably incurred by a television translator station or low 
     power television station on or after January 1, 2017, in 
     order for such station to relocate its television service 
     from one channel to another channel or otherwise modify its 
     facility as a result of the reorganization of broadcast 
     television spectrum under subsection (b). Only stations that 
     are eligible to file and do file an application in the 
     Commission's Special Displacement Window are eligible to seek 
     reimbursement under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Commission may not make 
     reimbursements under paragraph (1) for lost revenues.
       ``(3) Duplicative payments prohibited.--In the case of a 
     low power television station that has been accorded primary 
     status as a Class A television licensee under section 
     73.6001(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations--
       ``(A) if the licensee of such station has received 
     reimbursement with respect to such station under subsection 
     (b)(4)(A)(i) (including from amounts made available under 
     subsection (j)(2)(A)(i)), or from any other source, such 
     station may not receive reimbursement under paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) if such station has received reimbursement under 
     paragraph (1), the licensee of such station may not receive 
     reimbursement with respect to such station under subsection 
     (b)(4)(A)(i).
       ``(4) Additional limitation.--The Commission may not make 
     reimbursement under paragraph (1) for costs incurred to 
     resolve mutually exclusive applications, including costs 
     incurred in any auction of available channels.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Low power television station.--The term `low power 
     television station' means a low power TV station (as defined 
     in section 74.701 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) 
     that was licensed and transmitting for at least 9 of the 12 
     months prior to April 13, 2017. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the operation of analog and digital companion 
     facilities may be combined.
       ``(B) Television translator station.--The term `television 
     translator station' means a television broadcast translator 
     station (as defined in section 74.701 of title 47, Code of 
     Federal Regulations) that was licensed and transmitting for 
     at least 9 of the 12 months prior to April 13, 2017. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the operation of analog 
     and digital companion facilities may be combined.
       ``(l) Payment of Relocation Costs of Fm Broadcast 
     Stations.--
       ``(1) Payment required.--
       ``(A) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (j)(2), the Commission shall reimburse costs 
     reasonably incurred by an FM broadcast station for facilities 
     necessary for such station to reasonably minimize disruption 
     of service as a result of the reorganization of broadcast 
     television spectrum under subsection (b).
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission may not make 
     reimbursements under subparagraph (A) for lost revenues.
       ``(C) Duplicative payments prohibited.--If an FM broadcast 
     station has received a payment for interim facilities from 
     the licensee of a television broadcast station that was 
     reimbursed for such payment under subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) 
     (including from amounts made available under subsection 
     (j)(2)(A)(i)),

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     or from any other source, such FM broadcast station may not 
     receive any reimbursements under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Fm broadcast station defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `FM broadcast station' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 73.310 of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and includes an FM translator, which has the 
     meaning given the term `FM translator' in section 74.1201 of 
     such title.
       ``(m) Rulemaking.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall complete a 
     rulemaking to implement subsections (k) and (l).
       ``(2) Matters for inclusion.--The rulemaking completed 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the development of lists of 
     reasonable eligible costs to be reimbursed by the Commission 
     pursuant to subsections (k) and (l), and procedures for the 
     submission and review of cost estimates and other materials 
     related to those costs consistent with the regulations 
     developed by the Commission pursuant to subsection (b)(4).
       ``(n) Rule of Construction.--
       ``(1) Nothing in subsections (j) through (m) shall alter 
     the final transition phase completion date established by the 
     Commission for full power and Class A television stations.''.

                 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, $39,136,000, 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, $71,250,000, 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, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and including official reception and 
     representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     $26,200,000:  Provided, That public 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, 
     $306,317,000, 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 $126,000,000 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 $16,000,000 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 2018, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $164,317,000:  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 $9,073,938,000, 
     of which--
       (1) $692,069,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
     expenses, and associated design and construction services) as 
     follows:
       (A) $132,979,000 shall be for the Alexandria Bay, New York, 
     Land Port of Entry;
       (B) $121,848,000 shall be for the San Diego, California, 
     Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry;
       (C) $137,242,000 shall be for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
     United States Courthouse, as requested by the Federal 
     Judiciary;
       (D) $110,000,000 shall be for the Huntsville, Alabama, 
     United States Courthouse, as requested by the Federal 
     Judiciary;
       (E) $190,000,000 shall be for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
     United States Courthouse, as requested by the Federal 
     Judiciary:
       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) $666,335,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
     construction services, of which--
       (A) $289,245,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
       (B) $312,090,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and
       (C) $65,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of 
     which--
       (i) $25,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
       (ii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and
       (iii) $20,000,000 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) $5,493,768,000 for rental of space to remain available 
     until expended; and
       (4) $2,221,766,000 for building operations to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,146,089,000 is for 
     building services, and

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     $1,075,677,000 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 2018, 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. 3109; $53,499,000.

                           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; 
     $45,645,000, of which $24,357,000 is for Real and Personal 
     Property Management and Disposal; $21,288,000 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 the activities associated with the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals, $8,795,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $65,000,000:  
     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, $4,754,000.

                     federal citizen services fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and 
     Programs, 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; $50,000,000, 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 
     $100,000,000:  Provided further, That appropriations, 
     revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 
     Fund during fiscal year 2018 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.

                     technology modernization fund

       For the Technology Modernization Fund, $100,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for technology-related 
     modernization activities.

                Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund

       For carrying out the purposes of the Federal Assets Sale 
     and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-287), $5,000,000, to 
     be deposited into the Asset Proceeds and Space Management 
     Fund, to remain available until expended.

                 environmental review improvement fund

       For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 
     Improvement Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-
     8(d), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

       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 2018 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 2019 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 Courthouse Project 
     Priorities 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.  Section 16 of the Federal Assets Sale and 
     Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-287) is amended--
       (1) by inserting the following at the end of subparagraph 
     (a)(1): ``The Account shall be under the custody and control 
     of the Chairperson of the Board and deposits in the Account 
     shall remain available until expended.'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (b)(1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States an account to be known as the `Public 
     Buildings Reform Board--Asset Proceeds and Space Management 
     Fund' (in this subsection referred to as the `Fund'). The 
     Fund shall be

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     under the custody and control of the Administrator of General 
     Services and deposits in the Fund shall remain available 
     until expended.''.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                         salaries and expenses

       For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 
     Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, 
     $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     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, $44,490,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019, and in addition 
     not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, 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.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

            morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
     Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
     Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,975,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding 
     sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used 
     to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289); and (2) up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities 
     authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 
     817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):  Provided, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading 
     $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of the Interior, to remain 
     available until expended, for audits and investigations of 
     the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 
     consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).

                 environmental dispute resolution fund

       For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
     carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy 
     and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,366,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

              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, 
     $384,911,000, of which $7,500,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for the repair, alteration, and improvement of 
     an additional leased facility to provide adequate storage for 
     holdings of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

                      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, 2019, for technical 
     assistance to low-income designated credit unions.

                      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, $16,439,000.

                     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 and/or subsistence 
     allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
     require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of 
     duty, $129,341,000:  Provided, That of the total amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $21,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, for information 
     technology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund 
     Federal Financial System migration or modernization, and 
     shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for 
     such purposes upon submitting to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives the 
     plan of expenditure as required by the ``Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2017'':  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 within 90 days of 
     enactment 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 within 60 days of plan 
     development 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 of the total amount made available 
     under this heading, $584,000 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 
     $131,414,000 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 2018, 
     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,

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     $5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,000,000 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; 
     $26,535,000.

                      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), $15,200,000, 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), $8,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                     Public Buildings Reform Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform 
     Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
     Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-287), $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                   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, 
     $1,652,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
     funding for information technology initiatives shall be 
     increased over the fiscal year 2017 level by not less than 
     $45,000,000; of which not less than $14,748,358 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; and 
     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; and of which not less than $68,950,000 shall be 
     for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis.
       In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for costs 
     associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the 
     Commission's headquarters facilities, not to exceed 
     $244,507,052, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That for purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 
     31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2018, all amounts appropriated under 
     this heading shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation 
     to the Commission for fiscal year 2018:  Provided further, 
     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 $1,652,000,000 of such offsetting 
     collections shall be available until expended for necessary 
     expenses of this account and not to exceed $244,507,052 of 
     such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 
     for costs under this heading associated with relocation under 
     a replacement lease for the Commission's headquarters 
     facilities:  Provided further, That the total amount 
     appropriated under this heading from the general fund for 
     fiscal year 2018 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are 
     received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0:  Provided further, That if any amount of the 
     appropriation for costs associated with relocation under a 
     replacement lease for the Commission's headquarters 
     facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the Commission, 
     such amount that was derived from the general fund shall be 
     returned to the general fund, and such amounts that were 
     derived from fees or assessments collected for such purpose 
     shall be paid to each national securities exchange and 
     national securities association, respectively, in proportion 
     to any fees or assessments paid by such national securities 
     exchange or national securities association under section 31 
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in 
     fiscal year 2018.

                        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. 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; $22,900,000:  
     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, $268,500,000, 
     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 2018:  Provided further, That $6,100,000 
     shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
     System, to be available until September 30, 2019:  Provided 
     further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State 
     Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).

                  entrepreneurial development programs

       For necessary expenses of programs supporting 
     entrepreneurial and small business development, $247,100,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     $130,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for 
     performance in fiscal year 2018 or fiscal year 2019 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 $18,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
     States to carry out export programs that assist small 
     business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)).

                      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.), $9,120,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     business loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $3,438,172, 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 2018 
     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 
     2018 commitments for general business loans authorized under 
     section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 
     $29,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans 
     and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by 
     revolving loans:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2018 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 2018 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 
     2018, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section

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     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, $152,782,000, which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

        administrative provisions--small business administration

              (including rescission and transfer of funds)

       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 paragraph 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.  Of the unobligated balances available for the 
     Immediate Disaster Assistance Program authorized by section 
     42 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S. C. 657n) and the 
     Expedited Disaster Assistance Loan Program authorized by 
     section 12085 of Public Law 110-246, $2,600,000 are hereby 
     permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be 
     cancelled 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.
       Sec. 532.  Section 7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ``25 percent'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``50 percent''.

                      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, 
     $58,118,000:  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.

                      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, $245,000,000, 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, $50,739,887, 
     of which $500,000 shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       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 
     of the 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 2018, 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 2018 from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for 
     fiscal year 2018 in this Act, shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, 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.

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       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.  In addition to amounts made available in prior 
     fiscal years, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
     (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the 
     scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the 
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204) in an amount 
     not to exceed $1,000,000 of funds collected by the Board 
     between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, including 
     accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary 
     penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2018 
     shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 621.  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. 622.  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.
       (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
     Change.
       (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.
       (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.
       Sec. 623.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a 
     contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a 
     contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review 
     processes for background investigation fieldwork services or 
     background investigation support services that, as of the 
     date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by 
     that contractor.
       Sec. 624. (a) The head of each executive branch agency 
     funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information 
     Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in 
     decisions regarding the budget planning process related to 
     information technology.
       (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency 
     funded by this Act that are available for information 
     technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent 
     with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget 
     guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified 
     by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the 
     agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of 
     the agency and budget officials.
       Sec. 625.  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. 626.  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. 627.  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. 628.  No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
     deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
     to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
     the department or agency over which that Inspector General 
     has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's access to 
     such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
     provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
     refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 
     Inspector General's right of access. A department or agency 
     covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General 
     with access to all such records, documents, and other 
     materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall 
     ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure 
     relevant to the information provided by the establishment 
     over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978. Each Inspector General 
     covered by this section shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this 
     requirement.
       Sec. 629. (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. 630.  Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       Sec. 631.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
     finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order 
     regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 
     contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to 
     trade associations.
       Sec. 632. (a) The United States courthouse located at 501 
     East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Thad Cochran United States Courthouse''.
       (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
     States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Thad Cochran United States 
     Courthouse''.

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                               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 2018 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 
     8 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 person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a 
     felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than 
     $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:  
     Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in 
     addition to, and not in substitution for, any other 
     provisions of existing law:  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 
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     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, 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 
     section 102 of such title, the 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 2018 shall remain available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2019:  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

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     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 2018, for each employee who--
       (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of 
     title 5, United States Code; or
       (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 to disclose any of 
     the following information as a condition of submitting the 
     offer:
       (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 (52 
     U.S.C. 30101 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 2018, 
     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 2018, 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 2018, 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 
     2018 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 2018 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, 2017, 
     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, 2017, 
     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, 2017.
       (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 2018 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, 2017.
       Sec. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay 
     raise in calendar year 2018, 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 2018, 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 2018, 
     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 2018 (except as provided in subsection (g), 
     (h), or (i)) by--

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       (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 2018, 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 2018 but ends in calendar year 2019, 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 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 2018 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 2018 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.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or 
     apply the rule entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the 
     Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on 
     April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
       Sec. 742.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or 
     announce a study or public-private competition regarding the 
     conversion to contractor performance of any function 
     performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other 
     administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
       Sec. 743. (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. 744. (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. 745.  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. 746.  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.

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       Sec. 747. (a) During fiscal year 2018, 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) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
     available on the Bureau's public Web site.
       Sec. 748.  If, for fiscal year 2018, new budget authority 
     provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary 
     spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional 
     Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending 
     limit in such category for fiscal year 2018 shall be made by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 
     amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
     shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limits for all categories for that 
     fiscal year.
       Sec. 749.  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 2018, 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
       (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, 2018.
       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 to distribute any needle or syringe for the 
     purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in 
     any location that has been determined by the local public 
     health or local law enforcement authorities to be 
     inappropriate for such distribution.
       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 the 
     District of Columbia government under any authority 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 the District of Columbia government under any authority 
     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 2018 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.

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       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 2018 
     from appropriations of Federal funds made available for 
     salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2018 in this Act, shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2019, 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 2019, 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 is in effect; or
       (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of 
     Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2019.
       (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 2019 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 2019 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.  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.
       This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2018''.

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

    DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and 
     for executive management for operations and support, 
     $139,602,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be 
     for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 
     Secretary complies with section 107 of this Act.

                         Management Directorate

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
     operations and support, $710,297,000, of which $227,516,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
     procurement, construction, and improvements, $29,569,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
     research and development, $2,545,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

          Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination for 
     operations and support, $245,905,000, of which $77,915,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is 
     available for facility needs associated with secure space at 
     fusion centers, including improvements to buildings.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     for operations and support, $168,000,000:  Provided, That not 
     to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain confidential 
     operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to 
     be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101.  Hereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, at the time the 
     President's budget proposal is submitted pursuant to section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Future Years 
     Homeland Security Program, as authorized by section 874 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 454).
       Sec. 102.  Not later than 30 days after the last day of 
     each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total 
     obligations of the Department for that month and for the 
     fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and 
     activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation.
       Sec. 103. (a) Notwithstanding section 518 of division F of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-
     113), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
     report not later than October 15, 2018, to the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all 
     grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and 
     open competition during fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
       (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
     by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with 
     applicable laws and regulations and report the results of 
     that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives not later than February 15, 
     2019.
       Sec. 104.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
     that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security 
     that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
     acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms of 
     cost, schedule, and performance.
       Sec. 105.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds 
     available under section 9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United 
     States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the 
     Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 
     within the Department of Homeland Security:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds identified for such a transfer may be 
     obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the 
     proposed transfers.
       Sec. 106.  All official costs associated with the use of 
     Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the 
     Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available 
     for the Office of the Secretary.
       Sec. 107. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committees on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives, a report for fiscal year 2017 on 
     visa overstay data by country as required by section 1376 of 
     title 8, United States Code:  Provided, That the report on 
     visa overstay data shall also include--
       (1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa categories under 
     the immigration laws, delineated by each of the classes and 
     sub-classes of such categories; and
       (2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for each class 
     and sub-class of such nonimmigrant categories on a per-
     country basis.
       (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on the 
     Department's website the metrics developed to measure the 
     effectiveness of security between the ports of entry, 
     including the methodology and data supporting the resulting 
     measures.

                                TITLE II

               SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection for operations and support, including the 
     transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens; the provision 
     of air and marine support to Federal, State,

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     and local agencies in the enforcement or administration of 
     laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 
     agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian 
     efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for 
     replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, 
     maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for 
     personal services abroad; $11,485,164,000; of which 
     $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of 
     the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and 
     notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $681,441,500 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2019; and of which such sums 
     as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 
     sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception 
     and representation expenses:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $15,000,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on Native 
     American reservations, as required by the Border Patrol:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 shall be 
     available for payment for rental space in connection with 
     preclearance operations:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
     informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
     including procurements to buy marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     unmanned aerial systems, $2,281,357,000, of which 
     $846,343,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, 
     and of which $1,435,014,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2022.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement for operations and support, including the 
     purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement 
     only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; and 
     maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 
     improvements at owned and leased facilities; $6,993,975,000; 
     of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which 
     $33,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019; 
     of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for 
     investigation of intellectual property rights violations, 
     including operation of the National Intellectual Property 
     Rights Coordination Center; of which not less than $9,000,000 
     shall be available for facilities repair and maintenance 
     projects; of which not less than $84,000,000 shall be 
     available for vehicle fleet recapitalization; and of which 
     not less than $4,110,337,000 shall be for enforcement, 
     detention, and removal operations, including transportation 
     of unaccompanied minor aliens:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 
     shall be available until expended for conducting special 
     operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act 
     of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081):  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
     informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or 
     reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
     with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
     aliens unlawfully present in the United States:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives the report required under section 212 of this 
     Act.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
     $81,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020; of 
     which not less than $29,000,000 shall be available for 
     facilities repair and maintenance projects.

                 Transportation Security Administration

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
     Administration for operations and support, $7,207,851,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That security 
     service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, 
     United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation 
     as offsetting collections and shall be available only for 
     aviation security:  Provided further, That the sum 
     appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall 
     be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting 
     collections are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general 
     fund estimated at not more than $4,737,851,000.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
     Administration for procurement, construction, and 
     improvements, $167,314,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
     Administration for research and development, $20,190,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                              Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operations and maintenance 
     of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or 
     lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which 
     shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small 
     boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit 
     cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life 
     replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase 
     or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and 
     activities; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 
     97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation 
     and welfare; $7,373,313,000; of which $503,000,000 shall be 
     for defense-related activities, of which $163,000,000 is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 and shall be available only if the 
     President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
     transmits such designations to the Congress; and of which 
     $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)):  
     Provided, That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Coast 
     Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years capital 
     investment plan for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 is 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 220 of 
     this Act.

                environmental compliance and restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental 
     compliance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $13,397,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2022.

                            reserve training

       For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve; 
     operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard Reserve 
     Program; personnel and training costs; and equipment and 
     services; $114,875,000.

              acquisition, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for acquisition, 
     construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to 
     navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at 
     Department of Defense installations used by the Coast Guard), 
     vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, 
     $2,694,745,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 
     the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
     of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which $2,573,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2022, of which $95,000,000 
     shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for 
     long lead time materials for the eleventh National Security 
     Cutter notwithstanding the availability of funds for 
     production or post-production costs.

              research, development, test, and evaluation

       For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, 
     rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
     equipment; $29,141,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020, of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
     section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)):  Provided, That there may be credited to 
     and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds 
     received from State and local governments, other public 
     authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for 
     expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and 
     evaluation.

                              retired pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
     purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
     Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career 
     status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 
     of title 37, United States Code, concurrent receipts, combat-
     related special compensation, and payments for medical care 
     of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code, $1,676,117,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      United States Secret Service

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
     for operations and support, including purchase of not to 
     exceed 652

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     vehicles for police-type use for replacement only; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the 
     United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the 
     District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
     other facilities on private or other property not in 
     Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 
     perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in 
     firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of 
     behavioral research in support of protective intelligence and 
     operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations 
     as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and 
     payment, without regard to section 5702 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of subsistence expenses of employees who are on 
     protective missions, whether at or away from their duty 
     stations; $1,915,794,000; of which $39,692,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, of which $6,000,000 shall 
     be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 
     missing and exploited children; and of which $9,866,000 shall 
     be for premium pay in excess of the annual equivalent of the 
     limitation on the rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the 
     Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 
     5547 note), as amended by the Secret Service Recruitment and 
     Retention Act of 2018:  Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 
     shall be for official reception and representation expenses:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to 
     provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law 
     enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
     for procurement, construction, and improvements, $90,480,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2020.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
     for research and development, $250,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. (a) For fiscal year 2018, the overtime limitation 
     prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 
     (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $45,000; and notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act shall be available to compensate any employee of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection for overtime, from 
     whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such limitation, 
     except in individual cases determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be 
     necessary for national security purposes, to prevent 
     excessive costs, or in cases of immigration emergencies.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act for the 
     following accounts shall be available to compensate any 
     employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of 
     $45,000:
       (1) ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations 
     and Support'', except that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive such 
     amount as necessary for national security purposes and in 
     cases of immigration emergencies.
       (2) ``United States Secret Service--Operations and 
     Support'', except that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
     the designee of the Secretary, may waive such amount as 
     necessary for national security purposes.
       Sec. 202.  Funding made available under the heading ``U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection--Operations and Support'' and 
     ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements'' shall be available for 
     customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and 
     prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico in addition 
     to funding provided by 48 U.S.C. 740.
       Sec. 203.  Hereafter, no U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of 
     aircraft that are one of a kind and have been identified as 
     excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements and 
     aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be 
     transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 
     office outside of the Department of Homeland Security without 
     prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 204.  As authorized by section 601(b) of the United 
     States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act 
     (Public Law 112-42), fees collected from passengers arriving 
     from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to 
     section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 205.  For an additional amount for ``U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection--Operations and Support'', $31,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts 
     collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 
     2018 from amounts authorized to be collected by section 
     286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of 
     the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 
     (Public Law 114-25), or other such authorizing language:  
     Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
     collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of 
     $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to 
     remain available until expended.
       Sec. 206.  None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an 
     individual not in the business of importing a prescription 
     drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription 
     drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act:  Provided, That this section shall apply 
     only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-
     use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day 
     supply:  Provided further, That the prescription drug may not 
     be--
       (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
       (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
       Sec. 207.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used 
     to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection 
     laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United States 
     Code, for the transportation of crude oil distributed from 
     and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of 
     the Departments of Energy and Transportation and 
     representatives from the United States flag maritime 
     industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United 
     States flag vessels:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives within 2 business days of any request for 
     waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 
     section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with respect 
     to such transportation, and the disposition of such requests.
       Sec. 208. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not--
       (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 
     crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or 
     the Northern border at a land port of entry; or
       (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a 
     border crossing fee.
       (b) In this section, the term ``border crossing fee'' means 
     a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and 
     passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for 
     the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern 
     border at a land port of entry.
       Sec. 209.  Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
     condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may 
     reprogram within and transfer funds to ``U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' as necessary to 
     ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.
       Sec. 210.  None of the funds provided under the heading 
     ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
     Support'' may be used to continue a delegation of law 
     enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the 
     Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines 
     that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of 
     authority have been materially violated.
       Sec. 211.  None of the funds provided under the heading 
     ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
     Support'' may be used to continue any contract for the 
     provision of detention services if the two most recent 
     overall performance evaluations received by the contracted 
     facility are less than ``adequate'' or the equivalent median 
     score in any subsequent performance evaluation system.
       Sec. 212.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives that (a) identifies any 
     instance during fiscal year 2017 or 2018 in which payments 
     have been made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
     or employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have 
     erroneously entered into financial obligations, for 
     activities in violation of subpart D of part 550 of title 5, 
     Code of Federal Regulations; (b) includes specific actions 
     the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Office of 
     the Principal Legal Advisor will take to improve agency-wide 
     understanding of such subpart D; and (c) includes a 
     certification by the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer 
     and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor have developed 
     a plan and implemented training necessary for strengthening 
     internal controls necessary to avoid violations of such 
     subpart D.
       Sec. 213. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
     their dependents eligible for Payments During Evacuation in 
     accordance with title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, part 
     550, from August 23, 2017, through December 1, 2017, as a 
     result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the requirement 
     of section 550.405(b)(2) of such title to reduce subsistence 
     expenses to 60 percent of the applicable rate shall not 
     apply.
       (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may authorize 
     reimbursement for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for 
     such employees and their dependents using the actual expense 
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     of part 301-11 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     subject to the cap of 300 percent of the applicable maximum 
     per diem rate, as provided in such section.
       Sec. 214.  Members of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the United States Senate, including the 
     leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, 
     including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, 
     and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland 
     Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney 
     General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States 
     Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the 
     President, including the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and 
     baggage screening.
       Sec. 215.  Any award by the Transportation Security 
     Administration to deploy explosives detection systems shall 
     be based on risk, the airport's current reliance on other 
     screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased 
     security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and 
     increased cost effectiveness.
       Sec. 216.  Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 
     United States Code, for fiscal year 2018, any funds in the 
     Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 
     44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used for the 
     procurement and installation of explosives detection systems 
     or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the 
     purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of 
     such title.
       Sec. 217.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration to implement, 
     administer, or enforce, in abrogation of the responsibility 
     described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-
     financed staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile 
     area of any airport at which the Transportation Security 
     Administration provided such monitoring as of December 1, 
     2013.
       Sec. 218.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Coast Guard--Operating Expenses'' shall 
     be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under 
     section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, except to the 
     extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited 
     to the appropriation made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Coast Guard--Operating Expenses'':  Provided, That 
     to the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses of 
     recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, 
     and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, 
     personnel performing non-recreational vessel documentation 
     functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, 
     United States Code, may perform documentation under section 
     12114.
       Sec. 219.  Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
     condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, up to 
     $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from the Military Pay 
     and Allowances funding category within ``Coast Guard--
     Operating Expenses'' in accordance with subsection (a) of 
     section 503 of this Act.
       Sec. 220.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a future-years capital investment plan as 
     described in the second proviso under the heading ``Coast 
     Guard--Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'' in the 
     Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (Public Law 114-4), which shall be subject to the 
     requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such 
     heading.
       Sec. 221.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     reduce the Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or 
     its government-employed or contract staff levels.
       Sec. 222.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a 
     competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
     76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard 
     National Vessel Documentation Center.
       Sec. 223.  Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
     alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the 
     Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, 
     facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and 
     logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that 
     none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce 
     operations within any civil engineering unit unless 
     specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 224.  Funds made available for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism under the heading ``Coast 
     Guard--Operating Expenses'' may be allocated by program, 
     project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 225.  Section 423 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) In addition to amounts computed pursuant to 
     subsections (a) through (c) of this section, a full TSP 
     member (as defined in section 8440e(a) of title 5) of the 
     Coast Guard is entitled to continuation pay pursuant to 
     section 356 of title 37.''.
       Sec. 226.  The United States Secret Service is authorized 
     to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from 
     Federal agencies and entities, as defined in section 105 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving training 
     sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that 
     total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total budgetary resources available under the heading 
     ``United States Secret Service--Operations and Support'' at 
     the end of the fiscal year.
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available to the United 
     States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
     appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection 
     of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security:  Provided, That the Director of the United 
     States Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide 
     such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.
       Sec. 228.  For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, 
     up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ``United States 
     Secret Service--Operations and Support''.
       Sec. 229.  Funding made available in this Act for ``United 
     States Secret Service--Operations and Support'' is available 
     for travel of United States Secret Service employees on 
     protective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
     expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the 
     United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as 
     practicable, prior to such expenditures.
       Sec. 230. (a) Of the amount made available in this Act 
     under ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements'', $1,571,000,000 shall be 
     available only as follows:
       (1) $251,000,000 for approximately 14 miles of secondary 
     fencing, all of which provides for cross-barrier visual 
     situational awareness, along the southwest border in the San 
     Diego Sector;
       (2) $445,000,000 for 25 miles of primary pedestrian levee 
     fencing along the southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley 
     Sector;
       (3) $196,000,000 for primary pedestrian fencing along the 
     southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector;
       (4) $445,000,000 for replacement of existing primary 
     pedestrian fencing along the southwest border;
       (5) $38,000,000 for border barrier planning and design; and
       (6) $196,000,000 for acquisition and deployment of border 
     security technology.
       (b) The amounts designated in subsection (a)(2) through 
     (a)(4) shall only be available for operationally effective 
     designs deployed as of the date of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2017, (Public Law 115-31), such as 
     currently deployed steel bollard designs, that prioritize 
     agent safety.
       (c) None of the funds provided in this or any other Act 
     shall be obligated for construction of a border barrier in 
     the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.
       Sec. 231. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a risk-based plan for improving security 
     along the borders of the United States, including the use of 
     personnel, fencing, other forms of tactical infrastructure, 
     and technology, to include--
       (1) A statement of goals, objectives, activities, and 
     milestones for the plan.
       (2) A detailed implementation schedule for the plan with 
     estimates for the planned obligation of funds for fiscal 
     years 2019 through 2027 that are linked to the milestone-
     based delivery of specific--
       (A) capabilities and services;
       (B) mission benefits and outcomes;
       (C) program management capabilities; and
       (D) lifecycle cost estimates.
       (3) A description of the manner in which specific projects 
     under the plan will enhance border security goals and 
     objectives and address the highest priority border security 
     needs.
       (4) An identification of the planned locations, quantities, 
     and types of resources, such as fencing, other physical 
     barriers, or other tactical infrastructure and technology, 
     under the plan.
       (5) A description of the methodology and analyses used to 
     select specific resources for deployment to particular 
     locations under the plan that includes--
       (A) analyses of alternatives, including comparative costs 
     and benefits;
       (B) an assessment of effects on communities and property 
     owners near areas of infrastructure deployment; and
       (C) a description of other factors critical to the 
     decision-making process.
       (6) An identification of staffing requirements under the 
     plan, including full-time equivalents, contractors, and 
     detailed personnel, by activity.
       (7) A description of performance metrics for the plan for 
     assessing and reporting on the contributions of border 
     security capabilities realized from current and future 
     investments.
       (8) A description of the status of the actions of the 
     Department of Homeland Security to address open 
     recommendations by the Office of Inspector General and the 
     Government Accountability Office relating to border security, 
     including plans, schedules, and associated milestones for 
     fully addressing such recommendations.
       (9) A plan to consult State and local elected officials on 
     the eminent domain and construction process relating to 
     physical barriers;
       (10) An analysis, following consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, of the environmental impacts, including on 
     wildlife, of the construction and

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     placement of physical barriers planned along the Southwest 
     border, including in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge; 
     and
       (11) Certifications by the Under Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for Management, that--
       (A) the plan has been reviewed and approved in accordance 
     with an acquisition review management process that complies 
     with capital planning and investment control and review 
     requirements established by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including as provided in Circular A-11, part 7; and
       (B) all activities under the plan comply with Federal 
     acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and practices.
       (b) The Secretary shall concurrently submit the plan 
     required in subsection (a) to the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, who shall evaluate the plan and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on the strengths and weaknesses of such plan 
     not later than 120 days after receiving such plan.

                               TITLE III

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

              National Protection and Programs Directorate

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the National Protection and 
     Programs Directorate for operations and support, 
     $1,482,165,000, of which $8,912,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses.

                       federal protective service

       The revenues and collections of security fees credited to 
     this account shall be available until expended for necessary 
     expenses related to the protection of federally owned and 
     leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal 
     Protective Service.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the National Protection and 
     Programs Directorate for procurement, construction, and 
     improvements, $414,111,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the National Protection and 
     Programs Directorate for research and development, 
     $15,126,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                        Office of Health Affairs

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs for 
     operations and support, $121,569,000, of which $14,020,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency for operations and support, $1,030,135,000:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
     $85,276,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                           federal assistance

       For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, and other activities, $3,293,932,000, which shall 
     be allocated as follows:
       (1) $507,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant 
     Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $85,000,000 shall be for 
     Operation Stonegarden, and $10,000,000 shall be for 
     organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under such 
     501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, 
     for fiscal year 2018, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall 
     make available to local and tribal governments amounts 
     provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 
     paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such 
     section 2004.
       (2) $630,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative 
     under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 604), of which $50,000,000 shall be for organizations 
     (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
     code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be 
     at high risk of a terrorist attack.
       (3) $100,000,000 for Public Transportation Security 
     Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road 
     Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 
     of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
     Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 
     $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $2,000,000 shall 
     be for Over-the-Road Bus Security:  Provided, That such 
     public transportation security assistance shall be provided 
     directly to public transportation agencies.
       (4) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance 
     with section 70107 of title 46, United States Code.
       (5) $700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, of which $350,000,000 shall be for Assistance to 
     Firefighter Grants and $350,000,000 shall be for Staffing for 
     Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 33 
     and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a).
       (6) $350,000,000 for emergency management performance 
     grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 4001), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake 
     Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 762 
     of title 6, United States Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (7) $249,200,000 for the National Predisaster Mitigation 
     Fund under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to 
     remain available until expended.
       (8) $262,531,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard 
     Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement 
     any other sums appropriated under the National Flood 
     Insurance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided 
     by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 
     mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National 
     Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain 
     available until expended.
       (9) $120,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program 
     under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total 
     administrative costs.
       (10) $275,201,000 to sustain current operations for 
     training, exercises, technical assistance, and other 
     programs.

                          disaster relief fund

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,900,720,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $7,366,000,000 shall be for major 
     disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
     et seq.) and is designated by the Congress as being for 
     disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     national flood insurance fund

       For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection 
     Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters 
     Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 
     Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability 
     Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
     $203,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected 
     under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $13,573,000 shall be 
     available for mission support associated with flood 
     management; and of which $189,927,000 shall be available for 
     flood plain management and flood mapping:  Provided, That any 
     additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) 
     shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, 
     to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: 
      Provided further, That in fiscal year 2018, no funds shall 
     be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under 
     section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 4017) in excess of--
       (1) $165,224,000 for operating expenses and salaries and 
     expenses associated with flood insurance operations;
       (2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
       (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
     borrowings; and
       (4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood 
     mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National 
     Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 
     notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):
       Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 
     102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance 
     Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood 
     Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as 
     available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
     Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 
     1366(e), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)):  
     Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
     exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation:  Provided 
     further, That up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out 
     section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act 
     of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 301.  Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or any 
     other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount 
     of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
     ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', 
     may be used by the grantee for expenses directly related to 
     administration of the grant.
       Sec. 302.  Applications for grants under the heading 
     ``Federal Emergency Management

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     Agency--Federal Assistance'', for paragraphs (1) through (4), 
     shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible 
     applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days 
     after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days 
     after the receipt of an application.
       Sec. 303.  Under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under paragraphs (1) 
     through (4), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall brief the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the 
     intention of making an award.
       Sec. 304.  Under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), the installation of communications towers is not 
     considered construction of a building or other physical 
     facility.
       Sec. 305.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     grants awarded to States along the Southwest Border of the 
     United States under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) using funds 
     provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Federal Assistance'' for grants under paragraph (1) 
     in this Act, or under the heading ``Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency--State and Local Programs'' in Public Law 
     114-4, division F of Public Law 113-76, or division D of 
     Public Law 113-6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients 
     for costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to providing 
     humanitarian relief to unaccompanied alien children and alien 
     adults accompanied by an alien minor where they are 
     encountered after entering the United States, provided that 
     such costs were incurred between January 1, 2014, and 
     December 31, 2014, or during the award period of performance.
       Sec. 306.  The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
     Disaster Relief Fund'' in the Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4) shall be applied 
     in fiscal year 2018 with respect to budget year 2019 and 
     current fiscal year 2018, respectively--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ``fiscal year 2019'' 
     for ``fiscal year 2016''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``business'' after 
     ``fifth''.
       Sec. 307.  In making grants under the heading ``Firefighter 
     Assistance Grants'', the Secretary may grant waivers from the 
     requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), 
     (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).
       Sec. 308.  The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal 
     year 2018, as authorized in title III of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 
     5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts 
     anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be 
     necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 
     for the next fiscal year:  Provided, That the methodology for 
     assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 
     and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including 
     administrative costs of collecting such fees:  Provided 
     further, That such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological 
     Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting 
     collections and will become available for authorized purposes 
     on October 1, 2018, and remain available until expended.

                                TITLE IV

             RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

               U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services for operations and support of the E-Verify Program, 
     $108,856,000.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services for procurement, construction, and improvements of 
     the E-Verify Program, $22,657,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Centers for operations and support, including the 
     purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use 
     and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $254,000,000, of which $62,701,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $7,180 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses.

                   Science and Technology Directorate

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
     Directorate for operations and support, including the 
     purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $331,113,000, 
     of which $196,361,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
     Directorate for research and development, $509,830,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.

                   Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

                         operations and support

       For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office for operations and support, $54,664,000:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

       For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
     $89,096,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.

                        research and development

       For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office for research and development, $145,661,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.

                           federal assistance

       For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other activities, $46,019,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 401.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, 
     and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for 
     areas where the Administrator of General Services does not 
     provide vehicles for lease:  Provided, That the Director of 
     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize 
     employees who are assigned to those areas to use such 
     vehicles to travel between the employees' residences and 
     places of employment.
       Sec. 402.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant 
     an immigration benefit unless the results of background 
     checks required by law to be completed prior to the granting 
     of the benefit have been received by U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, and the results do not preclude the 
     granting of the benefit.
       Sec. 403.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to process or approve a competition under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided by 
     employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term 
     basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the 
     Department of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration 
     Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact 
     Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration 
     Services Officers.
       Sec. 404. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, 
     United States Code, of the funds deposited into the 
     Immigration Examinations Fee Account, up to $10,000,000 may 
     be allocated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 
     fiscal year 2018 for the purpose of providing an Immigrant 
     Integration grants program.
       (b) None of the funds made available to U.S. Citizenship 
     and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration 
     under subsection (a) may be used to provide services to 
     aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence.
       Sec. 405.  The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal 
     law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating 
     in training accreditation.
       Sec. 406.  The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Accreditation Board, including representatives from the 
     Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal 
     accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 
     shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation 
     process to continue the implementation of measuring and 
     assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 
     enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.
       Sec. 407. (a) There is to be established a ``Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Centers--Procurement, Construction, and 
     Improvements'' appropriations account for planning, 
     operational development, engineering, and purchases prior to 
     sustainment and for information technology-related 
     procurement, construction, and improvements, including non-
     tangible assets of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Centers.
       (b) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Centers may accept transfers to the account established by 
     subsection (a) from Government agencies requesting the 
     construction of special use facilities, as authorized by the 
     Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)):  Provided, That the Federal 
     Law Enforcement Training Centers maintain administrative 
     control and ownership upon completion of such facilities.
       Sec. 408.  The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as 
     inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

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       Sec. 502.  Subject to the requirements of section 503 of 
     this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
     appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 
     applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be 
     accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
     originally enacted.
       Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
     provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components in 
     or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2018, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
     United States derived by the collection of fees available to 
     the components funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
     that--
       (1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, 
     or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for 
     which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
       (2) contracts out any function or activity presently 
     performed by Federal employees or any new function or 
     activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the 
     President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 for the 
     Department of Homeland Security;
       (3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or 
     activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
     is less;
       (4) reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, 
     or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or
       (5) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for 
     programs, projects, or activities as approved by the 
     Congress.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     are notified at least 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming.
       (c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 
     the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland 
     Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations 
     Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives are notified at least 30 days in advance of 
     such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 
     percent by such transfer.
       (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds 
     shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
     appropriations based upon an initial notification provided 
     after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that 
     imminently threaten the safety of human life or the 
     protection of property.
       (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department 
     of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts.
       (f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.
       Sec. 504.  Section 504 of the Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 
     115-31), related to the operations of a working capital fund, 
     shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act 
     in the same manner as such section applied to funds made 
     available in that Act.
       Sec. 505.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2018, as 
     recorded in the financial records at the time of a 
     reprogramming notification, but not later than June 30, 2019, 
     from appropriations for ``Operations and Support'' and for 
     ``Coast Guard--Operating Expenses'', and salaries and 
     expenses for ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, Construction, and 
     Improvements'' and ``Coast Guard--Reserve Training'' for 
     fiscal year 2018 in this Act shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, in the account and for the purposes for 
     which the appropriations were provided:  Provided, That prior 
     to the obligation of such funds, a notification shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives in accordance with section 
     503 of this Act.
       Sec. 506.  Funds made available by this Act for 
     intelligence 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 2018 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     intelligence activities for fiscal year 2018.
       Sec. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
     designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     at least 3 full business days in advance of--
       (1) making or awarding a grant allocation, grant, contract, 
     other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a 
     Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or 
     to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;
       (2) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an 
     obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 
     from multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds;
       (3) making a sole-source grant award; or
       (4) announcing publicly the intention to make or award 
     items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), including a contract 
     covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       (b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 
     compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to 
     human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without 
     notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives not later than 5 full business days after 
     such an award is made or letter issued.
       (c) A notification under this section--
       (1) may not involve funds that are not available for 
     obligation; and
       (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
     for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
     of contract; and the account from which the funds are being 
     drawn.
       Sec. 508.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     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 advance notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of 
     additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
     for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers 
     facilities.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for expenses for any 
     construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for 
     which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 of 
     title 40, United States Code, has not been approved, except 
     that necessary funds may be expended for each project for 
     required expenses for the development of a proposed 
     prospectus.
       Sec. 510.  Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of 
     Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with 
     respect to funds made available in this Act in the same 
     manner as such sections applied to funds made available in 
     that Act.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the 
     Buy American Act:  Provided, That for purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term ``Buy American Act'' means 
     chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 
     337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
       Sec. 513.  Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114-113, 
     regarding a prohibition on funding for any position 
     designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with 
     respect to funds made available in this Act in the same 
     manner as such section applied to funds made available in 
     that Act.
       Sec. 514.  None of the funds provided or otherwise made 
     available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 
     872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) 
     unless explicitly authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 515.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a 
     national identification card.
       Sec. 516.  Any official that is required by this Act to 
     report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives may not delegate 
     such authority to perform that act unless specifically 
     authorized herein.
       Sec. 517.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, 
     release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
     the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
     Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 518.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies 
     funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122 
     through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
       Sec. 520.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for 
     contractor performance that has been judged to be below 
     satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet 
     the basic requirements of a contract.
       Sec. 521.  Hereafter, in developing any process to screen 
     aviation passengers and crews for transportation or national 
     security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     ensure that all such processes take into consideration such 
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     privacy and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, 
     regulations, and guidance.
       Sec. 522.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Homeland Security to enter into any Federal contract unless 
     such contract is entered into in accordance with the 
     requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, 
     or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is 
     otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without 
     regard to the above referenced statutes.
       Sec. 523. (a) For an additional amount for financial 
     systems modernization, $41,800,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.
       (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial 
     systems modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security between appropriations for the same 
     purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
       (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur 
     until 15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of such 
     transfer.
       Sec. 524. (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, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 525.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate 
     the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the 
     Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the 
     individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law 
     enforcement personnel of the United States continuously 
     monitor or control the firearm at all times.
       Sec. 526.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 
     50 employees of a single component of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at 
     a single international conference unless the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such 
     attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination 
     and the basis for that determination:  Provided, That for 
     purposes of this section the term ``international 
     conference'' shall mean a conference occurring outside of the 
     United States attended by representatives of the United 
     States Government and of foreign governments, international 
     organizations, or nongovernmental organizations:  Provided 
     further, That the total cost to the Department of Homeland 
     Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.
       Sec. 527.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its 
     participation in a National Special Security Event.
       Sec. 528.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may 
     be obligated for any structural pay reform that affects more 
     than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in 
     a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning 
     on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     submits to Congress a notification that includes--
       (1) the number of full-time positions affected by such 
     change;
       (2) funding required for such change for the current year 
     and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;
       (3) justification for such change; and
       (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change 
     that were considered by the Department.
       Sec. 529. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives in this Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland 
     or national security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives for not less than 45 days except as otherwise 
     specified in law.
       Sec. 530. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ``Operations 
     and Support'' and funding provided in this Act for ``Coast 
     Guard--Operating Expenses'' may be used for minor 
     procurement, construction, and improvements.
       (b) For purposes of subsection (a), ``minor'' refers to end 
     items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal 
     property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property.
       Sec. 531.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
     until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for 
     the Treaty.
       Sec. 532.  For fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security may provide, out of discretionary funds available to 
     the Department of Homeland Security, for the primary and 
     secondary schooling of dependents of Department of Homeland 
     Security personnel who are stationed outside the continental 
     United States and for the transportation of such dependents 
     in the same manner and to the same extent that, pursuant to 
     section 544 of title 14, United States Code, the Secretary 
     may provide, out of funds appropriated to or for the use of 
     the Coast Guard, for the primary and secondary schooling of, 
     and the transportation of, dependents of Coast Guard 
     personnel stationed outside the continental United States:  
     Provided, That no amounts may be provided from amounts that 
     were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That no 
     amounts may be provided from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 533.  Within 60 days of any budget submission for the 
     Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 that 
     assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous 
     year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted 
     into law prior to the submission of the budget, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget 
     authority commensurate with the revenues assumed in such 
     proposals in the event that they are not enacted prior to 
     October 1, 2018.
       Sec. 534. (a) For an additional amount for ``Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', 
     $41,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     exclusively for providing reimbursement of extraordinary law 
     enforcement personnel costs for protection activities 
     directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of 
     the President that is designated or identified to be secured 
     by the United States Secret Service.
       (b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be available only for 
     costs that a State or local agency--
       (1) incurs on or after October 1, 2017, and before October 
     1, 2018;
       (2) can demonstrate to the Administrator as being--
       (A) in excess of the costs of normal and typical law 
     enforcement operations;
       (B) directly attributable to the provision of protection 
     described herein; and
       (C) associated with a non-governmental property designated 
     or identified to be secured by the United States Secret 
     Service pursuant to section 3 or section 4 of the 
     Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 
     94-524); and
       (3) certifies to the Administrator as being for protection 
     activities requested by the Director of the United States 
     Secret Service.
       (c) For purposes of subsection (a), a designation or 
     identification of a property to be secured under subsection 
     (b)(2)(C) made after incurring otherwise eligible costs shall 
     apply retroactively to October 1, 2017.
       (d) The Administrator may establish written criteria 
     consistent with subsections (a) and (b).
       (e) None of the funds provided shall be for hiring new or 
     additional personnel.
       (f) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall audit reimbursements made under this section.
       Sec. 535. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     include in the President's budget proposal for Coast Guard 
     for fiscal year 2019, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, and accompanying 
     justification materials, an account structure established by 
     section 563 of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113).
       (b) Not earlier than October 1, 2018, the accounts 
     designated under subsection (a) may be established, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may execute appropriations of 
     the Department as provided pursuant to such subsection, 
     including any continuing appropriations made available for 
     fiscal year 2019 before enactment of a regular appropriations 
     Act.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer any appropriation 
     made available to the Department of Homeland Security by any 
     appropriations Acts to the accounts created pursuant to 
     subsection (b) to carry out the requirements of such 
     subsection, and shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 5 days 
     of each transfer.
       (d)(1) Not later than November 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall establish the preliminary baseline 
     for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities and 
     submit the report specified in paragraph (2) to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) The report required in this subsection shall include--
       (A) a delineation of the amount and account of each 
     transfer made pursuant to subsection (b) or (c);
       (B) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget proposal, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     appropriate, adjustments made pursuant to the transfer 
     authority in subsection (b) or (c), and the fiscal year 
     level;

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       (C) a delineation in the table for each appropriation, 
     adjusted as described in paragraph (2), both by budget 
     activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in 
     the Budget Appendix; and
       (D) an identification of funds directed for a specific 
     activity.
       (e) The Secretary shall not exercise the authority provided 
     in subsections (b), (c), and (d) unless, not later than June 
     1, 2018, the Chief Financial Officer has submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) technical assistance on new legislative language in the 
     account structure under subsection (a); and
       (2) comparison tables of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 
     in the account structure under subsection (a).
       Sec. 536. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or 
     previous appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of Homeland Security may be used to establish 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States for the 
     Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office or the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency until 
     Congress has enacted a law that specifically authorizes such 
     Office or Agency and such authorization identifies the 
     functions that are authorized to be transferred to such 
     Office or Agency.
       (b) Subject to the limitation in subsection (a), if 
     Congress enacts a law on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act that specifically authorizes the Countering Weapons 
     of Mass Destruction Office or the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and such authorization 
     identifies the functions that are authorized to be 
     transferred to such Office or Agency, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security may--
       (1) not earlier than October 1, 2018, establish accounts in 
     the Treasury of the United States necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Office or Agency as authorized;
       (2) execute appropriations of the Department of Homeland 
     Security as provided in subparagraph (1), including any 
     continuing appropriations made available for fiscal year 
     2019, before enactment of a regular appropriations Act; and
       (3) transfer any funds made available to the Department of 
     Homeland Security by any appropriations Acts to the accounts 
     created in subparagraph (1) for functions that are authorized 
     to be transferred to such Office or Agency and to be used for 
     the purpose of executing authorization of such Office or 
     Agency.
       (c) The authority provided in subsection (b)(3) shall only 
     be available if the Secretary has notified the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     at least 15 days in advance of each such transfer.
       Sec. 537.  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 
     ``September 30, 2018'' for ``September 30, 2017''.
       Sec. 538. (a) Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall be applied--
       (1) In subsection (a), by substituting ``September 30, 
     2018,'' for ``September 30, 2017,''; and
       (2) In subsection (c)(1), by substituting ``September 30, 
     2018,'' for ``September 30, 2017''.
       (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, under the authority 
     of section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     391(a)), may carry out prototype projects under section 2371b 
     of title 10, United States Code, and the Secretary shall 
     perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as 
     prescribed.
       (c) The Secretary of Homeland Security under section 831 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391(d)) may use 
     the definition of nontraditional government contractor as 
     defined in section 2371b(e) of title 10, United States Code.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 539.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts and programs in the specified 
     amounts:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 (Public Law 99-177):
       (1) $44,557,000 from Public Law 115-31 under the heading 
     ``Transportation Security Administration--Operations and 
     Support'';
       (2) $1,785,697 from Public Law 108-334 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Alteration of Bridges'';
       (3) $1,920,100 from Public Law 109-90 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Alteration of Bridges'';
       (4) $1,791,454 from Public Law 109-295 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Alteration of Bridges'';
       (5) $3,221,594 from Public Law 110-161 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Alteration of Bridges'';
       (6) $3,680,885 from Public Law 111-83 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Alteration of Bridges'';
       (7) $25,000,000 from Public Law 114-113 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
       (8) $2,000,000 from Public Law 114-113 under the heading 
     ``Science and Technology--Research, Development, Acquisition, 
     and Operations'';
       (9) $2,000,000 from Public Law 115-31 under the heading 
     ``Science and Technology Directorate--Operations and 
     Support'' account 70 17/18 0800;
       (10) $6,000,000 from Public Law 115-31 under the heading 
     ``Science and Technology Directorate--Research and 
     Development''; and
       (11) $4,307,000 from Public Law 115-31 under the heading 
     ``Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination--
     Operations and Support''.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 540.  Of the funds transferred to the Department of 
     Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, the following 
     funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and 
     programs in the specified amounts:
       (1) $66,024 from ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, Construction, 
     and Improvements'' account 70x0613;
       (2) $2,400 from ``Transportation Security Administration--
     Salaries and Expenses'' account 70x0508; and
       (3) $31,948 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection'' 
     account 70x0503.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 541.  The following unobligated balances made 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 
     section 505 of the Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) are rescinded:
       (1) $2,941,804 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
     Operations and Support'';
       (2) $24,337,865 from ``Coast Guard--Operating Expenses'';
       (3) $260,584 from ``Coast Guard--Reserve Training'';
       (4) $308,974 from ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, Construction, 
     and Improvements'';
       (5) $106,894 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
     Operations and Support''; and
       (6) $23,938 from ``Office of Health Affairs--Operations and 
     Support''.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 542.  From the unobligated balances available in the 
     Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by 
     section 9703 of title 31, United States Code (added by 
     section 638 of Public Law 102-393), $364,162,000 shall be 
     permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2018.
       Sec. 543.  Notwithstanding section 5170c(b)(2)(B)(ii) of 
     title 42, United States Code, the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency shall allow flood 
     protection systems constructed in 2016 on property acquired 
     with hazard mitigation assistance provided under section 
     5170c of title 42, United States Code, in an inadvertent 
     violation of the terms and conditions of such assistance to 
     remain in place on such property:  Provided, That no new or 
     additional structure may be erected on the property unless 
     the new or additional structure complies with section 
     5170c(b)(2)(B)(ii) of title 42, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That this provision does not otherwise excuse 
     compliance with all other applicable laws including statutes, 
     executive orders, regulations, and program and grant legal 
     requirements pertaining to the floodwall structure or the 
     acquired property.
       Sec. 544.  Section 545 of title V of division F of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, as added by section 
     20607 of title VI of subdivision 1 of division B of the 
     Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 545. (a) Premium Pay Authority.--During calendar 
     year 2017, any premium pay that is funded, either directly or 
     through reimbursement, by the `Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Disaster Relief Fund' shall be exempted from the 
     aggregate of basic pay and premium pay calculated under 
     section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, and any other 
     provision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium pay 
     payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis.
       ``(b) Overtime Authority.--During calendar year 2017, any 
     overtime pay that is funded, either directly or through 
     reimbursement, by the `Federal Emergency Management Agency--
     Disaster Relief Fund' and that is payable under an authority 
     outside of title 5, United States Code, shall be exempted 
     from any annual limit on the amount of overtime pay payable 
     in a calendar or fiscal year.
       ``(c) Applicability of Aggregate Limitation on Pay.--In 
     determining whether an employee's aggregate pay exceeds the 
     applicable annual rate of basic pay payable under section 
     5307 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an Executive 
     agency shall not include pay exempted under this section.
       ``(d) Limitation of Pay Authority.--
       ``(1) Pay exempted from otherwise applicable limits under 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall not cause the aggregate of basic 
     pay and premium pay for the applicable calendar year to 
     exceed the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
     II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar 
     year.
       ``(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
     employee who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay 
     limits established under section 5547 of title 5, United 
     States Code, `premium pay' means the premium pay paid under 
     the provisions of law cited in section 5547(a).
       ``(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
     employee under a premium pay limit established under an 
     authority other than section 5547 of title 5, United States 
     Code, the agency responsible for administering such limit 
     shall determine what payments are considered premium pay.

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       ``(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as if 
     enacted on December 31, 2016.
       ``(f) Treatment of Additional Pay.--If application of this 
     section results in the payment of additional premium pay to a 
     covered employee of a type that is normally creditable as 
     basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that 
     additional pay shall not--
       ``(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered employee 
     for any purpose; or
       ``(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the 
     covered employee for accumulated and accrued annual leave 
     under section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2018''.

   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                   management of lands and resources

       For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150(a)), $1,183,043,000, to remain available until expended, 
     including all such amounts as are collected from permit 
     processing fees, as authorized but made subject to future 
     appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral 
     Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit 
     processing fees may be used for any bureau-related expenses 
     associated with the processing of oil and gas applications 
     for permits to drill and related use of authorizations.
       In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration 
     program operations, including the cost of administering the 
     mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, 
     to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited 
     to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and 
     location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 
     2018, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $1,183,043,000, and $2,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, from communication site rental fees 
     established by the Bureau for the cost of administering 
     communication site activities.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
     318(d) of Public Law 94-579, including administrative 
     expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests 
     therein, $24,916,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.

                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $106,985,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
     receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested 
     Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a 
     charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and 
     shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in 
     accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).

                           range improvements

       For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands 
     and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any 
     other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received 
     during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the 
     Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount 
     designated for range improvements from grazing fees and 
     mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands 
     transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to 
     law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses.

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

       For administrative expenses and other costs related to 
     processing application documents and other authorizations for 
     use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of 
     providing copies of official public land documents, for 
     monitoring construction, operation, and termination of 
     facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for 
     rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be 
     collected under Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
     and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     185), to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 
     305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys 
     that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, 
     whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, 
     if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of 
     that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be 
     expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to 
     improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands 
     administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have 
     been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
     purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without 
     regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action 
     are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action:  
     Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of 
     amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which 
     funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged 
     public lands.

                       miscellaneous trust funds

       In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 
     existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as 
     may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94-579 (43 
     U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for 
     administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of 
     making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of 
     that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available until 
     expended.

                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations 
     funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, 
     grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements 
     with public and private entities, including with States. 
     Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for 
     purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary 
     structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary 
     buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United 
     States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
     concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
     miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
     activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
     accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to 
     exceed $10,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding Public Law 
     90-620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative 
     cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, 
     procure printing services from cooperators in connection with 
     jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share 
     the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the 
     Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 
     accepted quality standards:  Provided further, That projects 
     to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State 
     government to provide an identified amount of money in 
     support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a 
     reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be 
     available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
     horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its 
     contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that 
     results in their destruction for processing into commercial 
     products.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
     and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
     performance of other authorized functions related to such 
     resources, $1,279,002,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That not to exceed $18,818,000 
     shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
     (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and 
     issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other 
     steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
     (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)).

                              construction

       For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
     buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, 
     management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
     fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and 
     interests therein; $66,540,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 
     54, United States Code, including administrative expenses, 
     and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
     in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $63,839,000, to be 
     derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to 
     remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding 
     section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, not more than 
     $10,000,000 shall be for land conservation partnerships 
     authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, 
     including not to exceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: 
      Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific 
     land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any 
     administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973

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     (16 U.S.C. 1535), $53,495,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $33,857,000 is to be derived from the 
     Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of 
     which $19,638,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund.

                     national wildlife refuge fund

       For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 
     1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000.

               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.), $40,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                neotropical migratory bird conservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
     Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     $3,910,000, to remain available until expended.

                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 
     et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 
     (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $11,061,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                    state and tribal wildlife grants

       For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and 
     Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
     Act, for the development and implementation of programs for 
     the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species 
     that are not hunted or fished, $63,571,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided herein, $4,209,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining 
     provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     $6,362,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement 
     approved plans for States, territories, and other 
     jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the 
     regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not 
     subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
     $10,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
     provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District 
     of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a 
     sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and 
     (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 
     percent thereof:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) 
     one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land 
     area of such State bears to the total land area of all such 
     States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to 
     which the population of such State bears to the total 
     population of all such States:  Provided further, That the 
     amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted 
     equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which 
     is less than 1 percent of the amount available for 
     apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or 
     more than 5 percent of such amount:  Provided further, That 
     the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 
     percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal 
     share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of 
     the total costs of such projects:  Provided further, That the 
     non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from 
     Federal grant programs:  Provided further, That any amount 
     apportioned in 2018 to any State, territory, or other 
     jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 
     2019, shall be reapportioned, together with funds 
     appropriated in 2020, in the manner provided herein.

                       administrative provisions

       The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out 
     the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
     agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations 
     and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service shall be available for repair of damage to public 
     roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by 
     operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land 
     at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to 
     such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are 
     consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance 
     and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities 
     under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United 
     States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in 
     connection with management, and investigation of fish and 
     wildlife resources:  Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 
     501, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and 
     partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing 
     services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced 
     publications for which the cooperators share at least one-
     half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the 
     Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 
     accepted quality standards:  Provided further, That the 
     Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for 
     existing aircraft:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and 
     approval shall be deposited under the heading ``United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource Management'' and shall be 
     available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to 
     be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot 
     type or coating applications and revising regulations as 
     necessary, and shall remain available until expended.

                         National Park Service

                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service and for the general administration of 
     the National Park Service, $2,477,969,000, of which 
     $10,032,000 for planning and interagency coordination in 
     support of Everglades restoration and $134,461,000 for 
     maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for 
     constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     in this Act are available for the purposes of section 5 of 
     Public Law 95-348.

                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise 
     provided for, $63,638,000.

                       historic preservation fund

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of 
     title 54, United States Code), $96,910,000, to be derived 
     from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, of which $13,000,000 shall be for 
     Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of national 
     significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by 
     section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
     2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089):  Provided, That an individual Save 
     America's Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal 
     funds:  Provided further, That individual projects shall only 
     be eligible for one grant:  Provided further, That all 
     projects to be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of 
     the Interior in consultation with the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided for the Historic Preservation Fund, $500,000 
     is for competitive grants for the survey and nomination of 
     properties to the National Register of Historic Places and as 
     National Historic Landmarks associated with communities 
     currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary, 
     $13,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 
     and stories of the Civil Rights movement, $5,000,000 is for 
     grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and 
     $5,000,000 is for competitive grants for the restoration of 
     historic properties of national, State and local significance 
     listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register 
     of Historic Places, to be made without imposing the usage or 
     direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 
     302904) of the National Historical Preservation Act:  
     Provided further, That such competitive grants shall be made 
     without imposing the matching requirements in section 
     302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code, to States and 
     Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, 
     Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including 
     Certified Local Governments, and non-profit organizations.

                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of 
     physical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs 
     and areas administered by the National Park Service, 
     $359,704,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any 
     project initially funded in fiscal year 2018 with a future 
     phase indicated in the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item 
     Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which 
     includes the full scope of the project:  Provided further, 
     That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
     availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18:  Provided 
     further, That National Park Service Donations, Park 
     Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made 
     available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the 
     original scope of effort for projects funded by the National 
     Park Service Construction appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 
     reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 
     authorized by this section.

                 land acquisition and state assistance

       For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 
     54, United States Code, including administrative expenses, 
     and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, 
     in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the 
     National Park Service, $180,941,000, to be derived from the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available 
     until expended, of which $124,006,000 is for the State 
     assistance program and of which $10,000,000 shall be for the 
     American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized 
     by chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code.

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                          centennial challenge

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to 
     challenge cost share agreements, $23,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects 
     and programs:  Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the 
     total cost of each project or program shall be derived from 
     non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a 
     pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of 
     credit.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) 
     of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a 
     sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 
     within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 
     liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender 
     interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the 
     extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee 
     receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed 
     the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. 
     Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to 
     the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to 
     exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, 
     in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce 
     liability.
       For the costs of administration of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) 
     of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 
     109-432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 
     percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed 
     under such section, such retained amounts to remain available 
     until expended.
       National Park Service funds may be transferred to the 
     Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
     Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. 
     Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA 
     administrative support costs.

                    United States Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the 
     mineral and water resources of the United States, its 
     territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 
     43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
     mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to 
     power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
     U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
     affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
     U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related 
     purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate 
     data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,148,457,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019; of which 
     $78,537,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     satellite operations; and of which $15,164,000 shall be 
     available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
     improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research 
     activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
     property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
     property owner:  Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
     cost of topographic mapping or water resources data 
     collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
     States and municipalities.

                       administrative provisions

       From within the amount appropriated for activities of the 
     United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary 
     shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of 
     topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other 
     specialized surveys when it is administratively determined 
     that such procedures are in the public interest; construction 
     and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant 
     facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, 
     observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the 
     United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and 
     payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by 
     the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in 
     the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts:  
     Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein 
     made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, 
     grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 
     of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That the 
     United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or 
     cooperative agreements directly with individuals or 
     indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, 
     without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or 
     intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who 
     shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 
     and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of 
     title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but 
     shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other 
     purposes.

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                        ocean energy management

       For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, 
     rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other 
     minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, 
     as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as 
     authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the 
     extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; 
     and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 
     $171,000,000, of which $114,166,000 is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, and of which $56,834,000 is to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That this total 
     appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions 
     to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in 
     effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from 
     activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
     pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including 
     studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 
     administrative activities:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
     received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $114,166,000:  Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 
     shall be available for reasonable expenses related to 
     promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

             offshore safety and environmental enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
     related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements 
     for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-
     related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as 
     authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and 
     regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided 
     by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
     grants or cooperative agreements, $136,411,000, of which 
     $108,540,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     and of which $27,871,000 is to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
     reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to 
     this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
     increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
     and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
     Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to 
     the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, 
     assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative 
     activities:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
     received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $108,540,000.
       For an additional amount, $50,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be 
     derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2018, as provided in this Act:  Provided, That to 
     the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees 
     exceed $50,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of 
     $50,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2018, not less than 50 percent of the inspection 
     fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
     related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly 
     development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the 
     review of applications for permits to drill.

                           oil spill research

       For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, 
     title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, 
     section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, 
     which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund, to remain available until expended.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, $115,804,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That appropriations for the Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for 
     the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal 
     personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce 
     permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of 
     Public Law 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That fees assessed and 
     collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be 
     credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $115,804,000.

                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,

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     $24,672,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned 
     Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department 
     of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from 
     the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States 
     Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of environmental restoration 
     related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 
     abandoned mines:  Provided further, That such projects must 
     be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act:  Provided further, That 
     amounts provided under this heading may be used for the 
     travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
     attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for grants to States and federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
     other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 
     4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act):  Provided, That such additional amount shall be used 
     for economic and community development in conjunction with 
     the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)):  
     Provided further, That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 
     shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian 
     States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the 
     priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
     section, $30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to 
     the 3 Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount 
     of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $10,000,000 
     shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes 
     without regard to their status as certified or uncertified 
     under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
     (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned mine lands 
     and other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 
     4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act) and shall be used for economic and community development 
     in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977:  Provided 
     further, That such additional amount shall be allocated to 
     States and Indian Tribes within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

        Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

                      operation of indian programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     5301 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 
     (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,411,200,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, except as otherwise provided 
     herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
     reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
     $76,000,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments:  
     Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the 
     Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided 
     herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities 
     affected by the disaster:  Provided further, That federally 
     recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of 
     federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal 
     priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $673,425,000 for school 
     operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education 
     programs shall become available on July 1, 2018, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $53,991,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney 
     fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the 
     Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
     limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education 
     Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
     $81,036,000 within and only from such amounts made available 
     for school operations shall be available for administrative 
     cost grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 
     2018:  Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to 
     a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2019, may be transferred during fiscal year 
     2020 to an Indian forest land assistance account established 
     for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the 
     holder's trust fund account:  Provided further, That any such 
     unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided further, That in order to 
     enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may 
     use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles 
     of clothing for personnel:  Provided further, That the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other funding 
     available for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal 
     Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1).

                         contract support costs

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2018, such sums 
     as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2019:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
     this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
     budget account.

                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483; $354,113,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway 
     Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management 
     costs of the Bureau:  Provided further, That any funds 
     provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act 
     of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available 
     on a nonreimbursable basis:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2018, in implementing new construction, 
     replacement facilities construction, or facilities 
     improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 
     that are provided to grant schools under Public Law 100-297, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative 
     and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance 
     Programs contained in part 12 of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as the regulatory requirements:  Provided 
     further, That such grants shall not be subject to section 
     12.61 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations; the Secretary 
     and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of 
     payments for the work to be performed:  Provided further, 
     That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall 
     consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring 
     that the construction projects conform to applicable building 
     standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and 
     safety standards as required by section 1125(b) of title XI 
     of Public Law 95-561 (25 U.S.C. 2005(b)), with respect to 
     organizational and financial management capabilities:  
     Provided further, That if the Secretary declines a grant 
     application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements 
     contained in section 5206(f) of Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 
     2504(f)):  Provided further, That any disputes between the 
     Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject 
     to the disputes provision in section 5208(e) of Public Law 
     107-110 (25 U.S.C. 2507(e)):  Provided further, That in order 
     to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
     Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds 
     related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds 
     appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not 
     completed the planning and design phase of the project and 
     commenced construction:  Provided further, That this 
     appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 
     Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the 
     appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion 
     needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation.

 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
     implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-580, 101-618, 111-11, 
     111-291, and 114-322, and for implementation of other land 
     and water rights settlements, $55,457,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
     $9,272,000, of which $1,252,000 is for administrative 
     expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974:  
     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 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
     exceed $123,565,389.

                       administrative provisions

                    (including rescission of funds)

       The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of 
     Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in 
     cooperation with States and other organizations.
       Notwithstanding Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support 
     of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power 
     Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 
     oversight and

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     Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except 
     executive direction and administrative services funding for 
     Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
     operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, 
     grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-
     Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-413).
       In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 
     action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust 
     responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government 
     relationship between the United States and that tribe, or 
     that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the 
     amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 
     under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support 
     the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the 
     State of Alaska.
       No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall 
     be used to support expanded grades for any school or 
     dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by 
     the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of 
     Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except 
     that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition 
     to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the 
     Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support 
     accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian 
     Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary 
     grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K-2 grade 
     structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available 
     in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau 
     shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding 
     formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as 
     of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program 
     that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 
     under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school 
     at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 
     1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), 
     except that a charter school that is in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a 
     Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue 
     to operate during that period, but only if the charter school 
     pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the 
     Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
     (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 
     are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
     does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
     the State in which the school is located if the charter 
     school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools 
     sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 
     functions related to the charter school's operation and 
     employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
     employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, 
     if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect 
     and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula 
     based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary 
     shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost 
     funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution 
     formula.
       Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
     satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as 
     of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive 
     this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide 
     language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-
     public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the 
     tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do 
     not include grades beyond those currently served at the 
     existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational 
     environment with educator presence and academic facilities 
     comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
     applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety 
     standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 
     demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a 
     satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, 
     such as for transportation or other impacts to students such 
     as those caused by busing students extended distances:  
     Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be used 
     to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction 
     or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are 
     not owned by the Bureau:  Provided further, That the term 
     ``satellite school'' means a school location physically 
     separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 
     miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other 
     respects.
       Of the prior year unobligated balances available for the 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account, $8,000,000 are 
     permanently rescinded.

                          Departmental Offices

                        Office of the Secretary

                        departmental operations

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $124,182,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and of which 
     up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
     payments and unemployment compensation payments associated 
     with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of 
     Mines; and of which $10,242,000 for the Office of Valuation 
     Services is to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended.

                       administrative provisions

       For fiscal year 2018, up to $400,000 of the payments 
     authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may 
     be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in 
     Lieu of Taxes Program:  Provided, That the amounts provided 
     under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
     program are the only amounts available for payments 
     authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for 
     any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are 
     insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that 
     chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to 
     each local government shall be made proportionally:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 
     to individual units of local government to correct for prior 
     overpayments or underpayments:  Provided further, That no 
     payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 
     eligible units of local government if the computed amount of 
     the payment is less than $100.

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other 
     jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-
     188, $96,870,000, of which: (1) $87,422,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for territorial assistance, 
     including general technical assistance, maintenance 
     assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative 
     activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants 
     to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and 
     expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to 
     the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current 
     local revenues, for construction and support of governmental 
     functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as 
     authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as 
     authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 
     94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2019, for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of Insular Affairs:  Provided, That all financial 
     transactions of the territorial and local governments herein 
     provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or 
     instrumentalities established or used by such governments, 
     may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at 
     its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That Northern Mariana 
     Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to 
     those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives 
     on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern 
     Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided 
     further, That the funds for the program of operations and 
     maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize 
     routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
     infrastructure with territorial participation and cost 
     sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the 
     grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital 
     assets:  Provided further, That any appropriation for 
     disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal 
     matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
     provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170c).

                      compact of free association

       For grants and necessary expenses, $3,363,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as provided for in sections 
     221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the 
     Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of 
     Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as 
     authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may 
     transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided 
     under section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 
     104-134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed 
     loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the 
     subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for 
     the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, 
     and such funds shall 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 
     such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to 
     the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, 
     and restrictions on the

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     types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification 
     Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act:  Provided further, That any funds 
     transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in 
     addition to funds otherwise made available to make or 
     guarantee loans under such authorities.

                        Office of the Solicitor

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $66,675,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $51,023,000.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

                         federal trust programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $119,400,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $18,990,000 from this or any other Act, 
     may be available for historical accounting:  Provided, That 
     funds for trust management improvements and litigation 
     support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account; the Office of the 
     Solicitor, ``Salaries and Expenses'' account; and the Office 
     of the Secretary, ``Departmental Operations'' account:  
     Provided further, That funds made available through contracts 
     or grants obligated during fiscal year 2018, as authorized by 
     the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
     seq.), shall remain available until expended by the 
     contractor or grantee:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of 
     performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
     activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or 
     less:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an 
     annual account statement and maintain a record of any such 
     accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to 
     be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account 
     holder:  Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is 
     available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 
     administrative errors of either disbursements from or 
     deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 
     September 30, 2002:  Provided further, That erroneous 
     payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain 
     available in this account for this purpose:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall not be required to 
     reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less 
     than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 
     proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 of the 
     American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-412) or any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals 
     whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at 
     least five years and shall not be required to generate 
     periodic statements of performance for the individual 
     accounts:  Provided further, That with respect to the eighth 
     proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient 
     records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, 
     including any accrued interest and income, and such funds 
     shall remain available to the individual account holders.

                        Department-Wide Programs

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
     suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency 
     rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire 
     assistance by the Department of the Interior, $948,087,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
     fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds are also 
     available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
     accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
     such purposes:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     $184,000,000 is for fuels management activities:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided $20,470,000 is for burned 
     area rehabilitation:  Provided further, That persons hired 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and 
     lodging without cost from funds available from this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of the 
     Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United 
     States property, may be credited to the appropriation from 
     which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are 
     available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, 
     That using the amounts designated under this title of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
     contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 
     management activities, and for training and monitoring 
     associated with such fuels management activities on Federal 
     land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That 
     the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between 
     the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
     shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 
     Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
     of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 
     practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, 
     or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 
     Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related 
     partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; 
     (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that 
     will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined 
     as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete 
     such contracts:  Provided further, That in implementing this 
     section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to 
     field units to ensure accountability and consistent 
     application of the authorities provided herein:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of 
     carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and 
     conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in 
     connection with wildland fire management activities:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use 
     wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
     property with local governments, at or below fair market 
     value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire 
     facilities on such leased properties, including but not 
     limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other 
     initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 
     advance payments for any such lease or for construction 
     activity associated with the lease:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated 
     for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to 
     exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such 
     transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 
     management programs and projects:  Provided further, That 
     funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available 
     for support of Federal emergency response actions:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for assistance to or through the Department of 
     State in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be 
     available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
     related natural resource activities outside the United States 
     and its territories and possessions, including technical 
     assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 
     United States and international organizations.

                    central hazardous materials fund

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response 
     action, including associated activities, performed pursuant 
     to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,010,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration

                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
     activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 
     Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 
     54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                          working capital fund

       For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
     financial and business management system, information 
     technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, 
     cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and 
     operations throughout the Department, $62,370,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to 
     establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other 
     than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment 
     without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to 
     State, local and tribal government employees for training 
     services provided by the National Indian Program Training 
     Center, other than training related to Public Law 93-638:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise 
     provide space and related facilities, equipment or 
     professional services of the National Indian Program Training 
     Center to State, local and tribal government employees or 
     persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or 
     recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of 
     title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for 
     similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the 
     vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center:  
     Provided further, That all funds received pursuant to the two 
     preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall 
     be available until expended, and shall be used by the 
     Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian 
     Program Training Center:  Provided further, That the

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     Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to 
     support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection 
     and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 
     revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.

                        administrative provision

       There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 
     resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may 
     be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess 
     surplus property:  Provided, That existing aircraft being 
     replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
     used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft.

                  office of natural resources revenue

       For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
     disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue 
     proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $137,757,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019; of which $41,727,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue 
     management activities:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for 
     refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian 
     leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed 
     refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or 
     tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                     (including transfers of funds)

               emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

       Sec. 101.  Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or 
     office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the 
     emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
     buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment 
     damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other 
     unavoidable causes:  Provided, That no funds shall be made 
     available under this authority until funds specifically made 
     available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies 
     shall have been exhausted:  Provided further, That all funds 
     used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.

             emergency transfer authority--department-wide

       Sec. 102.  The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or 
     transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in 
     addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of 
     the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency 
     prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the 
     emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its 
     jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or 
     actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other 
     unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
     actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage 
     assessment activities related to actual oil spills or 
     releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for 
     the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or 
     potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the 
     authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 
     7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 
     410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year 
     funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
     and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit 
     assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy 
     State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Act:  Provided, That appropriations made in 
     this title for wildland fire operations shall be available 
     for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding 
     fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
     for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in 
     connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
     such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently 
     available at the time of receipt thereof:  Provided further, 
     That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made 
     available under this authority until the Secretary determines 
     that funds appropriated for ``wildland fire suppression'' 
     shall be exhausted within 30 days:  Provided further, That 
     all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
     by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible:  Provided further, That such 
     replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata 
     basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.

                        authorized use of funds

       Sec. 103.  Appropriations made to the Department of the 
     Interior in this title shall be available for services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to 
     exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, 
     including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone 
     service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
     under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment 
     of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library 
     membership in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
     than to subscribers who are not members.

            authorized use of funds, indian trust management

       Sec. 104.  Appropriations made in this Act under the 
     headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
     Indians and any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be 
     available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust 
     management and reform activities. Total funding for 
     historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts 
     specifically designated in this Act for such purpose.

           redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2018. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.

                 ellis, governors, and liberty islands

       Sec. 106.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, 
     waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part 
     of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York 
     and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and 
     maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and 
     accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty 
     Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, 
     by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise 
     fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and 
     the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into 
     leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements 
     for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary may determine reasonable.

                outer continental shelf inspection fees

       Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall 
     collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be 
     deposited in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement'' account, from the designated operator for 
     facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
       (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are 
     above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in 
     place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
     2018 shall be:
       (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
     processing equipment or gathering lines;
       (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
     combination of active or inactive wells; and
       (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
     any combination of active or inactive wells.
       (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all 
     inspections completed in fiscal year 2018. Fees for fiscal 
     year 2018 shall be:
       (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of 500 feet or more; and
       (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of less than 500 feet.
       (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
     subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 
     30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
     operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of 
     the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment 
     required within 30 days of billing.

     bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement 
                             reorganization

       Sec. 108.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
     implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds 
     among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected 
     by the reorganization only in conformance with the 
     reprogramming guidelines described in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).

  contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

       Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 
     cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other 
     appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 
     41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term 
     restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-
     term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses 
     and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. 
     Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 
     years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

                       mass marking of salmonids

       Sec. 110.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
     threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a 
     system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for 
     harvest, that are released from

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     federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including 
     but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and 
     steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that 
     can be readily identified by commercial and recreational 
     fishers.

                  exhaustion of administrative review

       Sec. 111.  Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of 
     Public Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking 
     ``through 2020,'' in the first sentence and inserting 
     ``through 2022,''.

              contracts and agreements with indian affairs

       Sec. 112.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2018, in carrying out work involving 
     cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any 
     political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record 
     obligations against accounts receivable from any such 
     entities, except that total obligations at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year.

                   humane transfer of excess animals

       Sec. 113.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild horses or 
     burros that have been removed from the public lands to other 
     Federal, State, and local government agencies for use as work 
     animals:  Provided, That the Secretary may make any such 
     transfer immediately upon request of such Federal, State, or 
     local government agency:  Provided further, That any excess 
     animal transferred under this provision shall lose its status 
     as a wild free-roaming horse or burro as defined in the Wild 
     Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act:  Provided further, That 
     any Federal, State, or local government agency receiving 
     excess wild horses or burros as authorized in this section 
     shall not: destroy the horses or burros in a way that results 
     in their destruction into commercial products; sell or 
     otherwise transfer the horses or burros in a way that results 
     in their destruction for processing into commercial products; 
     or euthanize the horses or burros except upon the 
     recommendation of a licensed veterinarian, in cases of severe 
     injury, illness, or advanced age.

                           republic of palau

       Sec. 114.  There is appropriated $123,824,000 for an 
     additional amount for ``Compact of Free Association'', which 
     shall remain available until expended for use in meeting the 
     financial obligations of the Government of the United States 
     under the Agreement between the Government of the United 
     States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau 
     Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, 
     signed on September 3, 2010, with the funding schedule 
     therein modified by the Parties as necessary and appropriate 
     (``Compact Review Agreement''):  Provided, That funds may not 
     be made available under this section prior to the Compact 
     Review Agreement and its appendices entering into force.

        department of the interior experienced services program

       Sec. 115. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or 
     enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit 
     organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under 
     title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the 
     talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other 
     provisions of law administered by the Secretary and 
     consistent with such provisions of law.
       (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement 
     would not--
       (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
     employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
     through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
     benefits;
       (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
     of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or 
     function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
     status from the same or substantially equivalent job within 
     the Department; or
       (3) affect existing contracts for services.

                       jay s. hammond wilderness

       Sec. 116. (a) Designation.--The approximately 2,600,000 
     acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land located 
     within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve designated 
     by section 701(6) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 96-487) 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Jay S. Hammond 
     Wilderness''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     wilderness area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed 
     to be a reference to the ``Jay S. Hammond Wilderness''.

                        extension of authorities

       Sec. 117. (a) Division II of Public Law 104-333 (54 U.S.C. 
     320101 note), as amended by section 116(b)(2) of Public Law 
     114-113, is amended in each of sections 203, 310, and 607, by 
     striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''.
       (b) Section 140(j) of the Department of the Interior and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (54 U.S.C. 320101 
     note; Public Law 108-108; 117 Stat. 1280) is amended by 
     striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``17 years''.

                    payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)

       Sec. 118.  Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``each of fiscal years 2008 through 
     2014'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2018''.

                  morristown national historical park

       Sec. 119.  The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     to authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National 
     Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes'', approved September 18, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 409g), is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, from a willing owner only,'' after 
     ``the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``615'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``715''.

                              sage-grouse

       Sec. 120.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--
       (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
     urophasianus);
       (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct 
     population segment of greater sage-grouse.

                       incorporation by reference

       Sec. 121. (a) The following provisions of S. 1460 (Energy 
     and Natural Resources Act of 2017) of the 115th Congress, as 
     placed on the calendar of the Senate on June 29, 2017, are 
     hereby enacted into law:
       (1) Section 7130 (Modification of the Second Division 
     Memorial).
       (2) Section 7134 (Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park).
       (b) H.R. 1281 as introduced in the 115th Congress (A bill 
     to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation 
     Act) and H.R. 4134 as introduced in the 115th Congress (Cecil 
     D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness Redesignation Act) are 
     hereby enacted into law.
       (c) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
     States Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end an appendix 
     setting forth the text of the sections of the bill and the 
     bills referred to in subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

          mineral withdrawal subject to valid existing rights

       Sec. 122. (a) The mineral estate identified in Bureau of 
     Land Management contracts number CA 20139 and CA 22901 is 
     hereby withdrawn from all forms of mineral entry authority of 
     the Secretary, subject to valid existing rights.

                                TITLE II

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Science and Technology

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary 
     expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development, 
     $713,823,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as 
     specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act):  Provided further, That of unobligated balances from 
     appropriations made available under this heading, $7,350,000 
     are permanently rescinded:  Provided further, That no amounts 
     may be rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso from 
     amounts made available in the first proviso for Research: 
     National Priorities.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
     purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or 
     associations which issue publications to members only or at a 
     price to members lower than to subscribers who are not 
     members; administrative costs of the brownfields program 
     under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
     Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal 
     combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the 
     Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $19,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, 
     $2,643,299,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National 
     Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That of the funds 
     included under this heading, $447,857,000 shall be for 
     Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That of the 
     unobligated balances from appropriations made available under 
     this heading, $45,300,000 are permanently rescinded:  
     Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded pursuant 
     to the preceding proviso from amounts made available in the 
     first proviso for Environmental Protection: National 
     Priorities, from amounts made available in the second proviso 
     for Geographic Programs, or from the National Estuary Program 
     (33 U.S.C. 1330).

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       In addition, $10,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 
     section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)):  Provided, That fees collected pursuant 
     to that section of that Act and deposited in the ``TSCA 
     Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
     fiscal year 2018 shall be retained and used for necessary 
     salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund 
     for fiscal year 2018 shall be reduced by the amount of 
     discretionary offsetting receipts received during fiscal year 
     2018, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0:  Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
     realized from such receipts exceed $10,000,000, those amount 
     in excess of $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the ``TSCA 
     Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
     fiscal year 2018, shall be retained and used for necessary 
     salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds included in the first paragraph under this heading, the 
     Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project shall be 
     allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any 
     fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations 
     for that program project for fiscal year 2014.

            Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the 
     development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the 
     hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by 
     such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections under such 
     section 3024 are received during fiscal year 2018, which 
     shall remain available until expended and be used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation, so as to result in 
     a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at not more than $0:  Provided further, That to the 
     extent such offsetting collections received in fiscal year 
     2018 exceed $3,674,000, those excess amounts shall remain 
     available until expended and be used for necessary expenses 
     in this appropriation.

                      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, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.

                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $34,467,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), 
     and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) $1,091,947,000, to remain 
     available until expended, consisting of such sums as are 
     available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2017, as 
     authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,091,947,000 
     as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
     SARA:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
     section 111(a) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $8,778,000 shall be 
     paid to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, and $15,496,000 
     shall be paid to the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of 
     the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for 
     carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup 
     activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other 
     provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
     section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code:  Provided, That 
     the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
     available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to 
     federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and 
     implementation of programs to manage underground storage 
     tanks.

                       Inland Oil Spill Programs

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,562,161,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which--
       (1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capitalization 
     grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title 
     VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
     $863,233,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That for fiscal 
     year 2018, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 
     project applications and projects are consistent with State 
     Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds 
     made available under this title to each State for Clean Water 
     State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 
     the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water 
     or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
     innovative activities:  Provided further, That for fiscal 
     year 2018, funds made available under this title to each 
     State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
     grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for 
     projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy 
     efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative 
     activities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the 
     limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control 
     revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
     fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in 
     loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2018 and prior years 
     where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
     to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable 
     by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other 
     assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
     fund, including administration:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the provisions of 
     subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title 
     II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the commonwealth of 
     the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of 
     providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
     activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any 
     proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and 
     (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
     owned treatment works serving one or more principal 
     residences or small commercial establishments:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of 
     section 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
     under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for 
     facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, 
     and estimates for any proposed project for the construction 
     of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or 
     replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or 
     more principal residences or small commercial establishments: 
      Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 
     regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of 
     $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for 
     grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used for 
     grants for training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to the operation and management of the 
     treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, funds reserved 
     under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 
     grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of 
     such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native 
     Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203:  Provided further, 
     That for fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the limitation on 
     amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
     appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and 
     notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of 
     the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, 
     for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by 
     the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 
     1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 
     2018, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent 
     of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 
     under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the 
     Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States 
     Virgin Islands:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, 
     notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in 
     section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 
     percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water 
     State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
     under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  
     Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds

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     made available under this title to each State for Clean Water 
     State Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent of 
     the funds made available under this title to each State for 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
     shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 
     negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of 
     these), and shall be so used by the State only where such 
     funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible 
     recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
     obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was 
     incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or 
     where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act if the State, with concurrence from the 
     Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to 
     help address a threat to public health from heightened 
     exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State 
     emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to 
     public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal 
     drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That in a State in which such an 
     emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
     than 20 percent of the funds made available under this title 
     to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
     capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients;
       (2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, design, construction and related activities in 
     connection with the construction of high priority water and 
     wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
     Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
     commission:  Provided, That no funds provided by this 
     appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
     critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
     States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
     available to a county or municipal government unless that 
     government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
     other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
     development or construction of any additional colonia areas, 
     or the development within an existing colonia the 
     construction of any new home, business, or other structure 
     which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
     infrastructure;
       (3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
     to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
     of rural and Alaska Native Villages:  Provided, That of these 
     funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
     percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
     for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State 
     of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide 
     priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
     waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
     of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
     seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the 
     funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;
       (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 
     agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided, 
     That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to 
     carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site 
     characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities 
     described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA:  Provided 
     further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
     assistance in persistent poverty counties:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this section, 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;
       (5) $75,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
     subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
       (6) $40,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act);
       (7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality 
     program authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water 
     Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
     114-322); and
       (8) $1,076,041,000 shall be for grants, including 
     associated program support costs, to States, federally 
     recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and 
     air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single 
     media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
     activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions 
     set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for 
     making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for 
     particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities 
     subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
     Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying 
     out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for 
     Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including 
     associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for 
     grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Leaking Underground Storage 
     Tank Trust Fund Program'' to carry out the provisions of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for 
     grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and 
     State-level statistical surveys of water resources and 
     enhancements to State monitoring programs; $10,000,000 shall 
     be for multipurpose grants, including interagency agreements: 
      Provided, That hereafter, notwithstanding other applicable 
     provisions of law, the funds appropriated for the Indian 
     Environmental General Assistance Program shall be available 
     to federally recognized tribes for solid waste and recovered 
     materials collection, transportation, backhaul, and disposal 
     services.

      Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed 
     loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, 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 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized 
     interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized 
     interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $610,000,000.
       In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to 
     sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance 
     and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this 
     account, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, 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, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.

       Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

             (including transfers and rescission of funds)

       For fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
     6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement 
     directly Federal environmental programs required or 
     authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal 
     program, may award cooperative agreements to federally 
     recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
     authorized by their member tribes, to assist the 
     Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs 
     for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that 
     no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds 
     designated for State financial assistance agreements.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration 
     service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by 
     Public Law 112-177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement 
     Extension Act of 2012.
       Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
     136w-8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA 
     (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2018.
       The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
     $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative under the heading ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' to the head of any Federal 
     department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
     carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an 
     interagency agreement with the head of such Federal 
     department or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
     make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit 
     organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, 
     research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in 
     furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the 
     Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
       The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
     Program Accounts, are available for the construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 
     per project.
       For fiscal year 2018, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), 
     the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act 
     to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) 
     and 518(e) of that Act.
       The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' for fiscal year 2018 to provide grants to 
     implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration 
     Program.
       Of the unobligated balances available for the ``State and 
     Tribal Assistance Grants'' account, $96,198,000 are hereby 
     permanently rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be

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     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 or from amounts that were made 
     available by subsection (a) of section 196 of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114-223), 
     as amended by the Further Continuing and Security Assistance 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114-254).
       Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 
     320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not 
     less than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making 
     competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

  office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Natural Resources and Environment, $875,000:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the 
     Natural Resources and Environment mission area for salaries 
     and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
     support staff for the office.

                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $297,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2021:  Provided, That of the funds provided, 
     $77,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program.

                       state and private forestry

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, and others, and for forest health management, 
     and conducting an international program as authorized, 
     $335,525,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, 
     as authorized by law; of which $67,025,000 is to be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used for the 
     Forest Legacy Program, to remain available until expended.
       Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for 
     the Forest Legacy Program and derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund, $5,938,000 is hereby permanently rescinded 
     from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed 
     projects that had funds returned:  Provided, That no amounts 
     may be 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.

                         national forest system

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous 
     fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, 
     $1,923,750,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2021:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 
     shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
     Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as 
     authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f):  Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided, $366,000,000 shall be for forest 
     products:  Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $430,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels management 
     activities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to 
     make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest 
     Service under the ``State and Private Forestry'' 
     appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for 
     increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands:  
     Provided further, That $15,000,000 may be used by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts 
     or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous 
     fuels management activities, and for training or monitoring 
     associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on 
     Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary 
     determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: 
      Provided further, That funds made available to implement the 
     Community Forestry Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title 
     VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in 
     accordance with authorities made available to the Forest 
     Service under the ``State and Private Forestry'' 
     appropriations:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for 
     grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up 
     to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association 
     or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved by 
     the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the cost 
     of the conservation practice is incurred. And, that the 
     amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing 
     Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the 
     fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year 
     thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices 
     approved by the Secretary.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $449,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2021, for construction, capital improvement, 
     maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
     and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, 
     decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including 
     unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation 
     system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the 
     Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 
     U.S.C. 101 and 205:  Provided, That funds becoming available 
     in fiscal year 2018 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 
     501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury 
     and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any 
     other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including 
     administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or 
     waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory 
     authority applicable to the Forest Service, $64,337,000, to 
     be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to 
     remain available until expended.

         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

       For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of 
     the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the 
     Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
     Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, 
     California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National 
     Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $850,000, to be 
     derived from forest receipts.

            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
     public school districts, or other public school authorities, 
     and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-
     Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, 
     pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to 
     remain available through September 30, 2021, (16 U.S.C. 516-
     617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, 76-591; and 
     Public Law 78-310).

                         range betterment fund

       For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, 
     and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the 
     prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on 
     lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant 
     to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed 
     6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses 
     associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
     protection, and improvements.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

       For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 2021, to be derived 
     from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.

        management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
     Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
     of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2021.

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
     other lands under fire protection agreement, and for 
     emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest 
     System lands and water, $2,880,338,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2021:  Provided, That such funds 
     including unobligated balances under this heading, are 
     available for repayment of advances from other appropriations 
     accounts previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided 
     further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a 
     previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be 
     transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account:  
     Provided further, That such funds shall be available to 
     reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services 
     provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or 
     disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest 
     Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the 
     responsible emergency management agency:  Provided further, 
     That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
     emergency response:  Provided further, That the costs of 
     implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal 
     Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as 
     mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided 
     further, That funds designated for wildfire suppression, 
     shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such 
     assessments are calculated against other agency programs:  
     Provided further, That the $65,000,000 made available under 
     this heading in the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) for the purpose 
     of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet 
     shall instead be available until expended for the purpose of 
     enhancing firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, 
     and safety.

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               administrative provisions--forest service

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess 
     sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, 
     operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to 
     maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire 
     suppression funds appropriated under the heading ``Wildland 
     Fire Management'' will be obligated within 30 days:  
     Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must 
     be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be 
     requested as promptly as possible.
       Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the 
     Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer 
     to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire 
     management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire 
     assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
     wildland fire management programs and projects.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest 
     Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary 
     funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or 
     within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds 
     to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and 
     urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 
     lands and water, such transferred funds shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2021:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be 
     available for obligation without written notification to and 
     the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That this section 
     does not apply to funds appropriated to the FLAME Wildfire 
     Suppression Reserve Fund or funds derived from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and shall be available to support forestry and related 
     natural resource activities outside the United States and its 
     territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 
     education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, 
     and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting 
     for the International Program, may sign direct funding 
     agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well 
     as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, the Department of State, and the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, 
     institutions and organizations to provide technical 
     assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and 
     rangeland management.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
     preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
     from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of 
     cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
     this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 
     shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 
     702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 
     7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 
     8316(b)).
       None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
     reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the 
     reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
     Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of 
     the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 
     of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred 
     to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable 
     Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing 
     in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of 
     reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in 
     order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's 
     National Information Technology Center and the Department of 
     Agriculture's International Technology Service.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
     the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
     by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
     under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 
     U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National 
     Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in 
     support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when 
     the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or 
     benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest 
     Service programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made 
     available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses:  Provided further, 
     That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of 
     Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match 
     funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-
     for-one basis:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal 
     recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient 
     has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to 
     $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a 
     lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without 
     regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting 
     National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
     programs:  Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at 
     least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-
     recipients:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient 
     for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
     obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for 
     sustainable rural development purposes.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to 
     meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
       The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose 
     of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
     maintenance and decommissioning.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations and similar matters unrelated to civil 
     litigation. Future budget justifications for both the Forest 
     Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly 
     display the sums previously transferred and the sums 
     requested for transfer.
       An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
     funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through 
     the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service 
     shall report no later than 30 business days following the 
     close of each fiscal quarter all current and prior year 
     unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line item and 
     account, to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The Forest Service shall submit, through the Office of 
     Budget and Program Analysis, to the Office of Management and 
     Budget a proposed system of administrative control of funds 
     for its accounts, as described in 31 U.S.C. 1514, not later 
     than June 21, 2018.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Indian Health Service, $3,952,290,000, 
     together with payments received during the fiscal year 
     pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b), 238b), for services furnished 
     by the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That funds

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     made available to tribes and tribal organizations through 
     contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or 
     compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
     deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
     award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or 
     tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That $2,000,000 shall be available for grants or 
     contracts with public or private institutions to provide 
     alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including 
     alcohol detoxification services:  Provided further, That 
     $962,695,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including 
     $53,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency 
     Fund, shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for implementation of the 
     loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, $11,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
     to supplement funds available for operational costs at tribal 
     clinics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act compact or contract where health 
     care is delivered in space acquired through a full service 
     lease, which is not eligible for maintenance and improvement 
     and equipment funds from the Indian Health Service, and 
     $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or resulting from 
     accreditation emergencies, of which up to $4,000,000 may be 
     used to supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/
     Referred Care:  Provided further, That the amounts collected 
     by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 
     108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach 
     of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by 
     section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain 
     available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) 
     of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available 
     to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship 
     programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1613a and 1616a):  Provided further, That the amounts made 
     available within this account for the Substance Abuse and 
     Suicide Prevention Program, for the Domestic Violence 
     Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the 
     housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for 
     aftercare pilot programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, 
     to improve collections from public and private insurance at 
     Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, and 
     for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the 
     discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual 
     contracts and grants for which the performance period falls 
     within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is 
     recorded in the year the funds are appropriated:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available 
     until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with 
     the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related 
     to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities:  
     Provided further, That funding contained herein for 
     scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations 
     under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
     shall be reported and accounted for and available to the 
     receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended:  
     Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 
     collect from the Indian Health Service, and from tribes and 
     tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to 
     Public Law 93-638, such individually identifiable health 
     information relating to disabled children as may be necessary 
     for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.):  Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $72,280,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 
     and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically 
     funded under the Indian Health Facilities account:  Provided 
     further, That the accreditation emergency funds may be used, 
     as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the 
     Indian Health Facilities account.

                         contract support costs

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2018, such sums as 
     may be necessary:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
     account.

                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
     including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
     specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
     and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
     and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
     facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
     of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
     titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $867,504,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
     renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
     of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on 
     which such facilities will be located:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health 
     Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of 
     Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and 
     tribal facilities:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for 
     sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with 
     grants by the housing programs of the United States 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and 
     the ``Indian Health Services'' account may be used by the 
     Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian 
     Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an 
     existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health 
     Service and the General Services Administration:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a 
     Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be 
     used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of 
     Federal buildings.

            administrative provisions--indian health service

       Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; 
     purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
     modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
     payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
     field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms or 
     allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the 
     functions or activities of the Indian Health Service:  
     Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may 
     be extended health care at all tribally administered or 
     Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the 
     proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical 
     Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to 
     the account of the facility providing the service and shall 
     be available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, 
     funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development to the Indian Health Service shall be 
     administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation 
     Facilities Act and Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, 
     except those used for administrative and program direction 
     purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at 
     curtailing Federal travel and transportation:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments 
     or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services 
     unless identified in the budget justification and provided in 
     this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations through the reprogramming process:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or 
     tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement 
     authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     5321 et seq. (title I), 5381 et seq. (title V)), may be 
     deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract 
     under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V 
     of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the 
     tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 
     the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to 
     implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on 
     September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care 
     services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health 
     Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the 
     increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and 
     such request has been included in an appropriations Act and 
     enacted into law:  Provided further, That with respect to 
     functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes 
     or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is 
     authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on 
     a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with 
     subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received 
     therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities 
     pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be 
     credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from 
     which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
     reimbursements for

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     training, technical assistance, or services provided by the 
     Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including 
     direct, administrative, and overhead costs associated with 
     the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance:  
     Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may provide 
     to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated 
     by the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to 
     those that would be provided to members of the Commissioned 
     Corps of the United States Public Health Service serving in 
     similar positions at such hospitals:  Provided further, That 
     the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may 
     not be altered without advance notification to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set 
     forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,349,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

            toxic substances and environmental public health

       For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set 
     forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
     Act, $74,691,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment 
     under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR 
     may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
     activities, including, without limitation, biomedical 
     testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
     referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided 
     further, That in performing any such health assessment or 
     health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of 
     ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 
     104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
     pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2018, 
     and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                   Executive Office of the President

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

       For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
     the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
     Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to 
     exceed $750 for official reception and representation 
     expenses, $3,000,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 
     202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the 
     Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and 
     duties of the Council.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, and for services authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
     the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for 
     senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $11,000,000:  
     Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
     Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior 
     Executive Service positions:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual 
     appointed to the position of Inspector General of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of 
     such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General 
     of the Board:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board 
     shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of 
     EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the 
     Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions 
     within the Board.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $15,431,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act 
     are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups 
     including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands 
     residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and 
     all others certified as eligible and not included in the 
     preceding categories:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any 
     single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, 
     was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi 
     Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such 
     household:  Provided further, That no relocatee will be 
     provided with more than one new or replacement home:  
     Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any 
     certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received 
     an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a 
     replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the 
     land acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 93-531 (88 
     Stat. 1716).

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A 
     of title XV of Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), 
     $9,835,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2018, and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
     agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
     buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 
     for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, 
     rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, 
     $731,444,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed 
     $6,908,000 for the instrumentation program, collections 
     acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, and the repatriation 
     of skeletal remains program shall remain available until 
     expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to 
     support American overseas research centers:  Provided, That 
     funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments 
     to independent contractors performing research services or 
     participating in official Smithsonian presentations.

                           facilities capital

       For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
     alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 
     Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
     section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and 
     for construction, including necessary personnel, 
     $311,903,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109.

                        National Gallery of Art

                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the 
     treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, 
     and art associations or societies whose publications or 
     services are available to members only, or to members at a 
     price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $141,790,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019, of which not to 
     exceed $3,620,000 for the special exhibition program shall 
     remain available until expended.

            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 
     years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, 
     that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations 
     in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $24,203,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That contracts 
     awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and 
     exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National 
     Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors 
     and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well 
     as price.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $23,740,000.

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                     capital repair and restoration

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration 
     of the existing features of the building and site of the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $16,775,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $152,849,000 
     shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for 
     the support of projects and productions in the arts, 
     including arts education and public outreach activities, 
     through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant 
     to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for 
     administering the functions of the Act, to remain available 
     until expended.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $152,848,000 to 
     remain available until expended, of which $141,548,000 shall 
     be available for support of activities in the humanities, 
     pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the 
     functions of the Act; and $11,300,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 
     10(a)(2) of the Act, including $9,100,000 for the purposes of 
     section 7(h):  Provided, That appropriations for carrying out 
     section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in 
     such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
     bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by 
     the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 
     11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
     which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.

                       Administrative Provisions

       None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any 
     grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 
     18 U.S.C. 1913:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That funds from 
     nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the 
     amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums 
     appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year:  Provided 
     further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to 
     the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority 
     from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.

                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 
     91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,762,000:  Provided, 
     That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
     full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be 
     credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to 
     remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the Commission is 
     authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, 
     artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
     and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and 
     activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of 
     artistic display, study, or education:  Provided further, 
     That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 
     this heading may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

               national capital arts and cultural affairs

       For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 
     (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,750,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $6,400,000.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $8,099,000:  Provided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the 
     funds provided under this heading may be used for official 
     reception and representational expenses associated with 
     hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and 
     physical development of world capitals.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                       holocaust memorial museum

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), 
     $59,000,000, of which $1,715,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2020, for the Museum's equipment replacement 
     program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Museum's repair and 
     rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's 
     outreach initiatives program shall remain available until 
     expended.

                Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
     Commission, $1,800,000, to remain available until expended.

                          capital construction

       For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
     Commission for design and construction of a memorial in honor 
     of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as authorized by Public Law 106-79, 
     $45,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That the contract with respect to the procurement shall 
     contain the ``availability of funds'' clause described in 
     section 52.232.18 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations:  
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall be 
     deemed to satisfy the criteria for issuing a permit contained 
     in 40 U.S.C. 8906(a)(4) and (b).

                 women's suffrage centennial commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Women's Suffrage Centennial 
     Commission, as authorized by the Women's Suffrage Centennial 
     Commission Act (section 431(a)(3) of division G of Public Law 
     115-31), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   world war i centennial commission

                         salaries and expenses

       Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial 
     Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial 
     Commission Act (Public Law 112-272) and the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), for necessary 
     expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, 
     $7,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That in addition to the authority provided by section 6(g) of 
     such Act, the World War I Commission may accept money, in-
     kind personnel services, contractual support, or any 
     appropriate support from any executive branch agency for 
     activities of the Commission.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

                      restriction on use of funds

       Sec. 401.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or 
     distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote 
     public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on 
     which Congressional action is not complete other than to 
     communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
     1913.

                      obligation of appropriations

       Sec. 402.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

                 disclosure of administrative expenses

       Sec. 403.  The amount and basis of estimated overhead 
     charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working 
     capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, 
     activities and subactivities to support government-wide, 
     departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or 
     headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be 
     presented in annual budget justifications and subject to 
     approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates 
     shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval.

                          mining applications

       Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 2019, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under 
     the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by

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     the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a 
     mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites 
     contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection 
     (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole 
     responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor 
     in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party 
     contractors.

             contract support costs, prior year limitation

       Sec. 405.  Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
     Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 
     2018.

          contract support costs, fiscal year 2018 limitation

       Sec. 406.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 
     2018 under the headings ``Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs'' and 
     ``Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs'' are the 
     only amounts available for contract support costs arising out 
     of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2018 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health 
     Service:  Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act 
     are not available for payment of claims for contract support 
     costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for 
     settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for 
     prior years.

                        forest management plans

       Sec. 407.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
     considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years 
     have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the 
     National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the 
     Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
     seq.) or any other law:  Provided, That if the Secretary is 
     not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the 
     funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the 
     National Forest System, this section shall be void with 
     respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may 
     order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.

                 prohibition within national monuments

       Sec. 408.  No funds provided in this Act may be expended to 
     conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under 
     either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the 
     Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) 
     within the boundaries of a National Monument established 
     pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) 
     as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where 
     such activities are allowed under the Presidential 
     proclamation establishing such monument.

                         limitation on takings

       Sec. 409.  Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
     appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
     interests in lands may be expended for the filing of 
     declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
     the approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That this provision shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades 
     National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
     funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
     Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes.

                        timber sale requirements

       Sec. 410.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be 
     advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the 
     value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
     and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
     allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when 
     appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red 
     cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs 
     of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available 
     to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at 
     prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar 
     volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States 
     domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the 
     election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar 
     may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of 
     the timber sale holder.

                    prohibition on no-bid contracts

       Sec. 411.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be 
     used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
     is entered into in accordance with the requirements of 
     Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, unless--
       (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
     entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
     formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
     tribes; or
       (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
     638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
     specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
     defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or
       (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                           posting of reports

       Sec. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.

            national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

       Sec. 413.  Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
     for the Arts--
       (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
     individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
     literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
     American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
       (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
     to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
     used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
     to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
     recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
     made in exchange for goods and services.
       (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
     unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
     season, including identified programs or projects.

           national endowment for the arts program priorities

       Sec. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
     awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
     historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
     programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income 
     below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
       (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
     improve and support community-based music performance and 
     education.

                  status of balances of appropriations

       Sec. 415.  The Department of the Interior, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
     Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations 
     including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds 
     in each program and activity.

                      prohibition on use of funds

       Sec. 416.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may 
     be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring 
     the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, 
     water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological 
     processes associated with livestock production.

                 greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

       Sec. 417.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
     used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision 
     requires mandatory reporting of

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     greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

                          funding prohibition

       Sec. 418.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of 
     ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or 
     any other law.

                        contracting authorities

       Sec. 419.  Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 112-74 
     is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2017'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

                       chesapeake bay initiative

       Sec. 420.  Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-312; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is 
     amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''.

                      extension of grazing permits

       Sec. 421.  The terms and conditions of section 325 of 
     Public Law 108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing 
     permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject 
     to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands 
     Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in 
     effect for fiscal year 2018.

                          funding prohibition

       Sec. 422. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network is designed to block access to 
     pornography websites.
       (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, or adjudication activities.

        forest service facility realignment and enhancement act

       Sec. 423.  Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility 
     Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; 
     Public Law 109-54) is amended by striking ``2016'' and 
     inserting ``2018''.

                     use of american iron and steel

       Sec. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a 
     State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by 
     section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
     12) shall be used for a project for the construction, 
     alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system 
     or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products 
     used in the project are produced in the United States.
       (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel'' products 
     means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: 
     lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other 
     municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and 
     restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast 
     concrete, and construction materials.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
     of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Administrator'') finds that--
       (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
     public interest;
       (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
     of a satisfactory quality; or
       (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
     United States will increase the cost of the overall project 
     by more than 25 percent.
       (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver 
     under this section, the Administrator shall make available to 
     the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and 
     information available to the Administrator concerning the 
     request, and shall allow for informal public input on the 
     request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based 
     on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and 
     accompanying information available by electronic means, 
     including on the official public Internet Web site of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with United States obligations under international 
     agreements.
       (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking 
     Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions 
     described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight 
     of the requirements of this section.

                             midway island

       Sec. 425.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to destroy any buildings or structures on Midway 
     Island that have been recommended by the United States Navy 
     for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (54 
     U.S.C. 302101).

                 john f. kennedy center reauthorization

       Sec. 426.  Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 
     U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(a)  Maintenance, Repair, and Security.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out 
     section 4(a)(1)(H), $23,740,000 for fiscal year 2018.
       ``(b)  Capital Projects.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and 
     (G) of section 4(a)(1), $16,775,000 for fiscal year 2018.''.

local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment 
                       and supplies for wildfires

       Sec. 427.  The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
     enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer 
     fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire 
     protection associations, and similar organizations to provide 
     for wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies 
     and communication devices. Notwithstanding 121(c) of title 
     40, United States Code, or section 521 of title 40, United 
     States Code, the Secretary is further authorized to transfer 
     title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting 
     equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the 
     Department's wildland fire management program to such 
     organizations.

                 alaska native regional health entities

       Sec. 428.  Section 424 of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) is amended by striking ``2018'' 
     and inserting ``2019''.

                     treatment of certain hospitals

       Sec. 429.  Section 1886(d)(12)(C) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)(C)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Treatment of indian health service and non-indian 
     health service facilities.--For purposes of determining 
     whether--
       ``(I) a subsection (d) hospital of the Indian Health 
     Service (whether operated by such Service or by an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined in 
     section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)), or
       ``(II) a subsection (d) hospital other than a hospital of 
     the Indian Health Service meets the mileage criterion under 
     clause (i) with respect to fiscal year 2011 or a succeeding 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall apply the policy described 
     in the regulation at part 412.101(e) of title 42, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this clause).''.

                             infrastructure

       Sec. 430. (a) For an additional amount for ``Environmental 
     Protection Agency--Hazardous Substance Superfund'', 
     $63,000,000, of which $54,389,000 shall be for the Superfund 
     Remedial program and $8,611,000 shall be for the Superfund 
     Emergency Response and Removal program, to remain available 
     until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in 
     the Trust Fund on September 30, 2017, as authorized by 
     section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $63,000,000 as a 
     payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
     SARA.
       (b) For an additional amount for ``Environmental Protection 
     Agency--State and Tribal Assistance Grants,'' for 
     environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $650,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, of which--
       (1) $300,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
     for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
     $300,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act;
       (2) $20,000,000 shall be for grants for small and 
     disadvantaged communities authorized in section 2104 of the 
     Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public 
     Law 114-322);
       (3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants for lead testing in 
     school and child care program drinking water authorized in 
     section 2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
     Nation Act (Public Law 114-322);
       (4) $10,000,000 shall be for grants for reducing lead in 
     drinking water authorized in section 2105 of the Water 
     Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
     114-322).
       (c) For an additional amount for ``Environmental Protection 
     Agency--Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 
     Account'', $53,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the cost of direct loans, for the cost of guaranteed 
     loans, and for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, of which $3,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, may be used for 
     such administrative expenses:  Provided, That these 
     additional funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
     for the principal amount of direct loans, including 
     capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including 
     capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
     not to exceed $6,100,000,000.

                  policies relating to biomass energy

       Sec. 431.  To support the key role that forests in the 
     United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the 
     United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, 
     jointly--
       (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
     bioenergy--
       (A) is consistent across all Federal departments and 
     agencies; and
       (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest 
     biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest 
     management; and
       (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of 
     forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies 
     that--
       (A) reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest bioenergy and 
     recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the 
     use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause 
     conversion of forests to non-forest use.

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       (B) encourage private investment throughout the forest 
     biomass supply chain, including in--
       (i) working forests;
       (ii) harvesting operations;
       (iii) forest improvement operations;
       (iv) forest bioenergy production;
       (v) wood products manufacturing; or
       (vi) paper manufacturing;
       (C) encourage forest management to improve forest health; 
     and
       (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest 
     biomass.

                      clarification of exemptions

       Sec. 432.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or 
     fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities identified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)).

                       small remote incinerators

       Sec. 433.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued on 
     March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with 
     respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as 
     ``small, remote incinerator'' units in those regulations and, 
     until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Administrator 
     shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior to 
     such date.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of the 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2018''.

   DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ``WIOA''), the 
     Second Chance Act of 2007, and the National Apprenticeship 
     Act, $3,486,200,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. 
     Of the amounts provided:
       (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
     activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities, $2,789,832,000 as 
     follows:
       (A) $845,556,000 for adult employment and training 
     activities, of which $133,556,000 shall be available for the 
     period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and of which 
     $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
     2018 through June 30, 2019;
       (B) $903,416,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
     available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; 
     and
       (C) $1,040,860,000 for dislocated worker employment and 
     training activities, of which $180,860,000 shall be available 
     for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and of 
     which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 
     1, 2018 through June 30, 2019:
       Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 
     outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of section 
     127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and
       (2) for national programs, $696,368,000 as follows:
       (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
     national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for 
     the period July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, and of 
     which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 
     1, 2018 through September 30, 2019:  Provided, That funds 
     provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 
     used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local 
     use in order to address cases where there have been worker 
     dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local 
     areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the 
     State workforce development plan with emerging economic 
     development needs; and train such eligible dislocated 
     workers:  Provided further, That funds provided to carry out 
     sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for 
     technical assistance and demonstration projects, 
     respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the 
     workforce and incumbent workers:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds 
     provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor 
     (referred to in this title as ``Secretary'') may reserve not 
     more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical 
     assistance and carry out additional activities related to the 
     transition to the WIOA:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this subparagraph, $30,000,000 shall be for 
     training and employment assistance under sections 168(b), 
     169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such 
     section) and 170 of the WIOA for workers in the Appalachian 
     region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1) and workers in 
     the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) of the 
     Delta Development Act (Public Law 100-460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 
     U.S.C. 2009aa(2));
       (B) $54,000,000 for Native American programs under section 
     166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 
     1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
       (C) $87,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
     programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $81,447,000 
     for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 
     be for employment and training services), $5,922,000 for 
     migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 
     percent shall be for permanent housing), and $527,000 for 
     other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for 
     the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related 
     regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action 
     limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants 
     receiving related assistance services or discouraging 
     grantees from providing such services;
       (D) $89,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in 
     section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 
     period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
       (E) $93,079,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
     authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the 
     Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the 
     period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
     to national and regional intermediaries for activities that 
     prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for 
     employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, 
     high-poverty areas;
       (F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, 
     under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall 
     be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 
     2019; and
       (G) $145,000,000 to expand opportunities relating to 
     apprenticeship programs registered under the National 
     Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to carry 
     out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, 
     contracts and other arrangements, with States and other 
     appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period 
     April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

                                job corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including 
     Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and 
     repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase 
     of real property for training centers as authorized by the 
     WIOA, $1,718,655,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:
       (1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be 
     available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
       (2) $83,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and 
     acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available 
     for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, and which 
     may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major 
     items of equipment:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
     transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 
     operational needs of such centers or to achieve 
     administrative efficiencies:  Provided further, That any 
     funds transferred pursuant to the preceding provision shall 
     not be available for obligation after June 30, 2019:  
     Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 
     least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and
       (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 
     shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 
     2017 through September 30, 2018:
       Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall 
     be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers.

            community service employment for older americans

       To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (referred to in this Act as ``OAA''), $400,000,000, which 
     shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 
     30, 2019, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance 
     with section 517(c) of the OAA.

              federal unemployment benefits and allowances

       For payments during fiscal year 2018 of trade adjustment 
     benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B 
     of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and 
     section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and 
     case management services, allowances for job search and 
     relocation, and related State administrative expenses under 
     part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade 
     Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, 
     training, employment and case management services, and 
     related State administration provided pursuant to section 
     231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 
     2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension 
     Act of 2015, $790,000,000 together with such amounts as may 
     be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation 
     for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2018: 
      Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this Act, any 
     part of the appropriation provided under this heading may 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year pursuant to the authorities of section 245(c) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)).

     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,380,625,000 which may be 
     expended from the Employment Security Administration Account 
     in the Unemployment Trust Fund (``the Trust Fund''), of 
     which:
       (1) $2,639,600,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
     States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
     laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
     (including not less than $120,000,000 to conduct in-person 
     reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
     insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide 
     reemployment services and referrals to

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     training as appropriate, for claimants of unemployment 
     insurance for ex-service members under 5 U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. 
     and for claimants of regular unemployment compensation, 
     including those who are profiled as most likely to exhaust 
     their benefits in each State:  Provided, That such activities 
     shall not be subject to section 306 of the Social Security 
     Act; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment 
     Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration 
     of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-
     service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, and 
     the administration of trade readjustment allowances, 
     reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative 
     trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and 
     under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
     Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade 
     Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available for 
     obligation by the States through December 31, 2018, except 
     that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal 
     obligation through December 31, 2018, and for State 
     obligation through September 30, 2020, or, if the automation 
     is being carried out through consortia of States, for State 
     obligation through September 30, 2023, and for expenditure 
     through September 30, 2024, and funds for competitive grants 
     awarded to States for improved operations and to conduct in-
     person reemployment and eligibility assessments and 
     unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and provide 
     reemployment services and referrals to training, as 
     appropriate, shall be available for Federal obligation 
     through December 31, 2018, and for obligation by the States 
     through September 30, 2020, and funds for the Unemployment 
     Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall be available 
     for obligation by the State through September 30, 2019, and 
     funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced 
     through September 30, 2018 shall be available for Federal 
     obligation through December 31, 2018;
       (2) $13,897,000 from the Trust Fund is for national 
     activities necessary to support the administration of the 
     Federal-State unemployment insurance system;
       (3) $645,000,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
     $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
     grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
     the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
       (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national 
     activities of the Employment Service, including 
     administration of the work opportunity tax credit under 
     section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the 
     provision of technical assistance and staff training under 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act;
       (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 
     administration of foreign labor certifications and related 
     activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and 
     related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the 
     Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 
     shall be available for grants to States for the 
     administration of such activities; and
       (6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
     workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-
     stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
     available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2018 
     through June 30, 2019:
       Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly 
     Insured Unemployment (``AWIU'') for fiscal year 2018 is 
     projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,246,000, an 
     additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available 
     for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level 
     (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 
     100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act that 
     are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title 
     III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to 
     assist other States in carrying out activities under such 
     title III if the other States include areas that have 
     suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds 
     appropriated for grants to States under title III of the 
     Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for 
     the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 
     453(j)(8) of such Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title 
     III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of 
     States to the entity operating the State Information Data 
     Exchange System:  Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop 
     career center system, or which are used to support the 
     national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 
     insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may 
     be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States 
     and non-State entities:  Provided further, That States 
     awarded competitive grants for improved operations under 
     title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 
     support the national activities of the Federal-State 
     unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other 
     States and non-State entities under such grants, subject to 
     the conditions applicable to the grants:  Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this Act for activities 
     authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation 
     efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles 
     prescribed under the final rule entitled ``Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
     Requirements for Federal Awards'' at part 200 of title 2, 
     Code of Federal Regulations:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a 
     consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to 
     such State under title III of the Social Security Act to 
     other States participating in the consortium in order to 
     carry out activities that benefit the administration of the 
     unemployment compensation law of the State making the 
     request:  Provided further, That the Secretary may collect 
     fees for the costs associated with additional data 
     collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the 
     National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and 
     local governments, public and private institutions of higher 
     education, and nonprofit organizations and may utilize such 
     sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for 
     the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, 
     methodology, and data to meet the information collection and 
     reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to 
     this appropriation and shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019, for such purposes.

        advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

       For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
     authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security 
     Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as 
     authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund 
     established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to 
     the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, 
     and to the ``Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances'' 
     account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 
     available for obligation through September 30, 2019.

                         program administration

       For expenses of administering employment and training 
     programs, $108,674,000, together with not to exceed 
     $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

               Employee Benefits Security Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 
     Administration, $181,000,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall 
     be made available through September 30, 2019, for the 
     procurement of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation.

                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

               pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

       The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``Corporation'') 
     is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial 
     assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the 
     Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
     contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be 
     necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
     administrative expenses, through September 30, 2018, for the 
     Corporation:  Provided, That none of the funds available to 
     the Corporation for fiscal year 2018 shall be available for 
     obligations for administrative expenses in excess of 
     $424,417,000:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the 
     Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2018, an amount 
     not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available 
     through September 30, 2019, for obligation for administrative 
     expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: 
      Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts 
     provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and 
     extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary 
     multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and notification of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.

                         Wage and Hour Division

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 
     including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies 
     and their employees for inspection services rendered, 
     $227,500,000.

                  Office of Labor-Management Standards

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 
     Standards, $40,187,000.

             Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 
     Compliance Programs, $103,476,000.

                Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs, $115,424,000, together with $2,177,000 
     which may be expended from the Special Fund in

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     accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

                            special benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
     (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current 
     or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; 
     continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading 
     ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the Federal Security Agency 
     Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation 
     Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War 
     Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obligations incurred under 
     the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
     and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits 
     required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor 
     Workers' Compensation Act, $220,000,000, together with such 
     amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
     year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other 
     benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the 
     current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes 
     of the Employees' Compensation Fund established under 5 
     U.S.C. 8147(a):  Provided, That amounts appropriated may be 
     used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an 
     employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for 
     portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled 
     beneficiary:  Provided further, That balances of 
     reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2017, shall 
     remain available until expended for the payment of 
     compensation, benefits, and expenses:  Provided further, That 
     in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 
     from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or 
     instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an 
     amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such 
     sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of 
     administration for employees of such fair share entities 
     through September 30, 2018:  Provided further, That of those 
     funds transferred to this account from the fair share 
     entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal 
     Employees' Compensation Act, $71,188,000 shall be made 
     available to the Secretary as follows:
       (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
     processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 
     $24,540,000;
       (2) For automated workload processing operations, including 
     document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill 
     processing, $22,968,000;
       (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 
     review, $21,946,000;
       (4) For program integrity, $1,734,000; and
       (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts:
       Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
     person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 
     under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, 
     such identifying information (including Social Security 
     account number) as such regulations may prescribe.

               special benefits for disabled coal miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107-275, 
     $54,319,000, to remain available until expended.
       For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 
     for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 
     as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title IV for the first 
     quarter of fiscal year 2019, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

    administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness 
                           compensation fund

       For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $59,846,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for 
     benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such 
     identifying information (including Social Security account 
     number) as may be prescribed.

                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 
     Disability Trust Fund (the ``Fund''), to remain available 
     until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 
     section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on 
     advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In 
     addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund 
     for fiscal year 2018 for expenses of operation and 
     administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $38,246,000 
     for transfer to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
     ``Salaries and Expenses''; not to exceed $31,994,000 for 
     transfer to Departmental Management, ``Salaries and 
     Expenses''; not to exceed $330,000 for transfer to 
     Departmental Management, ``Office of Inspector General''; and 
     not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous 
     receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed 
     $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for 
     grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act (the ``Act''), which grants shall be no 
     less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational 
     safety and health programs required to be incurred under 
     plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; 
     and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up 
     to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course 
     tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be 
     collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety 
     and health training and education:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, 
     during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, to collect 
     and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 
     Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, 
     in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to 
     administer national and international laboratory recognition 
     programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products 
     used by workers in the workplace:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be 
     obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or 
     enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the 
     Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a 
     farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 
     camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:  Provided further, 
     That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be 
     obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, 
     rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any 
     employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a 
     category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred 
     (``DART'') occupational injury and illness rate, at the most 
     precise industrial classification code for which such data 
     are published, less than the national average rate as such 
     rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting 
     through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with 
     section 24 of the Act, except--
       (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, 
     technical assistance, educational and training services, and 
     to conduct surveys and studies;
       (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
     to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
     found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for 
     violations which are not corrected within a reasonable 
     abatement period and for any willful violations found;
       (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to imminent dangers;
       (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to health hazards;
       (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
     or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
     or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
     investigation authorized by the Act; and
       (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination against employees for 
     exercising rights under the Act:
       Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 
     apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 
     which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 
     or fewer employees:  Provided further, That $10,537,000 shall 
     be available for Susan Harwood training grants, of which the 
     Secretary shall reserve not less than $4,500,000 for Susan 
     Harwood Training Capacity Building Developmental grants, as 
     described in Funding Opportunity Number SHTG-GY-16-02 
     (referenced in the notice of availability of funds published 
     in the Federal Register on May 3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 30568)) 
     for program activities starting not later than September 30, 
     2018 and lasting for a period of 12 months:  Provided 
     further, That not less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary 
     Protection Programs.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $373,816,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery 
     activities and not less than $10,537,000 for State assistance 
     grants:  Provided, That amounts available for State 
     assistance grants may be used for the purchase and 
     maintenance of new equipment required by the final rule 
     entitled ``Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine 
     Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors'' published 
     by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on May 1, 
     2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 24813 et seq.), for operators that 
     demonstrate financial need as determined by the Secretary:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to 
     exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health 
     and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of 
     training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be 
     collected, to be available for mine safety and health 
     education and training activities:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to 
     $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and 
     certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use 
     in mines,

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     and may utilize such sums for such activities:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, 
     buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 
     private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with 
     other agencies, Federal, State, or private:  Provided 
     further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is 
     authorized to promote health and safety education and 
     training in the mining community through cooperative programs 
     with States, industry, and safety associations:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the 
     Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety 
     association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, 
     personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in 
     the national organization:  Provided further, That any funds 
     available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the 
     approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine 
     rescue and survival operations in the event of a major 
     disaster.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and 
     local agencies and their employees for services rendered, 
     $547,000,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which 
     may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                 Office of Disability Employment Policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
     Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and 
     initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of 
     eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people 
     with disabilities, $38,203,000.

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
     including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
     $337,536,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund:  Provided, That 
     $59,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs 
     shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2018:  
     Provided further, That funds available to the Bureau of 
     International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or 
     operate international labor activities, bilateral and 
     multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, 
     by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other 
     arrangements:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $53,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative 
     child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 
     shall be used to implement model programs that address worker 
     rights issues through technical assistance in countries with 
     which the United States has free trade agreements or trade 
     preference programs:  Provided further, That $8,040,000 shall 
     be used for program evaluation and shall be available for 
     obligation through September 30, 2019:  Provided further, 
     That funds available for program evaluation may be used to 
     administer grants for the purpose of evaluation:  Provided 
     further, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall 
     be awarded through fair and open competition:  Provided 
     further, That funds available for program evaluation may be 
     transferred to any other appropriate account in the 
     Department for such purpose:  Provided further, That the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of 
     any transfer:  Provided further, That the funds available to 
     the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and 
     promote the interests of women in the workforce:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available to the Women's 
     Bureau, $994,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the 
     Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act.

                    veterans employment and training

       Not to exceed $245,041,000 may be derived from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of 
     which:
       (1) $180,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants 
     under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such 
     title and local veterans' employment representatives under 
     section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described 
     in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for 
     obligation by the States through December 31, 2018, and not 
     to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures 
     for data systems and contract support to allow for the 
     tracking of participant and performance information:  
     Provided, That, in addition, such funds may be used to 
     support such specialists and representatives in the provision 
     of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 
     have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and 
     have been identified as in need of intensive services, to 
     members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured 
     and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or 
     warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family 
     caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;
       (2) $19,500,000 is for carrying out the Transition 
     Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144;
       (3) $42,127,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 
     41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and
       (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and 
     Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:
       Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 
     appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation 
     from which such reallocation is made.
        In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
     $50,000,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless 
     veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 
     transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 
     2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 
     2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 
     2018, to provide services under such section:  Provided 
     further, That services provided under section 2023 may 
     include, in addition to services to the individuals described 
     in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans 
     recently released from incarceration who are at risk of 
     homelessness.
        In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the 
     HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) of 
     the HIRE Vets Act, as amended herein, and such amounts shall 
     be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets 
     Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That such sums 
     shall be in addition to any other funds available for such 
     purposes, including funds available under paragraph (3) of 
     this heading:  Provided further, That section 2(d) of 
     division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 
     (Public Law 115-31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not apply.

                            it modernization

       For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized 
     infrastructure technology investment activities related to 
     support systems and modernization, $20,769,000, which shall 
     be available through September 30, 2019.

                      office of inspector general

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, $83,487,000, together with not to exceed 
     $5,660,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security 
     Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of 
     an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an 
     indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 102.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current 
     fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be 
     transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no 
     such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more 
     than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That the 
     transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used 
     to create any new program or to fund any project or activity 
     for which no funds are provided in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 
     days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 103.  In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the 
     procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or 
     harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by 
     forced or indentured child labor in industries and host 
     countries already identified by the United States Department 
     of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 104.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     none of the funds made available to the Department of Labor 
     for grants under section 414(c) of the American 
     Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other than 
     competitive grants for training individuals who are older 
     than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school 
     within a local educational agency in the occupations and 
     industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire 
     foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to 
     support such training.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Employment and Training Administration'' 
     shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to 
     pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct 
     costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive 
     Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors 
     providing goods and services as defined in Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-133. Where States are 
     recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit 
     for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 
     bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account 
     factors including

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     the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation 
     levels for comparable State or local government employees, 
     and the size of the organizations that administer Federal 
     programs involved including Employment and Training 
     Administration programs.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary 
     may transfer funds made available to the Employment and 
     Training Administration by this Act, either directly or 
     through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to 
     grantees to ``Program Administration'' when it is determined 
     that those services will be more efficiently performed by 
     Federal employees:  Provided, That this section shall not 
     apply to section 171 of the WIOA.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer 
     not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation 
     made available to the Employment and Training Administration 
     by this Act to ``Program Administration'' in order to carry 
     out program integrity activities relating to any of the 
     programs or activities that are funded under any such 
     discretionary appropriations:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 102 and the preceding proviso, the Secretary may 
     transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made available in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of the ``Office of Job Corps'' account 
     to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program 
     integrity activities related to the Job Corps program:  
     Provided further, That funds transferred under the authority 
     provided by this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2019.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 
     percent from each appropriation made available in this Act 
     identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out 
     evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are 
     funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this 
     section shall be transferred to ``Departmental Management'' 
     for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within 
     the Department of Labor, and shall be available for 
     obligation through September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such 
     funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 
     of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days 
     in advance of any transfer.
       (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 
     ``Training and Employment Services'', ``Job Corps'', 
     ``Community Service Employment for Older Americans'', ``State 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations'', 
     ``Employee Benefits Security Administration'', ``Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', 
     ``Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'', ``Office 
     of Labor Management Standards'', ``Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration'', ``Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration'', ``Office of Disability Employment Policy'', 
     funding made available to the ``Bureau of International Labor 
     Affairs'' and ``Women's Bureau'' within the ``Departmental 
     Management, Salaries and Expenses'' account, and ``Veterans 
     Employment and Training''.
       Sec. 108.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     beginning October 1, 2017, the Secretary of Labor, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture may select an 
     entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a 
     competitive basis in accordance with section 147 of the WIOA, 
     if the Secretary of Labor determines such Center has had 
     consistently low performance under the performance 
     accountability system in effect for the Job Corps program 
     prior to July 1, 2016, or with respect to expected levels of 
     performance established under section 159(c) of such Act 
     beginning July 1, 2016.
       Sec. 109. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following 
     text is part of such section:
       ``(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for 
     a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster 
     to any employee--
       ``(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from 
     or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not 
     engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, 
     selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability 
     insurance policies or contracts;
       ``(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 
     compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum 
     weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is 
     greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in 
     any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and
       ``(C) whose duties include any of the following:
       ``(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 
     suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or 
     relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;
       ``(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual 
     information to prepare damage estimates;
       ``(iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding 
     coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability 
     or value aspects of claims;
       ``(iv) negotiating settlements; or
       ``(v) making recommendations regarding litigation.
       ``(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the 
     exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `major disaster' means any disaster or 
     catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal 
     agency or department;
       ``(B) the term `employee employed to adjust or evaluate 
     claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster' 
     means an individual who timely secured or secures a license 
     required by applicable law to engage in and perform the 
     activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph 
     (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an 
     employer that maintains worker compensation insurance 
     coverage or protection for its employees, if required by 
     applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and 
     local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and 
     any benefits of such employees; and
       ``(C) the term `affiliate' means a company that, by reason 
     of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the 
     outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one 
     or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with, another 
     company.''.
       (b) This section shall be effective on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 110.  Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Employment and Training Administration-Training and 
     Employment Services'' in division H of Public Law 115-31, 
     $12,500,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the amount made 
     available in paragraph (2)(A) under such heading for the 
     period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.
       Sec. 111. (a) Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of 
     H-2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition 
     for H-2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood 
     industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 
     described in the petition into the United States at any time 
     during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 
     which the employer is seeking the services of the 
     nonimmigrants without filing another petition.
       (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day.--An employer 
     in the seafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into 
     the United States after the date that is 90 days after the 
     start date for which the employer is seeking the services of 
     the nonimmigrants unless the employer--
       (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market 
     by--
       (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate 
     Sundays; and
       (ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 
     Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the 
     employer's place of employment; and
       (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United 
     States worker who--
       (i) applies for the job; and
       (ii) will be available at the time and place of need.
       (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.--The 
     Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the 
     seafood industry who brings H-2B nonimmigrants into the 
     United States during the 120-day period specified in 
     paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation 
     of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law.
       (b) H-2B Nonimmigrants Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``H-2B nonimmigrants'' means aliens admitted to the United 
     States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).
       Sec. 112.  The determination of prevailing wage for the 
     purposes of the H-2B program shall be the greater of--(1) the 
     actual wage level paid by the employer to other employees 
     with similar experience and qualifications for such position 
     in the same location; or (2) the prevailing wage level for 
     the occupational classification of the position in the 
     geographic area in which the H-2B nonimmigrant will be 
     employed, based on the best information available at the time 
     of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing 
     wage for the purposes of the H-2B program, the Secretary 
     shall accept private wage surveys even in instances where 
     Occupational Employment Statistics survey data are available 
     unless the Secretary determines that the methodology and data 
     in the provided survey are not statistically supported.
       Sec. 113.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in 
     20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition 
     found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. Further, 
     for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers 
     under the H-2B program, the definition of temporary need 
     shall be that provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B).
       Sec. 114.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements, 
     contracts, and other arrangements, up to $2,000,000 of excess 
     personal property to apprenticeship programs for the purpose 
     of training apprentices in those programs.
       Sec. 115.  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

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     of division G of Public Law 113-235 shall be applied in 
     fiscal year 2018 by substituting ``seven'' for ``six''.
       Sec. 116.  Section 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act (division O of 
     Public Law 115-31) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) To the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, the Secretary may assess a reasonable fee on employers 
     that apply for receipt of a HIRE Vets Medallion Award and the 
     Secretary shall deposit such fees into the HIRE Vets 
     Medallion Award Fund. The Secretary shall establish the 
     amount of the fee such that the amounts collected as fees and 
     deposited into the Fund are sufficient to cover the costs 
     associated with carrying out this division.''.
       Sec. 117. (a) The Act entitled ``An Act to create a 
     Department of Labor'', approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736, 
     chapter 141) shall be applied as if the following text is 
     part of such Act:

     ``SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor is authorized to 
     employ law enforcement officers or special agents to--
       ``(1) provide protection for the Secretary of Labor during 
     the workday of the Secretary and during any activity that is 
     preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official 
     duties by the Secretary;
       ``(2) provide protection, incidental to the protection 
     provided to the Secretary, to a member of the immediate 
     family of the Secretary who is participating in an activity 
     or event relating to the official duties of the Secretary;
       ``(3) provide continuous protection to the Secretary 
     (including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) and 
     to the members of the immediate family of the Secretary if 
     there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in 
     accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and
       ``(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary of Labor 
     or another senior officer representing the Secretary of Labor 
     at a public event if there is a unique and articulable threat 
     of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Authorities.--The Secretary of Labor may authorize a 
     law enforcement officer or special agent employed under 
     subsection (a), for the purpose of performing the duties 
     authorized under subsection (a), to--
       ``(1) carry firearms;
       ``(2) make arrests without a warrant for any offense 
     against the United States committed in the presence of such 
     officer or special agent;
       ``(3) perform protective intelligence work, including 
     identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting 
     advance work to review security matters relating to sites and 
     events;
       ``(4) coordinate with local law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(5) initiate criminal and other investigations into 
     potential threats to the security of the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Labor.
       ``(c) Compliance With Guidelines.--A law enforcement 
     officer or special agent employed under subsection (a) shall 
     exercise any authority provided under this section in 
     accordance with any--
       ``(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and
       ``(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.''.
       (b) This section shall be effective on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 118.  The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or 
     divest, by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, 
     including an agreement or partnership to construct a new Job 
     Corps center, all or a portion of the real property on which 
     the Treasure Island Job Corps Center is situated. Any sale or 
     other disposition will not be subject to any requirement of 
     any Federal law or regulation relating to the disposition of 
     Federal real property, including but not limited to 
     Subchapter III of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the United States 
     Code and Subchapter V of Chapter 119 of Title 42 of the 
     United States Code. The net proceeds of such a sale shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary, which shall be available until 
     expended to carry out the Job Corps Program.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                TITLE II

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration

                          primary health care

       For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ``PHS Act'') with 
     respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health 
     Care Act of 1988, $1,626,522,000:  Provided, That no more 
     than $1,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
     carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: 
      Provided further, That no more than $114,893,000 shall be 
     available until expended for carrying out subsections (g) 
     through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS Act, and for 
     expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services (referred to in this Act as ``HHS'') pertaining to 
     administrative claims made under such law:  Provided further, 
     That the ninth provisos under the heading ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services--Health Resources and Services 
     Administration--Health Resources and Services'' in Public 
     Laws 104-208 and 105-78 are amended by striking 
     ``$80,000,000'' and inserting ``$152,700,000'' in each such 
     ninth proviso and by adding at the end of each such ninth 
     proviso the following new proviso: ``Provided further, 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 of funds provided for the 
     Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS 
     Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2018, not 
     less than $200,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2018 
     for improving quality of care or expanded service grants 
     under section 330 of the PHS Act to support and enhance 
     behavioral health, mental health, or substance use disorder 
     services.
       Of the funds made available under this heading, $20,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for the cost of 
     guaranteed loans, as authorized under part A of title XVI of 
     the PHS Act, for non-Federal lenders for the construction, 
     renovation, and modernization of medical facilities that are 
     operated by health centers:  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 such funds are available to 
     subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $743,494,000.

                            health workforce

       For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 
     of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality 
     Improvement Act of 1986, $1,060,695,000, of which 
     $111,916,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
     2019 to carry out sections 755 and 756 of the PHS Act:  
     Provided, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the 
     proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 
     available under this heading:  Provided further, That for any 
     program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or 
     before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary'') may 
     hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 
     751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full 
     project period of a grant under such section:  Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be available for section 340G-1 
     of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That fees collected for 
     the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the 
     Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 
     1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be 
     sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the 
     programs authorized by such sections and shall remain 
     available until expended for the National Practitioner Data 
     Bank:  Provided further, That funds transferred to this 
     account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of 
     title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year 
     adjustments to awards made under such sections:  Provided 
     further, That $105,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, for the purposes of providing primary health 
     services, be used to assign National Health Service Corps 
     (``NHSC'') members to expand the delivery of substance use 
     disorder treatment services, notwithstanding the assignment 
     priorities and limitations in or under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 
     333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, and to make 
     NHSC Loan Repayment Program awards under section 338B of such 
     Act:  Provided further, That for purposes of the previous 
     proviso, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied 
     as if the term ``primary health services'' includes clinical 
     substance use disorder treatment services, including those 
     provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder 
     treatment counselors.

                       maternal and child health

       For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS 
     Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the 
     Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs 
     Creation Act of 2004, $886,789,000, of which $10,000,000 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2022 to carry 
     out section 330M of the PHS Act:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act, not more than $83,593,000 shall be 
     available for carrying out special projects of regional and 
     national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such 
     Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such 
     Act.

                      ryan white hiv/aids program

       For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to 
     the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which 
     $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary 
     through September 30, 2020, for parts A and B of title XXVI 
     of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall 
     be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the 
     authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act.

                          health care systems

       For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with 
     respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, $111,693,000, of which $122,000 
     shall be available until expended for facilities renovations 
     at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.

                              rural health

       For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with 
     respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal 
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     and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the 
     Social Security Act, $290,794,000, of which $49,609,000 from 
     general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the 
     Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the 
     Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program:  
     Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $15,942,000 
     shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement 
     Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health 
     information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry 
     out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds 
     provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for 
     the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, 
     including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic 
     health records to coordinate rural veterans care between 
     rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     electronic health record system:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $10,000,000 
     shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health:  
     Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2020 to support the Rural Residency 
     Development Program:  Provided further, That $100,000,000 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2022, for the 
     Rural Communities Opioids Response Program.

                            family planning

       For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act 
     to provide for voluntary family planning projects, 
     $286,479,000:  Provided, That amounts provided to said 
     projects under such title shall not be expended for 
     abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be 
     nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for 
     any activity (including the publication or distribution of 
     literature) that in any way tends to promote public support 
     or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for 
     public office.

                           program management

       For program support in the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, $155,000,000:  Provided, That funds made 
     available under this heading may be used to supplement 
     program support funding provided under the headings ``Primary 
     Health Care'', ``Health Workforce'', ``Maternal and Child 
     Health'', ``Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program'', ``Health Care 
     Systems'', and ``Rural Health''.

             vaccine injury compensation program trust fund

       For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
     Trust Fund (the ``Trust Fund''), such sums as may be 
     necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury 
     or death with respect to vaccines administered after 
     September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of 
     the PHS Act, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed 
     $9,200,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the 
     Secretary.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                 immunization and respiratory diseases

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 
     2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory 
     diseases, $474,055,000.

     hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and 
                        tuberculosis prevention

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS 
     Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 
     $1,127,278,000.

               emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 
     of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic 
     infectious diseases, $562,572,000.

            chronic disease prevention and health promotion

       For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of 
     the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and 
     health promotion, $915,346,000:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this account may be available for making 
     grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 
     States, tribes, or tribal organizations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $15,000,000 shall be available to continue and expand 
     community specific extension and outreach programs to combat 
     obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity:  
     Provided further, That the proportional funding requirements 
     under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds 
     made available under this heading.

   birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health

       For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS 
     Act with respect to birth defects, developmental 
     disabilities, disabilities and health, $140,560,000.

                   public health scientific services

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 
     informatics, and workforce development, $490,397,000.

                          environmental health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to environmental health, $188,750,000.

                     injury prevention and control

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to injury prevention and control, $648,559,000, 
     of which $475,579,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019 for an evidence-based opioid drug overdose 
     prevention program.

         national institute for occupational safety and health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, 
     sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the 
     Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine 
     Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 
     21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with 
     respect to occupational safety and health, $335,200,000.

       energy employees occupational illness compensation program

       For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That this 
     amount shall be available consistent with the provision 
     regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of 
     division B, title I of Public Law 106-554.

                             global health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to global health, $488,621,000, of which (1) 
     $128,421,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
     2019 for international HIV/AIDS and (2) $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2020 for Global 
     Disease Detection and Emergency Response:  Provided, That 
     funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official 
     motor vehicles in foreign countries.

                public health preparedness and response

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to public health preparedness and response, and 
     for expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and 
     chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,450,000,000, of 
     which $610,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the Strategic National Stockpile:  Provided, That in the 
     event the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention (referred to in this title as ``CDC'') activates 
     the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may 
     detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 90 days to 
     support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so 
     long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report 
     within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the 
     number of staff and funding level broken down by the 
     originating center and number of days detailed:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance 
     of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC 
     to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health 
     preparedness emergencies.

                        buildings and facilities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, 
     demolition, and renovation of facilities, $270,000,000, which 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2022, of which 
     $240,000,000 shall be for a CDC biosafety level 4 laboratory: 
      Provided, That in addition to the amount provided, 
     $240,000,000 shall be for a CDC biosafety level 4 laboratory 
     for the purposes described in the previous proviso and shall 
     be derived by transfer from the Fund established by Public 
     Law 110-161, division G, title II, section 223 and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2022:  Provided further, 
     That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade 
     of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be 
     used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility:  
     Provided further, That in addition, the prior year 
     unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former 
     employees in accounts of CDC made available for Individual 
     Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the 
     amounts made available under this heading to support the 
     replacement of the mine safety research facility.

                cdc-wide activities and program support

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 
     2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and 
     program support for activities funded in other appropriations 
     included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, $113,570,000:  Provided, That paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act 
     shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and 
     in all other accounts of the CDC:  Provided further, That 
     employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian 
     and commissioned officers, detailed to States, 
     municipalities, or other organizations under authority of 
     section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall 
     be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes 
     only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling 
     applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period 
     of detail or assignment:  Provided further, That CDC may use 
     up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act 
     for official reception and representation expenses when 
     specifically approved by the Director of CDC:  Provided 
     further, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from 
     authorized user fees, which shall be credited to

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     the appropriation charged with the cost thereof:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the previous proviso, 
     authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program and 
     the Respirator Certification Program shall be available 
     through September 30, 2019.

                     National Institutes of Health

                       national cancer institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to cancer, $5,664,800,000, of which up to 
     $30,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and 
     improvements at the National Cancer Institute--Frederick 
     Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 
     Frederick, Maryland.

               national heart, lung, and blood institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and 
     blood and blood products, $3,383,201,000.

         national institute of dental and craniofacial research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 
     $447,735,000.

    national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 
     $1,970,797,000.

        national institute of neurological disorders and stroke

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 
     $2,145,149,000:  Provided, That $250,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2019 for research related to 
     opioid addiction, development of opioid alternatives, pain 
     management, and addiction treatment:  Provided further, That 
     each for-profit recipient of funds provided in the previous 
     proviso shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
     or documented in-kind contributions of not less than 50 
     percent of the total funds awarded to such entity.

         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 
     $5,260,210,000.

             national institute of general medical sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to general medical sciences, $2,785,400,000, of 
     which $922,871,000 shall be from funds available under 
     section 241 of the PHS Act:  Provided, That not less than 
     $350,575,000 is provided for the Institutional Development 
     Awards program.

  eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human 
                              development

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to child health and human development, 
     $1,452,006,000.

                         national eye institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 
     $772,317,000.

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to environmental health sciences, $751,143,000.

                      national institute on aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to aging, $2,574,091,000.

 national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 
     diseases, $586,661,000.

    national institute on deafness and other communication disorders

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 
     $459,974,000.

                 national institute of nursing research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to nursing research, $158,033,000.

           national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $509,573,000.

                    national institute on drug abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to drug abuse, $1,383,603,000:  Provided, That 
     $250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2019 for 
     research related to opioid addiction, development of opioid 
     alternatives, pain management, and addiction treatment:  
     Provided further, That each for-profit recipient of funds 
     provided in the previous proviso shall be subject to a 
     matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind 
     contributions of not less than 50 percent of the total funds 
     awarded to such entity.

                  national institute of mental health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to mental health, $1,711,775,000.

                national human genome research institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to human genome research, $556,881,000.

      national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 
     research, $377,871,000.

        national center for complementary and integrative health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to complementary and integrative health, 
     $142,184,000.

      national institute on minority health and health disparities

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to minority health and health disparities 
     research, $303,200,000.

                  john e. fogarty international center

       For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 
     title IV of the PHS Act), $75,733,000.

                      national library of medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to health information communications, 
     $428,553,000:  Provided, That of the amounts available for 
     improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     in fiscal year 2018, the National Library of Medicine may 
     enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 
     services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 
     the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health 
     (referred to in this title as ``NIH'').

          national center for advancing translational sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to translational sciences, $742,354,000:  
     Provided, That up to $25,835,000 shall be available to 
     implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 
     Acceleration Network:  Provided further, That at least 
     $542,771,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 
     Sciences Awards program.

                         office of the director

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, NIH, $1,803,293,000:  Provided, That funding shall 
     be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only:  Provided further, That 
     all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain 
     available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which 
     they are deposited:  Provided further, That $165,000,000 
     shall be for the National Children's Study Follow-on:  
     Provided further, That $588,116,000 shall be available for 
     the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the 
     PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the 
     NIH:  Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 
     within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to 
     $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of 
     facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the 
     PHS Act.
       In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund 
     established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 
     is appropriated to the Common Fund for the purpose of 
     carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act 
     (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the 
     Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.

                        buildings and facilities

       For the study of, construction of, demolition of, 
     renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities 
     of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real 
     property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September 
     30, 2022.

                   nih innovation account, cures act

       For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
     in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in 
     addition to amounts available for such purposes in the 
     appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, $496,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such 
     amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of 
     such Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under 
     section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by 
     the Director of the National Institutes of Health to other 
     accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely for the 
     purposes provided in such Act:  Provided further, That upon a 
     determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant 
     to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the 
     Account:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided by law.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                             mental health

       For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with 
     respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for 
     Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,453,972,000:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS 
     Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A 
     shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS 
     Act:  Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided 
     herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of 
     the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of 
     the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, 
     national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and 
     further that the total available under this Act for section 
     1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5

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     percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B 
     of title XIX:  Provided further, That up to 10 percent of the 
     amounts made available to carry out the Children's Mental 
     Health Services program may be used to carry out 
     demonstration grants or contracts for early interventions 
     with persons not more than 25 years of age at clinical high 
     risk of developing a first episode of psychosis:  Provided 
     further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2018: 
      Provided further, That States shall expend at least 10 
     percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 
     1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that 
     address the needs of individuals with early serious mental 
     illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age 
     of the individual at onset:  Provided further, That 
     $100,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020 for 
     grants to communities and community organizations who meet 
     criteria for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 
     pursuant to section 223(a) of Public Law 113-93:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of 
     the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act:  
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $15,000,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the 
     Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-93; 
     42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 note).

                        substance abuse treatment

       For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with 
     respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX of such 
     Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and prevention, 
     $3,182,306,000:  Provided, That $1,000,000,000 shall be for 
     State Opioid Response Grants for carrying out activities 
     pertaining to opioids undertaken by the State agency 
     responsible for administering the substance abuse prevention 
     and treatment block grant under subpart II of part B of title 
     XIX of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.):  Provided 
     further, That of such amount $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available to Indian Tribes or tribal organizations:  Provided 
     further, That 15 percent of the remaining amount shall be for 
     the States with the highest mortality rate related to opioid 
     use disorders:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     provided for State Opioid Response Grants not more than 2 
     percent shall be available for Federal administrative 
     expenses, training, technical assistance, and evaluation:  
     Provided further, That of the amount not reserved by the 
     previous three provisos, the Secretary shall make allocations 
     to States, territories, and the District of Columbia 
     according to a formula using national survey results that the 
     Secretary determines are the most objective and reliable 
     measure of drug use and drug-related deaths:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall submit the formula 
     methodology to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate not less than 30 days prior 
     to publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement:  Provided 
     further, That prevention and treatment activities funded 
     through such grants may include education, treatment 
     (including the provision of medication), behavioral health 
     services for individuals in treatment programs, referral to 
     treatment services, recovery support, and medical screening 
     associated with such treatment:  Provided further, That each 
     State, as well as the District of Columbia, shall receive not 
     less than $4,000,000:  Provided further, That in addition to 
     amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be 
     available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 
     to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act 
     to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, 
     data collection and evaluation activities, and further that 
     the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) 
     activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) 
     $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided for section 
     1921 of the PHS Act or State Opioid Response Grants shall be 
     subject to section 241 of such Act.

                       substance abuse prevention

       For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with 
     respect to substance abuse prevention, $248,219,000.

                health surveillance and program support

       For program support and cross-cutting activities that 
     supplement activities funded under the headings ``Mental 
     Health'', ``Substance Abuse Treatment'', and ``Substance 
     Abuse Prevention'' in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of 
     the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals 
     with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services Administration, $128,830,000:  Provided, That 
     in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be 
     available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement 
     funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse 
     and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and 
     to conduct public awareness and technical assistance 
     activities:  Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be 
     collected for the costs of publications, data, data 
     tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the 
     PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon 
     request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     shall remain available until expended for such purposes:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available in this Act for 
     carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     supplement program support funding provided under the 
     headings ``Mental Health'', ``Substance Abuse Treatment'', 
     and ``Substance Abuse Prevention''.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                    healthcare research and quality

       For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A 
     of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of 
     the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003, $334,000,000:  Provided, That 
     section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 
     2018:  Provided further, That in addition, amounts received 
     from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and 
     interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be 
     credited to this appropriation and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

               Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

                     grants to states for medicaid

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, $284,798,384,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 2018, payments to States under 
     title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 2018 for unanticipated costs incurred 
     for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States or in the case of section 
     1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, 
     $134,847,759,000, to remain available until expended.
       Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter 
     with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect 
     during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter 
     and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.

                  payments to health care trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
     and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 
     as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D-16 of the 
     Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 
     97-248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $323,497,300,000.
       In addition, for making matching payments under section 
     1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D-16 of the 
     Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget 
     estimates, such sums as may be necessary.

                           program management

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, 
     XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII 
     and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
     Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed 
     $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the 
     Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in 
     accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 1893(h) of the Social Security 
     Act, and such sums as may be collected from authorized user 
     fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this 
     account and remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from 
     organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act 
     shall be credited to and available for carrying out the 
     purposes of this appropriation:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2018 
     from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible 
     organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 
     of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.

              health care fraud and abuse control account

       In addition to amounts otherwise available for program 
     integrity and program management, $745,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2019, to be transferred from 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which 
     $500,368,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at 
     the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including 
     administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for 
     Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for 
     activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which 
     $84,398,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and 
     abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such 
     Act, of which $84,398,000 shall be for the Medicaid and 
     Children's Health Insurance Program (``CHIP'') program 
     integrity activities, and of which $75,836,000 shall be for 
     the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse 
     activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such

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     Act:  Provided, That the report required by section 
     1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2018 
     shall include measures of the operational efficiency and 
     impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, 
     and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the 
     terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 
     $434,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for 
     purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall provide not less than 
     $17,621,000 for the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat 
     health care fraud and abuse from the funds provided to this 
     account.

                Administration for Children and Families

  payments to states for child support enforcement and family support 
                                programs

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, 
     IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the 
     Act of July 5, 1960, $2,995,400,000, to remain available 
     until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter 
     of fiscal year 2019, $1,400,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.
       For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and 
     XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, 
     for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for 
     unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, 
     such sums as may be necessary.

                   low income home energy assistance

       For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of 
     section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981, $3,640,304,000:  Provided, That all but $678,500,000 of 
     this amount shall be allocated as though the total 
     appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2018 was less 
     than $1,975,000,000:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 
     2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be 
     reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, 
     and monitoring of program activities for compliance with 
     internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in 
     addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), 
     use such funds through contracts with private entities that 
     do not qualify as nonprofit organizations.

                     refugee and entrant assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (``TVPA''), and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, 
     $1,864,936,000, of which $1,830,446,000 shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2020 for carrying out such 
     sections 414, 501, 462, and 235:  Provided, That amounts 
     available under this heading to carry out the TVPA shall also 
     be available for research and evaluation with respect to 
     activities under such Act:  Provided further, That the 
     limitation in section 205 of this Act regarding transfers 
     increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to 
     appropriations under this heading by substituting ``10 
     percent'' for ``3 percent''.

   payments to states for the child care and development block grant

       For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990 (``CCDBG Act''), $5,226,000,000 shall be used to 
     supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for 
     child care assistance for low-income families:  Provided, 
     That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such 
     Act may be provided directly, or through the use of 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency 
     agreements:  Provided further, That all funds made available 
     to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 618), including funds appropriated for that purpose in 
     such section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be 
     subject to the reservation of funds authority in paragraphs 
     (4) and (5) of section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act:  Provided 
     further, That in addition to the amounts required to be 
     reserved by the Secretary under section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such 
     Act, $156,780,000 shall be for Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations.

                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such 
     Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph 
     for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX-
     A of such Act shall be 10 percent.

                children and families services programs

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Every Student 
     Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 
     sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title 
     II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
     Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B-1 of 
     title IV and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 
     1115 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act (``CSBG Act''); and for necessary 
     administrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, 
     XIV, XVI, and XX-A of the Social Security Act, the Act of 
     July 5, 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, 
     the Assets for Independence Act, title IV of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980, $12,022,225,000, of which 
     $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019, 
     shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal 
     guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 473A 
     of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions and 
     legal guardianships completed before September 30, 2018:  
     Provided, That $9,863,095,000 shall be for making payments 
     under the Head Start Act:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount in the previous proviso, $8,823,095,000 shall be 
     available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start 
     Act, of which $216,000,000 shall be available for a cost of 
     living adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of 
     such Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding such 
     section 640, of the amount in the second preceding proviso, 
     $260,000,000 (of which up to one percent may be reserved for 
     research and evaluation) shall be available through March 31, 
     2019 for award by the Secretary to grantees that apply for 
     supplemental funding to increase their hours of program 
     operations and for training and technical assistance for such 
     activities:  Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 
     shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to 
     supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) 
     of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal 
     System, established under the authority of sections 
     641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding such section 640, of the amount 
     provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in 
     addition to funds otherwise available under such section 640 
     for such purposes, $755,000,000 shall be available through 
     March 31, 2019 for Early Head Start programs as described in 
     section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start 
     services to Early Head Start services as described in section 
     645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, for discretionary grants for high 
     quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-
     Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible 
     under section 645A(d) of such Act, for training and technical 
     assistance for such activities, and for up to $16,000,000 in 
     Federal costs of administration and evaluation, and, 
     notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds 
     are available to serve children under age 4:  Provided 
     further, That funds described in the preceding two provisos 
     shall not be included in the calculation of ``base grant'' in 
     subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 
     640(a)(7)(A) of such Act:  Provided further, That 
     $250,000,000 shall be available until December 31, 2018 for 
     carrying out sections 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student 
     Succeeds Act:  Provided further, That up to 3 percent of the 
     funds in the preceding proviso shall be available for 
     technical assistance and evaluation related to grants awarded 
     under such section 9212:  Provided further, That $742,883,000 
     shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act:  Provided 
     further, That $28,233,000 shall be for sections 680 and 
     678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than 
     $19,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than 
     $8,000,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) of 
     such Act, to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds 
     are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible 
     entity as provided under such Act, and have not been expended 
     by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for 
     carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such 
     entity consistent with program purposes:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the 
     disposition of intangible assets and program income that 
     permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived 
     from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG 
     Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a 
     period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant 
     period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) 
     of the CSBG Act:  Provided further, That intangible assets in 
     the form of loans, equity investments and other debt 
     instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for 
     any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of 
     the CSBG Act:  Provided further, That these procedures shall 
     apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 
     1999:  Provided further, That funds appropriated for section 
     680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing 
     construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in 
     private business enterprises owned by community development 
     corporations:  Provided further, That $160,000,000 shall be 
     for carrying out section 303(a) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
     allocated notwithstanding section 303(a)(2) of such Act for 
     carrying out section 309 of such Act:  Provided further, That 
     the percentages specified in section 112(a)(2) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading:  Provided further That 
     $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management 
     system for federally declared disasters, to include a 
     comprehensive national case management contract and Federal 
     costs of administering the system:  Provided further, That up 
     to

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     $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 
     Reporting Information System, including grants to States to 
     support data collection for a study of the system's 
     effectiveness.

                   promoting safe and stable families

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 
     of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying 
     out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, 
     $99,765,000:  Provided, That of the funds available to carry 
     out section 437, $59,765,000 shall be allocated consistent 
     with subsections (b) through (d) of such section (as such 
     section shall be so in effect on October 1, 2018):  Provided 
     further, That of the funds available to carry out section 
     437, to assist in meeting the requirements described in 
     section 471(e)(4)(C) (as such section shall be so in effect 
     on October 1, 2018), $20,000,000 shall be for grants to each 
     State, territory, and Indian tribe operating title IV-E plans 
     for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator 
     programs, as described in section 427(a)(1) of such Act, and 
     $20,000,000, in addition to funds otherwise appropriated in 
     section 436 for such purposes, shall be for competitive 
     grants to regional partnerships as described in section 
     437(f):  Provided further, That section 437(b)(1) shall be 
     applied to amounts in the previous proviso by substituting 
     ``5 percent'' for ``3.3 percent'', and notwithstanding 
     section 436(b)(1), such reserved amounts may be used for 
     identifying, establishing, and disseminating practices to 
     meet the criteria specified in section 471(e)(4)(C) (as such 
     section shall be so in effect on October 1, 2018):  Provided 
     further, That the reservation in section 437(b)(2) and the 
     limitations in section 437(d) shall not apply to funds 
     specified in the second proviso:  Provided further, That the 
     minimum grant award for kinship navigator programs in the 
     case of States and territories shall be $200,000, and, in the 
     case of tribes, shall be $25,000.

                payments for foster care and permanency

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E 
     of the Social Security Act, $6,225,000,000.
       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E 
     of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal 
     year 2019, $2,700,000,000.
       For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV-E of 
     the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current 
     fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current 
     fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                  Administration for Community Living

                 aging and disability services programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965 (``OAA''), titles III and XXIX of 
     the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, section 
     119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers 
     Act of 2008, title XX-B of the Social Security Act, the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 
     parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, 
     titles II and VII (and section 14 with respect to such 
     titles) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for 
     Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities 
     that assist individuals with disabilities, $2,095,100,000, 
     together with $49,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990:  Provided, That 
     amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for 
     grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for 
     disease prevention and health promotion programs and 
     activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous 
     evaluation to be evidence-based and effective:  Provided 
     further, That of amounts made available under this heading to 
     carry out sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one 
     percent of such amounts shall be available for developing and 
     implementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior 
     nutrition:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, funds made available under this 
     heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance 
     with such section:  Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall 
     be for competitive grants to support alternative financing 
     programs that provide for the purchase of assistive 
     technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an 
     interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan 
     guarantee; or an insurance program:  Provided further, That 
     applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information 
     describing the manner in which, the alternative financing 
     program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and 
     control:  Provided further, That State agencies and 
     community-based disability organizations that are directed by 
     and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be 
     eligible to compete:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading may be used by an 
     eligible system (as defined in section 102 of the Protection 
     and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 
     U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue any legal action in a 
     Federal or State court on behalf of an individual or group of 
     individuals with a developmental disability (as defined in 
     section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 
     15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to a mental impairment (or 
     a combination of mental and physical impairments), that has 
     as the requested remedy the closure of State operated 
     intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual or 
     developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public notice 
     of the action has been provided to such individuals (or, in 
     the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who 
     have been specifically awarded authority by the courts to 
     make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such 
     individuals) who are affected by such action, within 90 days 
     of instituting such legal action, which informs such 
     individuals (or such legal guardians) of their legal rights 
     and how to exercise such rights consistent with current 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  Provided further, That the 
     limitations in the immediately preceding proviso shall not 
     apply in the case of an individual who is neither competent 
     to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso 
     apply in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State 
     or subject to public guardianship.

                        Office of the Secretary

                    general departmental management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six passenger 
     motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, 
     and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico 
     Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under 
     section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $470,629,000, 
     together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under 
     section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or 
     human services research and evaluation activities:  Provided, 
     That of this amount, $53,900,000 shall be for minority AIDS 
     prevention and treatment activities:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 
     shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to 
     public and private entities to fund medically accurate and 
     age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for 
     the Federal costs associated with administering and 
     evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 
     10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and 
     technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional 
     program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 
     percent shall be for replicating programs that have been 
     proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce 
     teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage 
     pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent 
     shall be available for research and demonstration grants to 
     develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and 
     innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS 
     Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations 
     (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy 
     prevention approaches:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for 
     making competitive grants which exclusively implement 
     education in sexual risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily 
     refraining from non-marital sexual activity):  Provided 
     further, That funding for such competitive grants for sexual 
     risk avoidance shall use medically accurate information 
     referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, 
     scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement 
     an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with 
     practical implementation that aligns with the needs and 
     desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the 
     benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing 
     for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, 
     and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other 
     youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit 
     drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity:  Provided 
     further, That no more than 10 percent of the funding for such 
     competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall be 
     available for technical assistance and administrative costs 
     of such programs:  Provided further, That funds provided in 
     this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to 
     provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and 
     other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed 
     necessary for such adoptions:  Provided further, That such 
     services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4).

  account for the state response to the opioid abuse crisis, cures act

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
     in section 1003(c) of the 21st Century Cures Act, 
     $500,000,000 to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 
     1003(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from amounts 
     transferred under section 1003(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may 
     be transferred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     to other accounts of the Department solely for the purposes 
     provided in such Act:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided by law.

                office of medicare hearings and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings 
     and Appeals, $182,381,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, to be transferred in appropriate part

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     from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

  office of the national coordinator for health information technology

       For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 
     Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 
     grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the 
     development and advancement of interoperable health 
     information technology, $60,367,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
     including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 
     investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, $80,000,000:  Provided, That 
     of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for 
     providing protective services to the Secretary and 
     investigating non-payment of child support cases for which 
     non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.

                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $38,798,000.

     retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers

       For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for 
     payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
     Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of 
     dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' 
     Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the 
     current fiscal year.

            public health and social services emergency fund

       For expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, 
     chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 
     and for other public health emergencies, $993,458,000, of 
     which $536,700,000 shall remain available through September 
     30, 2019, for expenses necessary to support advanced research 
     and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and 
     other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced 
     Research and Development Authority:  Provided, That funds 
     provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of 
     security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other 
     funds available for such purpose:  Provided further, That 
     products purchased with funds provided under this heading 
     may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the 
     Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F-2 of 
     the PHS Act:  Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 
     amounts made available to support emergency operations shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2020.
       For expenses necessary for procuring security 
     countermeasures (as defined in section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the 
     PHS Act), $710,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare 
     for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $250,000,000; of 
     which $215,000,000 shall be available until expended, for 
     activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, 
     antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and 
     other surveillance tools:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the 
     construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for 
     the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other 
     biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or 
     renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 
     vaccines or biologics.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 201.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 202.  None of the funds appropriated in this title 
     shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a 
     grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of 
     Executive Level II.
       Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except 
     for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other 
     taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior 
     to the preparation and submission of a report by the 
     Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of 
     such funds.
       Sec. 204.  Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, 
     such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more 
     than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs 
     authorized under such Act shall be made available for the 
     evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the 
     implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this 
     title.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current 
     fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That 
     the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be 
     used to create any new program or to fund any project or 
     activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:  
     Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 
     least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 206.  In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 
     338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such 
     section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a 
     contract awarded in fiscal year 2018 under section 338B of 
     such Act.
       Sec. 207.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act 
     unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary 
     that it encourages family participation in the decision of 
     minors to seek family planning services and that it provides 
     counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce 
     minors into engaging in sexual activities.
       Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be 
     exempt from any State law requiring notification or the 
     reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, 
     rape, or incest.
       Sec. 209.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used 
     to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary 
     denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible 
     entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because 
     the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, 
     pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for 
     abortions:  Provided, That the Secretary shall make 
     appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment 
     to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of 
     the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's 
     enrollees):  Provided further, That nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage 
     for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization 
     described in this section shall be responsible for informing 
     enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare 
     covered services.
       Sec. 210.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun 
     control.
       Sec. 211.  The Secretary shall make available through 
     assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health 
     Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in 
     AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency 
     for International Development, the United Nations 
     International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health 
     Organization.
       Sec. 212.  In order for HHS to carry out international 
     health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious 
     disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health 
     activities abroad during fiscal year 2018:
       (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that 
     available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief 
     of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this 
     section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable 
     statutes administered by the Department of State.
       (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by 
     advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be 
     necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, 
     renovation, and management of facilities outside of the 
     United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State 
     shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 
     has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with 
     applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other 
     facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by 
     this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative 
     agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private 
     institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 
     funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 
     those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 
     assistance for international health activities, including 
     activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious 
     diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other 
     health activities abroad.
       (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel 
     appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, 
     allowances and benefits similar to those provided under 
     chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 
     22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 
     authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments 
     (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-
     based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
     would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty 
     station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence 
     for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same 
     basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign 
     Service.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 213.  The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 
     Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 
     percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts 
     identified by these two Directors as funding for research 
     pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus:  Provided, 
     That the Committees on Appropriations of the House

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     of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 
     days in advance of any transfer.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 214.  Of the amounts made available in this Act for 
     NIH, the amount for research related to the human 
     immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director 
     of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall 
     be made available to the ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. 
     The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer 
     from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 
     2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.
       Sec. 215. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Director of NIH (``Director'') may use 
     funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to 
     enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified 
     pursuant to or research and activities described in such 
     section 402(b)(12).
       (b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under 
     subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review 
     procedures (including consultation with appropriate 
     scientific experts) as the Director determines to be 
     appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 
     merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in 
     lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 
     procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 
     301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 
     494 of the PHS Act.
       Sec. 216.  Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated 
     by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National 
     Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or 
     improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and 
     efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not 
     to exceed $3,500,000 per project.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 217.  Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent 
     of the amount made available for National Research Service 
     Awards (``NRSA'') shall be made available to the 
     Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary 
     medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have 
     received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 
     of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount made available 
     for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the 
     Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA 
     awards for health service research.
       Sec. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and 
     Development Authority (``BARDA'') may enter into a contract, 
     for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for 
     purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, 
     as that term is defined in section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(1)(B)), if--
       (1) funds are available and obligated--
       (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first 
     fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and
       (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary 
     termination of the contract; and
       (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract 
     will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by 
     encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in 
     administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's 
     programs.
       (b) A contract entered into under this section--
       (1) shall include a termination clause as described by 
     subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States 
     Code; and
       (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 
     requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.
       Sec. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 
     year 2020 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites 
     information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent 
     Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of 
     implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying 
     out the provisions of the ACA, and the amendments made by 
     that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and each fiscal year 
     since the enactment of the ACA.
       (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by 
     all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA 
     (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following information:
       (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act 
     under which such funds were appropriated, a statement 
     indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such 
     funds, the Federal operating division or office that 
     administers such program, and the amount of funding received 
     in discretionary or mandatory appropriations.
       (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time 
     equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each 
     authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude 
     from the report employees or contractors who--
       (1) are supported through appropriations enacted in laws 
     other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to 
     the passage of the ACA;
       (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities 
     funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or
       (3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a 
     requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.
       Sec. 220.  The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 
     fiscal year 2020 budget of the President submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information 
     that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health 
     Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enactment 
     of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal 
     year 2020. Such information shall include, for each such 
     fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity 
     specified under the heading ``Health Insurance Exchange 
     Transparency'' in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       Sec. 221. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:
       (1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the Exchanges 
     established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the open 
     enrollment period; and
       (2) Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, 
     including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       (b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in advance 
     of any public release of enrollment information or the award 
     of such grants.
       Sec. 222.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal 
     Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred 
     from other accounts funded by this Act to the ``Centers for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Services--Program Management'' account, 
     may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public 
     Law 111-148 (relating to risk corridors).
       Sec. 223.  The Secretary shall include in the fiscal year 
     2020 budget justification an analysis of how section 2713 of 
     the PHS Act will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS 
     programs.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 224. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 
     4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts 
     specified, and for the activities specified under the heading 
     ``Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 
     Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.
       (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 
     section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without 
     reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.
       Sec. 225.  Effective during the period beginning on 
     November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2020, any provision of 
     law that refers (including through cross-reference to another 
     provision of law) to the current recommendations of the 
     United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to 
     breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be 
     administered by the Secretary involved as if--
       (1) such reference to such current recommendations were a 
     reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with 
     respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and 
     prevention last issued before 2009; and
       (2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to 
     any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)).
       Sec. 226.  In making Federal financial assistance, 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, shall continue 
     to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as such provisions were applied 
     in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None of the funds 
     appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Health and Human Services or 
     to any department or agency 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. 227.  In addition to the amounts otherwise available 
     for ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program 
     Management'', the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
     transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management 
     activity related to the Medicare Program:  Provided, That 
     except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used 
     to support any provision of Public Law 111-148 or Public Law 
     111-152 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or 
     to supplant any other amounts within such account.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 228.  The NIH Director may transfer funds specifically 
     appropriated for opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, pain 
     management, and addiction treatment to other Institutes and 
     Centers of the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days 
     after notifying the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided,

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     That the transfer authority provided in the previous proviso 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law.
       Sec. 229.  None of the funds made available by this Act to 
     carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990 may be provided to any child care provider if a list of 
     providers (as mentioned in part 98 of title 45 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, applicable to the Department of Health 
     and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families, 
     and in the final rule published in the Federal Register, Vol. 
     81, No. 190, on Sept. 30, 2016) indicates that a serious 
     injury or death occurred at the provider due to a 
     substantiated health or safety violation.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                               TITLE III

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of title 
     II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (referred to in this Act as ``ESEA'') and section 418A of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as 
     ``HEA''), $16,443,790,000, of which $5,525,990,000 shall 
     become available on July 1, 2018, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2019, and of which $10,841,177,000 
     shall become available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2019, for academic year 2018-
     2019:  Provided, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic 
     grants under section 1124 of the ESEA:  Provided further, 
     That up to $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to 
     the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as 
     ``Secretary'') on October 1, 2017, to obtain annually updated 
     local educational agency-level census poverty data from the 
     Bureau of the Census:  Provided further, That $1,362,301,000 
     shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the 
     ESEA:  Provided further, That $3,969,050,000 shall be for 
     targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA:  Provided 
     further, That $3,969,050,000 shall be for education finance 
     incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA:  Provided 
     further, That $217,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 
     2 of part B of title II:  Provided further, That $44,623,000 
     shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.

                               Impact Aid

       For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
     federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 
     ESEA, $1,414,112,000, of which $1,270,242,000 shall be for 
     basic support payments under section 7003(b), $48,316,000 
     shall be for payments for children with disabilities under 
     section 7003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under 
     section 7007(a), $73,313,000 shall be for Federal property 
     payments under section 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance 
     under section 7008:  Provided, That for purposes of computing 
     the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational 
     agency under section 7003(a) for school year 2017-2018, 
     children enrolled in a school of such agency that would 
     otherwise be eligible for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) 
     of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or 
     legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole 
     custody of such children, or due to the death of a military 
     parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as 
     such children reside on Federal property as described in 
     section 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such 
     section, shall be considered as eligible students under such 
     section, provided such students remain in average daily 
     attendance at a school in the same local educational agency 
     they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.

                      School Improvement Programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 1 of part A 
     of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title V, and parts 
     B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical 
     Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $5,158,467,000, of which $3,329,902,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 2018, and remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become 
     available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2019, for academic year 2018-2019:  
     Provided, That $378,000,000 shall be for part B of title I:  
     Provided further, That $1,211,673,000 shall be for part B of 
     title IV:  Provided further, That $36,397,000 shall be for 
     part B of title VI and may be used for construction, 
     renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, 
     secondary school, or structure related to an elementary 
     school or secondary school, run by the Department of 
     Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly 
     Native Hawaiian student body:  Provided further, That 
     $35,453,000 shall be for part C of title VI and shall be 
     awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for 
     construction:  Provided further, That $52,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 203 of the Educational 
     Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make 
     such arrangements as determined to be necessary to ensure 
     that the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services 
     provided under this section:  Provided further, That 
     $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental 
     Education Grants program for the Federated States of 
     Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 
     percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to 
     provide technical assistance in the implementation of these 
     grants:  Provided further, That $180,840,000 shall be for 
     part B of title V:  Provided further, That $1,100,000,000 
     shall be available for grants under subpart 1 of part A of 
     title IV.

                            Indian Education

       For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 
     $180,239,000, of which $67,993,000 shall be for subpart 2 of 
     part A of title VI and $6,865,000 shall be for subpart 3 of 
     part A of title VI.

                       Innovation and Improvement

       For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 3 and 
     4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E and subparts 1 
     and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $982,256,000:  
     Provided, That $278,515,000 shall be for subparts 1, 3 and 4 
     of part B of title II and shall be made available without 
     regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 2241:  Provided further, 
     That $583,741,000 shall be for parts C, D, and E and subpart 
     4 of part F of title IV, and shall be made available without 
     regard to sections 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA:  
     Provided further, That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not 
     apply to the funds available for part C of title IV:  
     Provided further, That of the funds available for part C of 
     title IV, the Secretary shall use $50,000,000 to carry out 
     section 4304, of which not more than $10,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 4304(k), $120,000,000, to 
     remain available through March 31, 2019, to carry out section 
     4305(b), and not more than $14,000,000 to carry out the 
     activities in section 4305(a)(3):  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 4601(b), $120,000,000 shall be 
     available through December 31, 2018 for subpart 1 of part F 
     of title IV.

                 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

       For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 and 3 
     of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $185,754,000:  Provided, 
     That $90,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of 
     which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to 
     Violence (``Project SERV'') program:  Provided further, That 
     $17,500,000 shall be available for section 4625:  Provided 
     further, That $78,254,000 shall be available through December 
     31, 2018, for section 4624:  Provided further, That section 
     4623(b) of the ESEA shall apply to funds appropriated for 
     Promise Neighborhoods under this heading in prior 
     appropriations acts:  Provided further, That, no later than 
     June 1, 2018, the Secretary shall award extension grants 
     under such section on a competitive basis to implementation 
     grantees that have demonstrated the ability to collect, 
     track, and report longitudinal data on performance indicators 
     established by the Department and required to be reported on 
     annually as part of the initial implementation grant; 
     demonstrated the most positive and promising results during 
     their initial implementation grant based on such indicators, 
     emphasizing getting children ready to learn; demonstrated a 
     commitment to operating in the most underserved and under-
     resourced, including rural, areas; and propose continuing to 
     pursue ambitious goals during an extension of that grant.

                      English Language Acquisition

       For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 
     $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2018, 
     and shall remain available through September 30, 2019, except 
     that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 
     1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 
     2019, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C).

                           Special Education

       For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and 
     Empowerment Act of 2004, $13,366,184,000, of which 
     $3,845,585,000 shall become available on July 1, 2018, and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2019, and of 
     which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 
     2018, and shall remain available through September 30, 2019, 
     for academic year 2018-2019:  Provided, That the amount for 
     section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of 
     the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 
     2017, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in 
     section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in 
     the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but 
     not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 
     2017:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without 
     regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
     States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), 
     subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's 
     allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated under 
     this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), 
     according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the 
     States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 
     who are of the same age as children with disabilities for 
     whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate 
     public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on 
     the basis of the States' relative populations of those 
     children who are living in poverty:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous 
     proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds 
     appropriated under this heading made funds available for such 
     a distribution:  Provided further, That the States shall 
     allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to 
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     educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f):  
     Provided further, That the amount by which a State's 
     allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 
     section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States 
     under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any 
     subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the 
     awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any 
     subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) 
     regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under 
     section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 
     requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply 
     the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a 
     period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until 
     the entire reduction is applied:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's 
     allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with 
     section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve 
     under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same 
     relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as 
     the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total 
     allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year 
     under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall either reduce the 
     allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year 
     following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply 
     with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized 
     by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under 
     section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1234a):  Provided further, That the funds reserved 
     under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical 
     assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to 
     meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 
     and to administer and carry out other services and activities 
     to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use 
     under parts B and C of the IDEA:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may use funds made available for the State 
     Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 
     of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart.

                        Rehabilitation Services

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National 
     Center Act, $3,587,130,000, of which $3,452,931,000 shall be 
     for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title 
     I of the Rehabilitation Act:  Provided, That the Secretary 
     may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available 
     subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to 
     section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative 
     activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals 
     with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving 
     the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving 
     Supplemental Security Income (``SSI'') and their families 
     that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child 
     recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency:  Provided 
     further, That States may award subgrants for a portion of the 
     funds to other public and private, nonprofit entities:  
     Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent to 
     reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the 
     outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities

                 american printing house for the blind

       For carrying out the Act to promote the Education of the 
     Blind of March 3, 1879, $27,431,000.

               national technical institute for the deaf

       For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under 
     titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, 
     $73,000,000:  Provided, That from the total amount available, 
     the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the 
     endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such 
     Act.

                          gallaudet university

       For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
     Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of 
     Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education 
     of the Deaf Act of 1986, $128,000,000:  Provided, That from 
     the total amount available, the University may at its 
     discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 
     under section 207 of such Act.

                 Career, Technical, and Adult Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
     and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (``AEFLA''), 
     $1,830,686,000, of which $1,039,686,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 2018, and shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, and of which $791,000,000 shall become 
     available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the amounts 
     made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national 
     leadership activities under section 242.

                      Student Financial Assistance

       For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part 
     C of title IV of the HEA, $24,445,352,000, which shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2019.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 2018-2019 shall be $5,035.

                       Student Aid Administration

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 
     title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, 
     C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A 
     of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $1,678,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 
     student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 
     servicers on the basis of their performance compared to all 
     loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, and on 
     the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process new and 
     existing accounts:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall, no later than September 30, 2017, allow student loan 
     borrowers who are consolidating Federal student loans to 
     select from any student loan servicer to service their new 
     consolidated student loan under the current student loan 
     servicing contracts:  Provided further, That in order to 
     promote accountability and high-quality service to borrowers, 
     the Secretary shall not award funding for any contract 
     solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing 
     environment, including the solicitation for the FSA Next 
     Generation Processing and Servicing Environment as amended by 
     the Department of Education on February 20, 2018, unless such 
     an environment provides for the participation of multiple 
     student loan servicers that contract directly with the 
     Department of Education to manage a unique portfolio of 
     borrower accounts and the full life-cycle of loans from 
     disbursement to pay-off with certain limited exceptions, and 
     allocates student loan borrower accounts to eligible student 
     loan servicers based on performance:  Provided further, That 
     such servicers described in the previous proviso shall be 
     evaluated based on their ability to meet contract 
     requirements, future performance on the contracts, and 
     history of compliance with applicable consumer protections 
     laws:  Provided further, That to the extent Federal Student 
     Aid (FSA) permits student loan servicing subcontracting, FSA 
     shall hold such subcontractors accountable for meeting the 
     requirements of the contract:  Provided further, That FSA 
     shall create a fee structure with contractors that provides 
     more support to borrowers at risk of being distressed.

                            Higher Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the HEA, the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 
     117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
     of 2006, $2,246,551,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to 
     carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be 
     used to support visits and study in foreign countries by 
     individuals who are participating in advanced foreign 
     language training and international studies in areas that are 
     vital to United States national security and who plan to 
     apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries 
     in the fields of government, the professions, or 
     international development:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent 
     may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and 
     information dissemination activities:  Provided further, That 
     up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 
     of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for 
     evaluation.

                           Howard University

       For partial support of Howard University, $232,518,000, of 
     which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching 
     endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment 
     Act and shall remain available until expended.

         College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
     related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of 
     the HEA, $435,000.

  Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
                                Account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as 
     authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2019:  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 these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $313,863,000:  
     Provided further, That these funds may be used to support 
     loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities without regard to the limitations within section 
     344(a) of the HEA.
       In addition, $10,000,000 shall be made available to provide 
     for the deferment of loans made under part D of title III of 
     the HEA to eligible institutions that are private 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which apply for 
     the deferment of such a loan and demonstrate financial need 
     for such deferment by having a score of 2.6 or less on the 
     Department of Education's financial responsibility test:  
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     period of deferment of such a loan, interest on the loan will 
     not accrue or be capitalized, and the period of deferment 
     shall be for at least a period of 3-fiscal years and not more 
     than 6-fiscal years:  Provided further, That when determining 
     priority for such institutions to receive such a deferment, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to institutions that 
     operated in a financial deficit for at least one of the 
     previous 5 years according to audits provided to the 
     Department, or were sanctioned for financial related reasons 
     by the agency or association that accredited such 
     institutions:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     create and execute an outreach plan to work with States and 
     the Capital Financing Advisory Board to improve outreach to 
     States and help additional public Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities participate in the program.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     Historically Black College and University Capital Financing 
     Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the 
     HEA, $334,000.

                    Institute of Education Sciences

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Education 
     Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of 
     Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the 
     Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 
     of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
     $613,462,000, which shall remain available through September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That funds available to carry out 
     section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may 
     be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data 
     systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce 
     data systems, or to further develop such systems:  Provided 
     further, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to 
     carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
     Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations 
     or agencies to support activities to improve data 
     coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and 
     national levels.

                        Departmental Management

                         program administration

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of 
     three passenger motor vehicles, $430,000,000:  Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds provided by this Act or provided by previous 
     Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education available 
     for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may 
     be used for any activity relating to implementing a 
     reorganization that decentralizes, reduces the staffing 
     level, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, 
     or functionality of the Budget Service of the Department of 
     Education, relative to the organization and operation of the 
     Budget Service as in effect on January 1, 2018.

                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as 
     authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $117,000,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
     as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $61,143,000.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 301.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or 
     school system.
       Sec. 302.  None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
     used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation 
     of any student to a school other than the school which is 
     nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring 
     special education, to the school offering such special 
     education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an 
     indirect requirement of transportation of students includes 
     the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
     the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the 
     pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any 
     combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. 
     The prohibition described in this section does not include 
     the establishment of magnet schools.
       Sec. 303.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
     prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
     and meditation in the public schools.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 304.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the 
     Department of Education in this Act may be transferred 
     between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  
     Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this section 
     shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any 
     project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 
     Act:  Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
     at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 305.  Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting ``2018'' 
     for ``2017''.
       Sec. 306.  Funds appropriated in this Act and consolidated 
     for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA 
     shall be available from July 1, 2018, through September 30, 
     2019.
       Sec. 307. (a) An institution of higher education that 
     maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated 
     for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2018 may use 
     the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, 
     subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the 
     HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the 
     enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an 
     allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and 
     V of the HEA are reauthorized.
       Sec. 308.  Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) 
     is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
       Sec. 309.  Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) 
     is amended in paragraph (4) by striking ``2017'' and 
     inserting ``2018''.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 310.  Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VIII) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VIII)) is 
     amended by striking ``$1,382,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,334,000,000''.
       Sec. 311. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     except as provided under subsection (c), with respect to a 
     local educational agency that was notified by the Secretary 
     in fiscal year 2017 of the agency's eligibility to receive a 
     basic support payment pursuant to section 
     7003(b)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(B)(i)(III)) for 
     fiscal year 2017 but did not receive a payment under section 
     7003(b)(2) of such Act for fiscal year 2017, in addition to 
     payments received by the local educational agency under 
     section 7003(b)(1) of such Act, the Secretary shall reserve 
     from funds appropriated to carry out section 7003(b) of such 
     Act and make payments from such funds to such local 
     educational agency for fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 
     2020 in the following amounts:
       (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
       (2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
       (3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
       (4) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
       (b) For fiscal year 2017, a local educational agency 
     described in subsection (a) shall not be eligible for a basic 
     support payment pursuant to section 7003(b)(2) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703(b)(2)).
       (c) For fiscal year 2018 and succeeding fiscal years, if a 
     local educational agency described in subsection (a) is 
     eligible to receive a basic support payment pursuant to 
     section 7003(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)), the payment received by 
     the local educational agency shall be calculated under 
     section 7003(b)(2) of such Act and not under subsection (a).
       (d) Section 7003(b)(2)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(III)--
       (A) in item (aa), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (B) in item (bb)(BB)--
       (i) by inserting ``and received assistance for fiscal year 
     2017 pursuant to subparagraph (G)'' after ``not less than 65 
     percent''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(cc) received assistance under subparagraph (A) of 
     section 8003(b)(2), as such section was in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds 
     Act (Public Law 114-95; 129 Stat. 1802), for a fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 2017;''; and
       (2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) Eligibility.--

       ``(I) First time.--A local educational agency seeking a 
     payment under this paragraph for the first time shall apply 
     for and be determined eligible under clause (i) for 2 
     consecutive years before receiving such a payment, and shall 
     not receive such a payment for the first year of eligibility.
       ``(II) Resumption of eligibility.--A heavily impacted local 
     educational agency described in clause (i) that becomes 
     ineligible under such clause for 1 or more fiscal years may 
     resume eligibility for a basic support payment under this 
     paragraph for a subsequent fiscal year only if the agency 
     meets the requirements of clause (i) for that subsequent 
     fiscal year, except that such agency shall not receive a 
     basic support payment under this paragraph until the fiscal 
     year succeeding the fiscal year for which the eligibility 
     determination is made.''.

       (e) Section 579(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2145) 
     is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
     striking ``for fiscal year 2017, 2018, or 2019,'' and 
     inserting ``for fiscal year 2017 and any succeeding fiscal 
     year,''.
       Sec. 312.  For the purpose of providing temporary emergency 
     impact aid for displaced students under the Hurricane 
     Education Recovery heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of 
     division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-123), paragraph (2)(E) under such heading is amended by 
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     before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and each 
     reference to the end of the 2005-2006 school year in section 
     107(f) of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, shall 
     be to December 31, 2018''.
       Sec. 313. (a) Notwithstanding the limitations on sharing 
     data described in paragraph (3)(E) of section 483(a) of the 
     HEA, an institution of higher education may, with explicit 
     written consent of an applicant who has completed a FAFSA 
     under such section 483(a), provide such information collected 
     from the applicant's FAFSA as is necessary to a scholarship 
     granting organization, including a tribal organization 
     (defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), designated by the 
     applicant to assist the applicant in applying for and 
     receiving financial assistance for the applicant's cost of 
     attendance (defined in section 472 of the HEA) at that 
     institution.
       (b) An organization that receives information pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall not sell or otherwise share such 
     information.
       (c) This section shall be in effect until title IV of the 
     HEA is reauthorized.
       Sec. 314. (a) In General.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     section 435(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1085(a)(2)), the Secretary of Education may waive the 
     requirements under sections 435(a)(5)(A)(i) and 
     435(a)(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)(A)(i) and 
     20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)(A)(ii))--
       (1) for an institution of higher education that offers an 
     associate degree, is a public institution, and is located in 
     an economically distressed county, defined as a county that 
     ranks in the lowest 5 percent of all counties in the United 
     States based on a national index of county economic status; 
     and
       (2) for an institution--
       (A) that is a public institution of higher education or a 
     Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of 
     such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c)); and
       (B) whose fall enrollment for the most recently completed 
     academic year was comprised of a majority of students who are 
     Indian (as defined in such section) or Alaska Natives (as 
     defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)).
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply to an 
     institution of higher education that otherwise would be 
     ineligible to participate in a program under part A of title 
     IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act due to the application of section 
     435(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(a)(2)).
       (c) Coverage.--This section shall be in effect for the 
     period covered by this Act and for the succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 315.  For an additional amount for ``Department of 
     Education--Federal Direct Student Loan Program Account'', 
     $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     for the cost, as defined under section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of the Secretary of 
     Education providing loan cancellation in the same manner as 
     under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087e(m)), for borrowers of loans made under part D of 
     title IV of such Act who would qualify for loan cancellation 
     under section 455(m) except some, or all, of the 120 required 
     payments under section 455(m)(1)(A) do not qualify for 
     purposes of the program because they were monthly payments 
     made in accordance with graduated or extended repayment plans 
     as described under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
     455(d)(1) or the corresponding repayment plan for a 
     consolidation loan made under section 455(g) and that were 
     less than the amount calculated under section 455(d)(1)(A), 
     based on a 10-year repayment period:  Provided, That the 
     monthly payment made 12 months before the borrower applied 
     for loan cancellation as described in the matter preceding 
     this proviso and the most recent monthly payment made by the 
     borrower at the time of such application were each not less 
     than the monthly amount that would be calculated under, and 
     for which the borrower would otherwise qualify for, clause 
     (i) or (iv) of section 455(m)(1)(A) regarding income-based or 
     income-contingent repayment plans, with exception for a 
     borrower who would have otherwise been eligible under this 
     section but demonstrates an unusual fluctuation of income 
     over the past 5 years:  Provided further, That the total loan 
     volume, including outstanding principal, fees, capitalized 
     interest, or accrued interest, at application that is 
     eligible for such loan cancellation by such borrowers shall 
     not exceed $500,000,000:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall develop and make available a simple method 
     for borrowers to apply for loan cancellation under this 
     section within 60 days of enactment of this Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall provide loan cancellation 
     under this section to eligible borrowers on a first-come, 
     first-serve basis, based on the date of application and 
     subject to both the limitation on total loan volume at 
     application for such loan cancellation specified in the 
     second proviso and the availability of appropriations under 
     this section:  Provided further, That no borrower may, for 
     the same service, receive a reduction of loan obligations 
     under both this section and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 
     of such Act.
       Sec. 316.  Of the amounts made available under this title 
     under the heading ``Student Aid Administration'', $2,300,000 
     shall be used by the Secretary of Education to conduct 
     outreach to borrowers of loans made under part D of title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who may intend to qualify 
     for loan cancellation under 455(m) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e(m)), to ensure that borrowers are meeting the terms and 
     conditions of such loan cancellation:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall specifically conduct outreach to assist 
     borrowers who would qualify for loan cancellation under 
     455(m) of such Act except that the borrower has made some, or 
     all, of the 120 required payments under a repayment plan that 
     is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, to 
     encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment plan: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary shall also communicate 
     to all Direct Loan borrowers the full requirements of 455(m) 
     of such Act and improve the filing of employment 
     certification by providing improved outreach and information 
     such as outbound calls, electronic communications, ensuring 
     prominent access to program requirements and benefits on each 
     servicer's website, and creating an option for all borrowers 
     to complete the entire payment certification process 
     electronically and on a centralized website.

               children of fallen heroes scholarship act

       Sec. 317.  Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``(in the case of a student who meets the requirement of 
     subparagraph (B)(i)), or academic year 2018-2019 (in the case 
     of a student who meets the requirement of subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)),'' after ``academic year 2009-2010''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) whose parent or guardian was--
       ``(i) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and 
     died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; or
       ``(ii) actively serving as a public safety officer and died 
     in the line of duty while performing as a public safety 
     officer; and'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Armed forces.--Notwithstanding'';
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (C) of paragraph (2)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Public safety officers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, unless the Secretary establishes an 
     alternate method to adjust the expected family contribution, 
     for each student who meets the requirements of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B)(ii), and (C) of paragraph (2), a financial aid 
     administrator shall--
       ``(i) verify with the student that the student is eligible 
     for the adjustment;
       ``(ii) adjust the expected family contribution in 
     accordance with this subsection; and
       ``(iii) notify the Secretary of the adjustment and the 
     student's eligibility for the adjustment.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Treatment of pell amount.--Notwithstanding section 
     1212 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796d-1), in the case of a student who 
     receives an increased Federal Pell Grant amount under this 
     section, the total amount of such Federal Pell Grant, 
     including the increase under this subsection, shall not be 
     considered in calculating that student's educational 
     assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officers' 
     Benefits program under subpart 2 of part L of title I of such 
     Act.
       ``(5) Definition of public safety officer.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `public safety officer' means--
       ``(A) a public safety officer, as defined in section 1204 
     of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b); or
       ``(B) a fire police officer, defined as an individual who--
       ``(i) is serving in accordance with State or local law as 
     an officially recognized or designated member of a legally 
     organized public safety agency;
       ``(ii) is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a 
     chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; 
     and
       ``(iii) provides scene security or directs traffic--

       ``(I) in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other 
     fire, rescue, or police emergency; or
       ``(II) at a planned special event.''.

       Sec. 318.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law funds 
     awarded under part D of title IV of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 for fiscal years 2017 and 
     2018 may be used for the purposes in section 4407(a)(9) of 
     such Act.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established under 
     section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, $8,250,000:  
     Provided, That in order to authorize any central nonprofit 
     agency designated pursuant to section 8503(c) of title 41, 
     United States Code, to perform contract requirements of the 
     Committee as prescribed under section 51-3.2 of title 41, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, the Committee shall enter into a 
     written agreement with any such central nonprofit agency:  
     Provided further, That such agreement entered into under the 
     preceding proviso shall

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     contain such auditing, oversight, and reporting provisions as 
     necessary to implement chapter 85 of title 41, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That such agreement shall include 
     the elements listed under this heading in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying Public Law 114-113:  Provided further, 
     That a fee may not be charged under section 51-3.5 of title 
     41, Code of Federal Regulations, unless such fee is under the 
     terms of the written agreement between the Committee and any 
     such central nonprofit agency:  Provided further, That no 
     less than $1,250,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Inspector General.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service (referred to in this title as ``CNCS'') to 
     carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (referred to in this title as ``1973 Act'') and the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title 
     as ``1990 Act''), $767,629,000, notwithstanding sections 
     198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 
     1990 Act:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be 
     used to defray the costs of conducting grant application 
     reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and 
     electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $17,538,000 
     shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions 
     on national and community service, under section 126(a) of 
     the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 
     1990 Act; (3) $32,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
     subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (4) $5,400,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) 
     of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 
      Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out the 
     1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) 
     may include a determination of need by the local community.

                 payment to the national service trust

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment to the National Service Trust established under 
     subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $206,842,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That CNCS may 
     transfer additional funds from the amount provided within 
     ``Operating Expenses'' allocated to grants under subtitle C 
     of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon 
     determination that such transfer is necessary to support the 
     activities of national service participants and after notice 
     is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, 
     That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 
     Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 
     1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
     under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b).

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 
     section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of 
     the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized 
     travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment 
     of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, $83,737,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $5,750,000.

                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 401.  CNCS shall make any significant changes to 
     program requirements, service delivery or policy only through 
     public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2018, 
     during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of 
     CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection 
     information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, 
     to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that 
     is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.
       Sec. 402.  AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the 
     National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum 
     share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that 
     they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet 
     the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 
     2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without 
     regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 
     121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in 
     section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver 
     consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       Sec. 403.  Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 
     1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and 
     operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle 
     B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to 
     supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.
       Sec. 404.  In addition to the requirements in section 
     146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the 
     purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to 
     individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of 
     the Act.
       Sec. 405.  For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of 
     the 1990 Act--
       (1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such section 
     shall be considered ``qualified entities'' under section 3 of 
     the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (``NCPA'');
       (2) individuals described in such section shall be 
     considered ``volunteers'' under section 3 of NCPA; and
       (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 
     established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are 
     authorized to receive criminal history record information, 
     consistent with Public Law 92-544.
       Sec. 406.  Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146 and 147 of 
     the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully completes a term 
     of service of not less than 1,200 hours during a period of 
     not more than one year may receive a national service 
     education award having a value of 70 percent of the value of 
     a national service education award determined under section 
     147(a) of the Act.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
     (``CPB''), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, 
     an amount which shall be available within limitations 
     specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2020, 
     $445,000,000:  Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for 
     receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 
     Government officials or employees:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
     available or used to aid or support any program or activity 
     from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or 
     is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, religion, or sex:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
     used to apply any political test or qualification in 
     selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 
     personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and 
     employees of CPB:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support 
     the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose.
       In addition, for the costs associated with replacing and 
     upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection system and 
     other technologies and services that create infrastructure 
     and efficiencies within the public media system, $20,000,000.

               Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service (``Service'') to carry out the functions 
     vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses 
     necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; 
     and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the 
     functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, 
     $46,650,000, including up to $900,000 to remain available 
     through September 30, 2019, for activities authorized by the 
     Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost 
     recovery, for special training activities and other conflict 
     resolution services and technical assistance, including those 
     provided to foreign governments and international 
     organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited 
     to and merged with this account, and shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That fees for arbitration 
     services shall be available only for education, training, and 
     professional development of the agency workforce:  Provided 
     further, That the Director of the Service is authorized to 
     accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of 
     services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of 
     any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction.

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, $17,184,000.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

    office of museum and library services: grants and administration

       For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 
     1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 
     Culture Act, $240,000,000.

            Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the 
     Social Security Act, $8,480,000.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the 
     Social Security Act, $12,545,000, to be transferred to this 
     appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
     and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

                     National Council on Disability

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
     Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973, $3,250,000.

                     National Labor Relations Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations 
     Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
     Management

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     Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000:  Provided, 
     That no part of this appropriation shall be available to 
     organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or 
     used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, 
     or orders concerning bargaining units composed of 
     agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the 
     Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management 
     Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 
     Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 
     employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of 
     ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or 
     operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent 
     of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming 
     purposes.

                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 407.  None of the funds provided by this Act or 
     previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor 
     Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative 
     directive or regulation that would provide employees any 
     means of voting through any electronic means in an election 
     to determine a representative for the purposes of collective 
     bargaining.

                        National Mediation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by 
     the President, $13,800,000.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, $13,225,000.

                       Railroad Retirement Board

                     dual benefits payments account

       For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
     authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     of 1974, $22,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 
     224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, 
     not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall 
     be available proportional to the amount by which the product 
     of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the 
     amount available for payment of vested dual benefits:  
     Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be 
     credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day 
     of each month in the fiscal year.

          federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts

       For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
     the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
     interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2019, which shall be the 
     maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 
     of Public Law 98-76.

                      limitation on administration

       For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
     (``Board'') for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $123,500,000, to 
     be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from 
     the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to 
     the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the 
     Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire 
     attorneys only through the excepted service:  Provided 
     further, That the previous proviso shall not change the 
     status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by 
     the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013:  
     Provided further, That $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be used to supplement, not supplant, existing 
     resources devoted to operations and improvements for the 
     Board's Information Technology Investment Initiatives.

             limitation on the office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized 
     by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than 
     $11,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
     accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.

                     Social Security Administration

                payments to social security trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 
     as provided under sections 201(m) and 1131(b)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act, $11,400,000.

                  supplemental security income program

       For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security 
     Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public 
     Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, 
     including payment to the Social Security trust funds for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $38,487,277,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That any portion 
     of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year 
     and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 
     returned to the Treasury:  Provided further, That not more 
     than $101,000,000 shall be available for research and 
     demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the 
     Social Security Act, and remain available through September 
     30, 2020.
       For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, 
     $19,500,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not more than 
     $12,753,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of 
     the trust funds referred to in such section:  Provided, That 
     not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security 
     Advisory Board:  Provided further, That $280,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for information technology 
     modernization, including related hardware and software 
     infrastructure and equipment, and for administrative expenses 
     directly associated with information technology 
     modernization:  Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2019, for activities 
     to address the disability hearings backlog within the Office 
     of Hearings Operations:  Provided further, That unobligated 
     balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of 
     fiscal year 2018 not needed for fiscal year 2018 shall remain 
     available until expended to invest in the Social Security 
     Administration information technology and telecommunications 
     hardware and software infrastructure, including related 
     equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated 
     solely with this information technology and 
     telecommunications infrastructure:  Provided further, That 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available 
     under the authority in the previous proviso:  Provided 
     further, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this 
     heading for expenditures for official time for employees of 
     the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, 
     and for facilities or support services for labor 
     organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or 
     procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
     be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
     amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as 
     soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
       Of the total amount made available under this heading, not 
     more than $1,735,000,000, to remain available through March 
     31, 2019, is for the costs associated with continuing 
     disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, including work-related continuing disability 
     reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services 
     demonstrate an individual's ability to engage in substantial 
     gainful activity, for the cost associated with conducting 
     redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability 
     investigation units, and for the cost associated with the 
     prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the 
     Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United 
     States Attorneys:  Provided, That, of such amount, 
     $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 
     251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,462,000,000 
     is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act:  Provided further, That the 
     Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion 
     of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and 
     expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were 
     required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104-121 for 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       In addition, $118,000,000 to be derived from administration 
     fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected 
     pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or 
     section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain 
     available until expended. To the extent that the amounts 
     collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2018 
     exceed $118,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal 
     year 2019 only to the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 
     collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 
     Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $30,000,000, together with not to exceed 
     $75,500,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
       In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
     provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the 
     ``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security 
     Administration, to be merged with this account, to be 
     available for the time and purposes for which this account is 
     available:  Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be 
     transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 
     in advance of any transfer.

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                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 501.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended 
     balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to 
     current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred 
     balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same 
     periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.
       Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public 
     Law 111-148 shall be used, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity 
     or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
     use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic 
     communication, radio, television, or video presentation 
     designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation 
     before the Congress or any State or local legislature or 
     legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or 
     any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support 
     or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative 
     action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State 
     or local government, except in presentation to the executive 
     branch of any State or local government itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111-148 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence the enactment 
     of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative 
     action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the 
     Congress or any State government, State legislature or local 
     legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships or 
     participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or 
     tribal government in policymaking and administrative 
     processes within the executive branch of that government.
       (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 
     pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 
     any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction 
     on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 
     marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 
     promotion of gun control.
       Sec. 504.  The Secretaries of Labor and Education are 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and 
     $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and 
     expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official 
     reception and representation expenses; the Director of the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for 
     ``Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board 
     is authorized to make available for official reception and 
     representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds 
     available for ``National Mediation Board, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       Sec. 505.  When issuing statements, press releases, 
     requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
     describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
     with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
     included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
     local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
     shall clearly state--
       (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 
     project which will be financed with Federal money;
       (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or 
     program; and
       (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 
     project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 
     sources.
       Sec. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, 
     and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
     appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of 
     the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated 
     in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage 
     that includes coverage of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds).
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
     offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or 
     locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
     coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's 
     contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
       (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State 
     or local government, if such agency, program, or government 
     subjects any institutional or individual health care entity 
     to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity 
     does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for 
     abortions.
       (2) In this subsection, the term ``health care entity'' 
     includes an individual physician or other health care 
     professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, 
     a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 
     or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 
     plan.
       Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for--
       (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
     purposes; or
       (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
     destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of 
     injury or death greater than that allowed for research on 
     fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo 
     or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human 
     subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, 
     cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or 
     human diploid cells.
       Sec. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization 
     of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the 
     schedules of controlled substances established under section 
     202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and 
     recognized executive-congressional communications.
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when 
     there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
     advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that 
     federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to 
     determine therapeutic advantage.
       Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under 
     section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or 
     providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier 
     for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an 
     employer or a health care provider), until legislation is 
     enacted specifically approving the standard.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity if--
       (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
     States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 
     regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of 
     Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and
       (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 
     that section for the most recent year for which such 
     requirement was applicable to such entity.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.
       Sec. 513.  None of the funds made available by this Act to 
     carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made 
     available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 
     224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet 
     Protection Act, unless such library has made the 
     certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.
       Sec. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2018, 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 expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
     restricted;
       (4) relocates an office or employees;
       (5) reorganizes or renames offices;
       (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or
       (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent 
     relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and 
     are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming.
       (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2018, or provided

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     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 
     expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
     $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments existing programs, projects (including 
     construction projects), or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
     unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent 
     relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and 
     are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming.
       Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a 
     Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political 
     affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the 
     position that the candidate holds with respect to political 
     issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of 
     the committee involved.
       (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or 
     misleading.
       Sec. 516.  Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each 
     department and related agency funded through this Act shall 
     submit an operating plan that details at the program, 
     project, and activity level any funding allocations for 
     fiscal year 2018 that are different than those specified in 
     this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act) or the fiscal year 2018 
     budget request.
       Sec. 517.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on the number and amount of 
     contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding 
     $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-
     competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2018, 
     but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or 
     directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the 
     contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the 
     governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing 
     the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be 
     transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of 
     the quarter for which the report is submitted.
       Sec. 518.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 
     benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 
     to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 
     based on work performed under a social security account 
     number that is not the claimant's number and the performance 
     of such work under such number has formed the basis for a 
     conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 
     208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social 
     Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees 
     of the Social Security Administration to administer Social 
     Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the 
     United States and Mexico establishing totalization 
     arrangements between the social security system established 
     by title II of the Social Security Act and the social 
     security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be 
     payable but for such agreement.
       Sec. 520.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase 
     sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of 
     any illegal drug:  Provided, That such limitation does not 
     apply to the use of funds for elements of a program other 
     than making such purchases if the relevant State or local 
     health department, in consultation with the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the State or 
     local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at 
     risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or 
     an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program 
     is operating in accordance with State and local law.
       Sec. 521. (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, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 522.  None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be 
     provided to the Association of Community Organizations for 
     Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
     allied organizations, or successors.
       Sec. 523.  For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 
     13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 
     dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual 
     appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and 
     expenditures:
       (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 
     independent agencies; and
       (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 
     shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 
     totals.
       Sec. 524.  Federal agencies funded under this Act shall 
     clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 
     advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 
     Internet postings, that the communication is printed, 
     published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer 
     expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this 
     requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to 
     the agency for advertising or other communications regarding 
     the programs and activities of the agency.
       Sec. 525. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal 
     discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 
     carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 
     Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of 
     division H of Public Law 113-76, except that in carrying out 
     such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting 
     ``Fiscal Year 2018'' for ``Fiscal Year 2014'' in the title of 
     subsection (b) and by substituting ``September 30, 2022'' for 
     ``September 30, 2018'' each place it appears:  Provided, That 
     such pilots shall include communities that have experienced 
     civil unrest.
       (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 
     discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 
     participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being 
     carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 
     of division H of Public Law 113-76, section 524 of division G 
     of Public Law 113-235, section 525 of division H of Public 
     Law 114-113, and section 525 of division H of Public Law 115-
     31.
       (c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and 
     prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies 
     up to an additional 5 years to operate under such 
     authorities.
       Sec. 526.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 
     year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services and Education and the Social Security Administration 
     shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the 
     status of balances of appropriations:  Provided, That for 
     balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and 
     obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall 
     separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 
     year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, 
     to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which 
     balances were derived.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 527.  Of any available amounts appropriated under 
     section 2104(a)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397dd) that are unobligated as of September 25, 2018, 
     $3,572,000,000 are hereby rescinded as of such date.
       Sec. 528.  Amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment 
     Contingency Fund prior to the beginning of fiscal year 2018 
     under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act and the 
     income derived from investment of those funds pursuant to 
     section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, shall not be available for 
     obligation in this fiscal year.
       Sec. 529.  Of the amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment 
     Contingency Fund for fiscal year 2018 under section 
     2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act and the income derived 
     from investment of those funds pursuant to section 
     2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, $1,967,678,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation in this fiscal year.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 530.  Of the funds made available for purposes of 
     carrying out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, 
     $88,613,000 are hereby rescinded.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 531.  Any unobligated balances of available amounts 
     appropriated under section 108 of Public Law 111-3, as 
     amended, other than amounts subject to section 210(f) of the 
     Social Security Act, are hereby rescinded.
       This division may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018''.

        DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $9,980; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
     $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 
     Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
     Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each 
     Chairman; in all, $189,840.
       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $28,140.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including

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     agency contributions, $194,867,812, which shall be paid from 
     this appropriation as follows:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466.

              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
     $309,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $5,255,576.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $15,142,000.

                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,316,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,385,810.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $25,132,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $78,565,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,810,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $54,198,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $6,115,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,147,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; in all, 
     $28,440.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), 
     and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 
     1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.

         u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $508,000.

                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $10,536,000 of which $7,036,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2022 and of which $4,100,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $130,076,000, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2022.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $18,870,349 which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $424,000,000 of which $20,128,950 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

requiring amounts remaining in senators' official personnel and office 
   expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the 
                              federal debt

       Sec. 101.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading 
     ``SENATE'' under the heading ``Contingent Expenses of the 
     Senate'' under the heading ``senators' official personnel and 
     office expense account'' shall be available for obligation 
     only during the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such 
     amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances under 
     such allowances remaining after the end of the period of 
     availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance 
     with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
     ``GENERAL PROVISION'' under chapter XI of the Third 
     Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used 
     for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget 
     deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing 
     the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury considers appropriate).

                          senate procurements

       Sec. 102.  Section 6102 of title 41, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Senate.--Section 6101 of this title does not apply to 
     agreements, contracts or purchases by any office of the 
     Senate.''.

  student loan repayment for employees of departing senators and vice 
                               presidents

       Sec. 103. (a) Section 102 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4579) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Departure date.--The term `departure date' means the 
     earlier of--
       ``(A) the date on which the term of a departing Senator or 
     Vice President ends; or
       ``(B) the date on which the departing Senator or Vice 
     President will retire or resign.
       ``(2) Departing senator or vice president.--The term 
     `departing Senator or Vice President' means a Senator or Vice 
     President who will not serve in the next term due to 
     retirement, resignation, a decision to not seek reelection, 
     or a failure to secure reelection.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``rate of basic pay for an employee for a position at ES-1'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``rate of basic pay 
     payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``1-year'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Departing senators and vice presidents.--After the 
     date that is 1 year before the departure date of a departing 
     Senator or Vice President, the departing Senator or Vice 
     President may enter into a service agreement under this 
     section with an eligible employee of the office of the 
     Senator or Vice President (including an eligible employee who 
     has completed a required period of employment under a 
     previous service agreement) that includes a required period 
     of employment that--
       ``(i) is less than 1 year; and
       ``(ii) shall end on the last day of the last full pay 
     period ending on or before the departure date of the 
     departing Senator or Vice President.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under subsection 
     (f)(7).'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the agreement is terminated as provided under 
     subsection (f)(7)(A); or
       ``(D) the employee separates from service with the office 
     of a departing Senator or Vice President.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(including a required 
     period of employment described in subsection (c)(1)(B))'' 
     after ``required period of employment''; and
       (5) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (7) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) Change in payments.--
       ``(A) Reduction.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the terms of a service 
     agreement under this section, the head of an employing office 
     may reduce the amount of student loan payments made under the 
     agreement if adequate funds are not available to such office.
       ``(ii) Notice.--If the head of an employing office decides 
     to reduce the amount of student loan payments to an eligible 
     employee under clause (i)--

       ``(I) the employing office shall concurrently notify the 
     eligible employee and the Secretary of the Senate of the 
     reduction; and
       ``(II) not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     concurrent notice, the eligible employee may terminate the 
     service agreement.

       ``(B) Increase.--Notwithstanding the terms of a service 
     agreement under this section, the head of an employing 
     office, with the consent of an eligible employee, may 
     increase the amount of student loan payments

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     made under the agreement with the eligible employee, if--
       ``(i) the office has adequate funds available for the 
     purpose of agreements under this section;
       ``(ii) the amount of the increased payment does not exceed 
     the limitations under this section; and
       ``(iii) the total amount of the loan payments to be made 
     (including such increase) during the remainder of the 
     required period of employment does not exceed the amount of 
     student loan indebtedness of the eligible employee as of the 
     date of the increase.''.
       (b) The amendments made by this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply to a service agreement under section 102 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4579) 
     that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act or 
     entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,200,000,766, as follows:

                        House Leadership Offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican 
     Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:  
     Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall 
     remain available from January 3, 2018 until January 2, 2019.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and 
                             Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $562,632,498.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $127,053,373:  
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2018, except that 
     $3,150,200 of such amount shall remain available until 
     expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $23,226,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed:  Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2018.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $204,356,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions 
     of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more 
     than $25,000 for official representation and reception 
     expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family 
     Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the 
     Chaplain, $27,945,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of 
     Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 
     Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $20,505,000 of which 
     $6,696,000 shall remain available until expended; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for 
     official representation and reception expenses, $132,865,000, 
     of which $2,108,000 shall remain available until expended; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, $4,968,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of General Counsel, $1,492,000; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
     Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
     and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
     reception expenses, $2,037,000; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
     $3,209,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the House, $9,937,000; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
     $814,000; for other authorized employees, $584,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $260,454,004, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $3,625,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $233,040,004, to remain 
     available until March 31, 2019; Business Continuity and 
     Disaster Recovery, $16,186,000 of which $5,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended; transition activities for 
     new members and staff, $2,273,000, to remain available until 
     expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,750,000, to remain 
     available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, 
     $1,670,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
     exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
     vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to 
     heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

requiring amounts remaining in members' representational allowances to 
      be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt

       Sec. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF 
     REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2018. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2018 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

                   delivery of bills and resolutions

       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 
     resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 
     House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a 
     copy.

                    delivery of congressional record

       Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the 
     Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House 
     of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress).

            limitation on amount available to lease vehicles

       Sec. 113.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives to make any payments from any Members' 
     Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, 
     excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount 
     that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.

           limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house

       Sec. 114.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 
     printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to 
     all offices of the House of Representatives.

                  delivery of reports of disbursements

       Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of 
     disbursements for the operations of the House of 
     Representatives under section 106 of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress).

                       delivery of daily calendar

       Sec. 116.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily 
     Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

             delivery of congressional pictorial directory

       Sec. 117.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional 
     Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress).

               amending the house services revolving fund

       Sec. 118. (a) Collection of Certain Service Fees.--Section 
     105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 
     U.S.C. 5545(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) The collection of a service fee from vendors of the 
     Master Web Services Agreement or the Technology Services 
     Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of 
     Representatives security policies.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                           transfer of funds

       Sec. 119. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     upon completion of the second fiscal year which begins after 
     the end of the period during which amounts appropriated under 
     any of the items under the heading ``House of 
     Representatives, Salaries and Expenses'' are available for 
     obligation or expenditure, any such amounts which remain 
     unobligated and unexpended shall be transferred to the 
     heading ``House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, 
     Allowances and Expenses'' and shall be available

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     until expended for purposes of House of Representatives 
     Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
       (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts appropriated 
     under the heading ``House of Representatives, Salaries and 
     Expenses, Members' Representational Allowances''.
       (c) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives shall notify the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives prior to the obligation or 
     expenditure of any amounts transferred under subsection (a).
       (d) This section shall apply with respect to amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2018 or any succeeding fiscal 
     year.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $11,169,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including:
       (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
     Physician;
       (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
     Officer;
       (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
     officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 
     Physician;
       (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 
     per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
     heretofore provided for such assistants; and
       (5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
     Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned 
     to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be 
     advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 
     appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and 
     other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the 
     purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
     Accessibility Services, $1,444,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions 
     for health, retirement, social security, professional 
     liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, 
     $351,700,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $45,000,000 
     unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the 
     Capitol Police or his designee.

                            General Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
     motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security 
     equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, 
     materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
     stenographic services, personal and professional services, 
     the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
     communication services, travel advances, relocation of 
     instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
     expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $74,800,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2018 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,959,000, of which $450,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, 
     That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification 
     of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $49,945,000.

                        Administrative Provision

                           contracting parity

       Sec. 130.  In fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, for all 
     contracts for goods and services to which the Congressional 
     Budget Office is a party, the following Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR) clauses will apply: FAR 52.232-39 and FAR 
     52.233-4.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                  Capital Construction and Operations

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
     personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all 
     necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, 
     operation, and general and administrative support in 
     connection with facilities and activities under the care of 
     the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; 
     electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House 
     office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction 
     of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and 
     office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the 
     Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or 
     exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle, $93,478,000.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $45,300,000, of which $19,458,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

                            Capitol Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $13,333,000, of which 
     $3,195,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

                        Senate Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $101,614,000, of which 
     $38,937,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $197,294,000, of 
     which $73,130,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2022, and of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon 
     House Office Building.
       In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
     Revitalization Trust Fund, $10,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                          Capitol Power Plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $106,694,000, of which $28,057,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, 
     That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
     reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2018.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $74,873,000, of which $47,500,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of 
     the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the 
     Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol 
     security operations, $34,249,000, of which $13,300,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2022.

                             Botanic Garden

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $13,800,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, of the 
     amount made available under this heading, the Architect of 
     the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be 
     necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the 
     National Garden established under section 307E of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), 
     upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a 
     duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center, $21,470,000.

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                       Administrative Provisions

       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

       Sec. 140.  None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or 
     award payments to contractors for work on contracts or 
     programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over 
     budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-
     employed designee, determines that any such deviations are 
     due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, 
     or are not significant within the overall scope of the 
     project and/or program.

                                 scrims

       Sec. 141.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades 
     during restoration or construction projects performed by the 
     Architect of the Capitol.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $477,017,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2018, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
     $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
     2018 and shall remain available until expended for the 
     development and maintenance of an international legal 
     information database and activities related thereto:  
     Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
     expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of 
     June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:  Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
     be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     $6,350,000:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for the 
     Overseas Field Offices:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $8,653,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the digital collections and educational 
     curricula program:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial 
     Management System:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $10,000,000 is provided to enhance 
     public exhibits and visitor services at the Library; of which 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020 
     for planning, including developing direct and indirect cost 
     estimates in conjunction with the Architect of the Capitol; 
     and of which $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     may be obligated and expended only upon written approval by 
     the Chair and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on 
     the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and by the Chair and ranking 
     minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, following 
     review of a project budget justification and cost estimate.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $72,011,000, of which not more than $35,218,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2018 under 
     section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:  Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
     of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
     appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $6,087,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2018 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, 
     and 1316 of such title:  Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $41,305,000:  
     Provided further, That $2,260,000 shall be derived from prior 
     year unobligated balances:  Provided further, That not more 
     than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
     maintenance of an ``International Copyright Institute'' in 
     the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
     purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 
     intellectual property laws and policies:  Provided further, 
     That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for 
     activities of the International Copyright Institute and for 
     copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of 
     title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available 
     under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 
     payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 
     sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used 
     for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright 
     Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of 
     salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and 
     staff under section 802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $119,279,000:  
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate:  Provided further, That this prohibition does 
     not apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional 
     Research Service (CRS) products:  Provided further, That a 
     non-confidential CRS product includes any written product 
     containing research or analysis that is currently available 
     for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
     Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS 
     Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business and 
     does not include material prepared in response to 
     Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

       For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $51,498,000:  Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
     provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
     residents at no cost to the individual.

                       Administrative Provisions

               reimbursable and revolving fund activities

       Sec. 150. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2018, the 
     obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
     activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
     $190,642,000.
       (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection 
     (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are 
     funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library 
     in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.

                         revolving funds update

       Sec. 151.  The Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 
     Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law 
     106-481) is amended--
       (1) in section 102 (2 U.S.C. 182b)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking the heading and 
     inserting ``Revolving fund for sales shop and other 
     services''; and
       (B) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``(5) Training.''; and
       (2) in section 103(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 182c(f)(1)), by 
     inserting ``tribal governments (as defined in 40 U.S.C. 
     502(c)(2)(B))'' after ``Federal Government,''.

                                 gifts

       Sec. 152.  The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of 
     the Act entitled ``An Act to create a Library of Congress 
     Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 
     1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``of money for immediate disbursement''; 
     and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, of 
     the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary and 
     uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 per 
     person, per year in value; and (3) gifts or bequests of money 
     for immediate disbursement.''; and
       (2) by adding the following sentence at the end of the 
     first paragraph: ``The Librarian shall make an annual public 
     report regarding gifts accepted under this section.''.

application of congressional accountability act of 1995 to the library 
                  of congress; election of proceeding

       Sec. 153. (a) Application of Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to the Library of Congress.--
       (1) Application through definitions.--
       (A) In general.--Section 101 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (II) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(J) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.''; 
     and
       (ii) in paragraph (9)--

       (I) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (II) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(E) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.''.
       (B) Public services and accommodations.--Section 210(a) of 
     the Congressional

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     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) the Library of Congress.''.
       (C) Labor-management regulations.--Section 220(a) of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(a)) 
     is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, by striking 
     ``(2) Definition.--'' and inserting ``(2) Application.--'' ; 
     and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `covered employee' does not include an employee of the 
     Library of Congress, and the term `employing office' does not 
     include the Library of Congress.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments to act.--The Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 204(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1314(a)(2)), by striking 
     ``and the Library of Congress'' each place it appears;
       (B) in section 205(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1315(a)(2)), by striking 
     ``and the Library of Congress'' each place it appears;
       (C) in section 206(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1316(a)(2))--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and the Library of 
     Congress''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and the Library of 
     Congress'';
       (D) in section 215(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1341(a)(2))--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, the Library of 
     Congress,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and the Library of 
     Congress''; and
       (E) in section 415(a) (2 U.S.C. 1415(a))--
       (i) by striking the comma after ``General Accounting 
     Office'' and inserting ``or''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, or the Library of Congress''.
       (b) Election of Proceeding.--
       (1) Procedure.--Section 401(3) of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1401(3)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``either'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) in the case of an Library claimant (as defined in 
     section 404(a)), a proceeding described in section 404(b)(3) 
     that relates to the violation at issue.''.
       (2) Election.--Section 404 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1404) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Not'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Election After Proceedings Initially Brought Under 
     This Act.--Not''; and
       (B) by inserting after the section heading the following:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Direct act.--The term `direct Act' means an Act 
     (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, 
     that is specified in section 201, 202, 203, or 210.
       ``(2) Direct provision.--The term `direct provision' means 
     a provision (including a definitional provision) of a direct 
     Act that applies the rights or protections of a direct Act 
     (including rights and protections relating to nonretaliation 
     or noncoercion) to a library claimant.
       ``(3) Library claimant.--The term `Library claimant' 
     means--
       ``(A) with respect to a direct provision (other than a 
     provision described in subparagraph (B)), an employee of the 
     Library of Congress who is covered by that direct provision, 
     and
       ``(B) with respect to a direct provision that applies the 
     rights or protections of title II or III of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq., 12181 
     et seq.), an individual who is eligible to provide services 
     for or receive services from the Library of Congress and who 
     is covered by that provision.'';
       (C) in subsection (b), as added by subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``may either'' and inserting ``who initially requested 
     counseling and mediation under this title may elect to'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       ``(3) in the case of a Library claimant, bring the claim, 
     complaint, or charge that is brought for a proceeding before 
     the corresponding Federal agency, under the corresponding 
     direct provision.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Election After Proceedings Initially Brought Under 
     Other Civil Rights or Labor Law.--A library claimant who 
     initially brings a claim, complaint, or charge under a direct 
     provision for a proceeding before a Federal agency may, prior 
     to requesting a hearing under the agency's procedures, elect 
     to--
       ``(1) bring any civil action relating to the claim, 
     complaint, or charge, that is available to the Library 
     claimant,
       ``(2) file a complaint with the Office in accordance with 
     section 405, or
       ``(3) file a civil action in accordance with section 408 in 
     the United States district court for the district in which 
     the employee is employed or for the District of Columbia.''.
       (c) Prospective Applicability.--This section and the 
     amendments made by this section--
       (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
     section; and
       (2) shall apply to any charge, complaint, or claim, that is 
     made on or after the date of enactment of this section, of a 
     violation of--
       (A) section 201, 202, 203, 207, or 210 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); or
       (B) a direct provision as defined in section 404(a) of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1404) (as 
     added by subsection (b)).

         equal access to congressional research service reports

       Sec. 154. (a) Definitions.--
       (1) CRS product.--In this section, the term ``CRS product'' 
     means any final written work product of CRS containing 
     research or analysis in any format that is available for 
     general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
     Intranet.
       (2) CRS report.--
       (A) In general.--In this section, the term ``CRS Report'' 
     means any written CRS product, including an update to a 
     previous written CRS product, consisting of--
       (i) a Congressional Research Service Report; or
       (ii) a Congressional Research Service Authorization of 
     Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product, which is 
     available for general congressional access on the CRS 
     Congressional Intranet.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``CRS Report'' does not include--
       (i) any CRS product that is determined by the CRS Director 
     to be a confidential product or service because it was 
     prepared in response to a congressional request or requests 
     for confidential analysis or research and is not available 
     for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
     Intranet;
       (ii) any Congressional Research Service Report or any 
     Congressional Research Service Authorization of 
     Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product reported or 
     produced before the effective date of this Act which, as of 
     such effective date, is not available for general 
     congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet; or
       (iii) a written CRS product that has been made available by 
     CRS for publication on a public website maintained by the GPO 
     Director (other than the Website) or the Library of Congress.
       (3) Other definitions.--In this section--
       (A) the term ``CRS'' means the Congressional Research 
     Service;
       (B) the term ``CRS Congressional Intranet'' means the 
     Website maintained by CRS at www.crs.gov, or a successor 
     website, for the purpose of providing to Members and 
     employees of Congress access to information from CRS;
       (C) the term ``CRS Director'' means the Director of CRS;
       (D) the term ``Librarian of Congress'' means the Librarian 
     of Congress appointed pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 136-1;
       (E) the term ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to Congress; and
       (F) the term ``Website'' means the website established and 
     maintained under subsection (b).
       (b) Availability of CRS Reports Through Library of Congress 
     Website.--
       (1) Website.--
       (A) Establishment and maintenance.--The Librarian of 
     Congress, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall 
     establish and maintain a public website containing CRS 
     Reports and an index of all CRS Reports contained on the 
     website, in accordance with this subsection.
       (B) Format.--On the Website, CRS Reports shall be 
     searchable, sortable, and downloadable, including 
     downloadable in bulk.
       (C) Free access.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Librarian of Congress may not charge a fee for 
     access to the Website.
       (2) Updates; disclaimer.--The Librarian of Congress, in 
     consultation with the CRS Director, shall ensure that the 
     Website--
       (A) is updated contemporaneously, automatically, and 
     electronically to include each new or updated CRS Report 
     released on or after the effective date of this section;
       (B) shows the status of each CRS Report as new, updated, or 
     archived; and
       (C) displays the following statement in reference to the 
     CRS Reports included on the Website: ``These documents were 
     prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS 
     serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional 
     committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the 
     behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in 
     a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other 
     than public understanding of information that has been 
     provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection with 
     CRS's institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work of the 
     United States Government, are not subject to copyright 
     protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be 
     reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission 
     from CRS. However, as a CRS Report may include copyrighted 
     images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain 
     the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or 
     otherwise use copyrighted material.''.
       (3) Furnishing of necessary information and technology.--
     The CRS Director shall consult with and provide assistance to 
     the Librarian of Congress to ensure--

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       (A) that the Librarian of Congress is provided with all of 
     the information necessary to carry out this section, 
     including all of the information described in clauses (i) 
     through (iv) of subsection (c)(1)(A), in such format and 
     manner as the Librarian of Congress considers appropriate; 
     and
       (B) that CRS makes available any information and assistance 
     as may be necessary to facilitate the contemporaneous, 
     automatic, and electronic provision of CRS Reports to the 
     Librarian of Congress as required under this section.
       (4) Nonexclusivity.--The Librarian of Congress may publish 
     other information on the Website.
       (5) Alternative techniques.--The Librarian of Congress and 
     the CRS Director may use additional techniques to make CRS 
     Reports available to the public, if such techniques are 
     consistent with this section and any other applicable laws.
       (6) Additional information.--The CRS Director is encouraged 
     to make additional CRS products that are not confidential 
     products or services available to the Librarian of Congress 
     for publication on the Website, and the Librarian of Congress 
     is encouraged to publish such CRS products on the Website.
       (7) Expansion of contents of annual report to congress to 
     include information on efforts to make additional products 
     available on website.--Section 203(i) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(i)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``, and shall include in the report a description of the 
     efforts made by the Director to make additional Congressional 
     Research Service products that are not confidential products 
     or services available to the Librarian of Congress for 
     publication on the website established and maintained under 
     section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     2018.''.
       (c) Website Contents.--
       (1) Specific requirements for reports posted on website.--
       (A) Responsibilities of librarian of congress.--With 
     respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, the 
     Librarian of Congress shall include--
       (i) the name and identification number of the CRS Report;
       (ii) an indication as to whether the CRS Report is new, 
     updated, or archived;
       (iii) the date of release of the CRS Report; and
       (iv) any other information the Librarian of Congress, in 
     consultation with the CRS Director, considers appropriate.
       (B) Responsibilities of crs director.--With respect to each 
     CRS Report included on the Website, the CRS Director shall, 
     prior to transmitting the Report to the Librarian of 
     Congress--
       (i) at the discretion of the CRS Director, remove the name 
     of and any contact information for any employee of CRS; and
       (ii) include in the CRS Report the following written 
     statement: ``This document was prepared by the Congressional 
     Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared 
     staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It 
     operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of 
     Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied 
     upon for purposes other than public understanding of 
     information that has been provided by CRS to Members of 
     Congress in connection with CRS's institutional role. CRS 
     Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not 
     subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS 
     Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety 
     without permission from CRS. However, as this CRS Report may 
     include copyrighted images or material from a third party, 
     you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder 
     if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material.''.
       (2) Specific requirements for index on website.--The 
     Librarian of Congress shall ensure that the index of all CRS 
     Reports published on the Website is--
       (A) comprehensive;
       (B) contemporaneously updated;
       (C) searchable;
       (D) sortable;
       (E) maintained in a human-readable format;
       (F) maintained in a structured data format;
       (G) downloadable; and
       (H) inclusive of each item of information described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) with respect to each CRS Report.
       (d) Conforming Amendment to Duties of CRS.--Section 203(d) 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
     166(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) to comply with the requirements of, and provide 
     information and technological assistance consistent with, 
     section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     2018.''.
       (e) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) No effect on speech or debate clause.--Nothing in this 
     section may be construed to diminish, qualify, condition, 
     waive, or otherwise affect the applicability of clause 1 of 
     section 6 of article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States (commonly known as the ``Speech or Debate Clause'') or 
     any other privilege available to Congress or Members, 
     offices, or employees of Congress with respect to any CRS 
     Report made available online under this section.
       (2) Confidential communications.--Nothing in this section 
     may be construed to waive the requirement that any 
     confidential communication by CRS to a Member, office, or 
     committee of Congress shall remain under the custody and 
     control of Congress and may be released only by Congress and 
     its Houses, Members, offices, and committees, in accordance 
     with the rules and privileges of each House and the 
     requirements of this section.
       (3) Dissemination of crs products.--Nothing in this section 
     may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability of 
     a Member, office, or committee of Congress to disseminate CRS 
     products on a website of the Member, office, or committee or 
     to otherwise provide CRS products to the public, including as 
     part of constituent service activities.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)(C), 
     this section and the amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect 90 days after the date on which the Librarian of 
     Congress submits the certification described in paragraph 
     (2)(B).
       (2) Provision of information and technology.--
       (A) CRS deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the CRS Director shall provide the 
     Librarian of Congress with the information necessary for the 
     Librarian of Congress to begin the initial operation of the 
     Website.
       (B) Certification.--Upon provision of the information 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Librarian of Congress 
     shall submit to Congress a certification that the CRS 
     Director has provided the information necessary for the 
     Librarian of Congress to begin the initial operation of the 
     Website.
       (C) Technical delays.--In the event of technical 
     difficulties encountered in planning or implementing the 
     requirements of this section and the amendments made by this 
     section, upon providing a detailed report submitted by the 
     Librarian of Congress or the CRS Director to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and the Senate detailing the 
     nature of the technical difficulties and the timeline for 
     resolving such technical difficulties, the effective date 
     established by subsection (f)(1) shall be extended for up to 
     90 additional days.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                        Congressional Publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For authorized publishing of congressional information and 
     the distribution of congressional information in any format; 
     publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be 
     distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and 
     distribution of Government publications authorized by law to 
     be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,528,000:  
     Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for 
     paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional 
     Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners 
     or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall 
     be available for the payment of obligations incurred under 
     the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
     years:  Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year 
     limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 
     none of the funds appropriated or made available under this 
     Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related 
     services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, 
     United States Code, may be expended to print a document, 
     report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on 
     the date that such document, report, or publication is 
     authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress 
     reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code:  Provided further, That any 
     unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or 
     accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
     be transferred to the Government Publishing Office Business 
     Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of 
     this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 
     906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may 
     be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on 
     only a monthly and session basis.

     Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the public information programs of the 
     Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide 
     for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
     and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, 
     other Government agencies, and designated depository and 
     international exchange libraries as authorized by law, 
     $29,000,000:  Provided, That amounts of not more than 
     $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized 
     for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and 
     other related publications for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to 
     depository and other designated libraries:  Provided further, 
     That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account 
     or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years 
     may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office 
     Business Operations Revolving

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     Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
     to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate.

    Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business 
     Operations Revolving Fund, $8,540,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for information technology development and 
     facilities repair:  Provided, That the Government Publishing 
     Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
     the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
     to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
     fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 
     31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 
     the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office 
     Business Operations Revolving Fund:  Provided further, That 
     not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of 
     the Director of the Government Publishing Office in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses:  Provided further, That the Business Operations 
     Revolving Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of 
     not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:  Provided further, 
     That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Director of the Government 
     Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of title 44, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
     available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title:  Provided further, 
     That activities financed through the Business Operations 
     Revolving Fund may provide information in any format:  
     Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund 
     and the funds provided under the heading ``Public Information 
     Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may not be used 
     for contracted security services at Government Publishing 
     Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
     Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 
     comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and 
     (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
     (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living 
     quarters in foreign countries, $578,916,653:  Provided, That 
     of this amount $10,000,000 is provided for information 
     technology investments and building facility projects to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, 
     That, in addition, $23,800,000 of payments received under 
     sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States 
     Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation:  
     Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 
     for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
     which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit 
     Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be 
     available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum's 
     costs as determined by the respective Forum, including 
     necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants:  
     Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be 
     credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which 
     costs involved are initially financed:  Provided further, 
     That this appropriation shall be available to transfer 
     amounts to the Department of the Army for the construction of 
     an Army facility at Redstone Arsenal for the sole, unlimited 
     use of GAO:  Provided further, That hereafter, amounts 
     appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Government 
     Accountability Office shall be available to transfer to the 
     Department of the Army for the maintenance of such facility.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
     Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership 
     Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $5,600,000:  
     Provided, That funds made available to support Russian 
     participants shall only be used for those engaging in free 
     market development, humanitarian activities, and civic 
     engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the 
     central government of Russia.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
     Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 
     of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
     Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                                TITLE II

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                maintenance and care of private vehicles

       Sec. 201.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

                         fiscal year limitation

       Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2018 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.

                 rates of compensation and designation

       Sec. 203.  Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
     compensation or designation of any office or position 
     appropriated for is different from that specifically 
     established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
     designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto:  Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
     for the various items of official expenses of Members, 
     officers, and committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
     the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto.

                          consulting services

       Sec. 204.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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 under existing law.

                             costs of lbfmc

       Sec. 205.  Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $2,000.

                        limitation on transfers

       Sec. 206.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.

                      guided tours of the capitol

       Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in 
     this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of 
     the United States Capitol which are led by employees and 
     interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices 
     of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through 
     regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)).
       (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
     direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval 
     of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by employees and interns 
     described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or 
     otherwise subject to restriction for security or related 
     reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
       This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2018''.

   DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
     currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for 
     the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and 
     operation of facilities in support of the functions of the 
     Commander in Chief, $923,994,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, of this amount, not to 
     exceed $101,470,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, architect and engineer services, and host nation 
     support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 
     Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
     such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
     reasons therefor.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 
     facilities,

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     and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently 
     authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval 
     Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services 
     necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
     $1,553,275,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: 
      Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed $219,069,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 
     Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations 
     are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Air 
     Force as currently authorized by law, $1,543,558,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, 
     of this amount, not to exceed $97,852,000 shall be available 
     for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 
     services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines that additional obligations are 
     necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, installations, 
     facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of 
     the Department of Defense (other than the military 
     departments), as currently authorized by law, $2,811,513,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That 
     such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
     military construction or family housing as the Secretary may 
     designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 
     or fund to which transferred:  Provided further, That, of the 
     amount, not to exceed $210,717,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     therefor:  Provided further, That the Director of the Missile 
     Defense Agency shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     congressional defense committees on the construction timeline 
     and obligations for the Poland Aegis Ashore complex.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $220,652,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:  
     Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $16,271,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 
     Director of the Army National Guard determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $171,491,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:  
     Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $18,000,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 
     Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional 
     obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
     the determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
     1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $83,712,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, of the 
     amount, not to exceed $6,887,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

                  Military Construction, Navy Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
     Acts, $95,271,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022:  Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 
     $24,430,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
     obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
     the determination and the reasons therefor.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
     chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $73,535,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, of the 
     amount, not to exceed $4,725,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force 
     Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary 
     for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further,  
     That, the Chief of the Air Force Reserve shall take immediate 
     action to address unfunded military construction requirements 
     for access control points and security issues at Air Force 
     Reserve facilities.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

       For the United States share of the cost of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for 
     the acquisition and construction of military facilities and 
     installations (including international military headquarters) 
     and for related expenses for the collective defense of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction 
     Authorization Acts, $177,932,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

               Department of Defense Base Closure Account

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
     $310,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Family Housing Construction, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
     $182,662,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:  
     Provided, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
     for family housing construction may be expended for family 
     housing improvements on Kwajalein Atoll until the Secretary 
     of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees 
     that the new housing units represent the best value to the 
     taxpayer and that no reasonable alternatives exist at a lower 
     cost.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
     and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, $348,907,000.

           Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, 
     addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized 
     by law, $83,682,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022.

    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, 
     leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
     and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $328,282,000.

                 Family Housing Construction, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
     $85,062,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
     minor construction, principal and interest charges, and 
     insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $318,324,000.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
     agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
     military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
     and minor construction, as authorized by law, $59,169,000.

                         Department of Defense

                    Family Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund, $2,726,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     family

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     housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of 
     title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of 
     acquiring and improving military family housing and 
     supporting facilities.

                         Department of Defense

            Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund, $623,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken 
     pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, 
     providing alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee 
     contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed 
     $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except 
     Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
     Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
       Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 103.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
     title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized 
     therein are certified as important to the national defense by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United 
     States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in 
     excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army 
     Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering 
     Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value 
     by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney 
     General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where 
     the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public 
     interest.
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
     preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
     except housing for which funds have been made available in 
     annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate 
     any activity from one base or installation to another, 
     without prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction 
     project or activity for which American steel producers, 
     fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 
     opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.
       Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for military construction or family housing during 
     the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
     estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects 
     to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 
     Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
     States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
     host nation firms.
       Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for military construction in the United States territories 
     and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in 
     countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award 
     any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 
     to a foreign contractor:  Provided, That this section shall 
     not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest 
     responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor 
     exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 
     foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:  Provided 
     further, That this section shall not apply to contract awards 
     for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
     lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a 
     Marshallese contractor.
       Sec. 113.  The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
     appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including 
     the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any 
     proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 
     30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for 
     construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated 
     to exceed $100,000.
       Sec. 114.  Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction in prior years shall be available for 
     construction authorized for each such military department by 
     the authorizations enacted into law during the current 
     session of Congress.
       Sec. 115.  For military construction or family housing 
     projects that are being completed with funds otherwise 
     expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
     be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, 
     inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those 
     projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
       Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds made available to a military department or defense 
     agency for the construction of military projects may be 
     obligated for a military construction project or contract, or 
     for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time 
     before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year for which funds for such project were made available, if 
     the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from 
     funds available for military construction projects; and (2) 
     do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus 
     any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
     pursuant to law.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 117.  Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 
     days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
     pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
     Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing'' 
     accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 
     appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of 
     Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction of military 
     unaccompanied housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
     directly to the Fund:  Provided, That appropriations made 
     available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, 
     as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the 
     Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of 
     subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
     pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and 
     supporting facilities.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
     transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 
     Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 
     Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
     3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
     period as the fund to which transferred.
       Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title for operation and 
     maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source 
     of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
     units, including general or flag officer quarters:  Provided, 
     That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for 
     the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer 
     quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a 
     notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
     sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
     except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted 
     if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated 
     with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably 
     anticipated at the time of the budget submission:  Provided 
     further,  That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance 
     expenditures for each individual general or flag officer 
     quarters for the prior fiscal year.
       Sec. 120.  Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
     Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be 
     available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred 
     pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 121.  During the 5-year period after appropriations 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military construction and family housing operation and 
     maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
     upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
     necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
     authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations 
     incurred during the period of availability of such 
     appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
     may be transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'', to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be used by the 
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     the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that--
       (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not 
     performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically 
     stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) is located at a military installation at which the 
     total number of civilian employees of the Department of the 
     Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 
     percent of the total number of members of the regular and 
     reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense 
     committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of 
     the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5-10 
     relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for 
     Army stationing actions.
       Sec. 123.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     in an account funded under the headings in this title may be 
     transferred among projects and activities within the account 
     in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military 
     construction and family housing construction contained in 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
     7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 124.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated or expended for planning and design and 
     construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
       Sec. 125.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified, to remain available until September 
     30, 2022:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $93,800,000, of which 
     $25,000,000 is for planning and design;
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $202,130,000, of which $25,000,000 is for planning and 
     design;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $138,100,000, of 
     which $25,000,000 is for planning and design;
       ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', 
     $113,500,000, of which $20,000,000 is for planning and 
     design;
       ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $52,000,000, 
     of which $20,000,000 is for planning and design;
       ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $76,000,000, of 
     which $20,000,000 is for planning and design; and
       ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'', $64,100,000, 
     of which $20,000,000 is for planning and design:
       Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
     out construction projects identified in the respective 
     military department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 
     2018 submitted to Congress:  Provided further, That such 
     projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and 
     expenditure of funds to carry out construction:  Provided 
     further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or 
     his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 
     for funds provided under this section.

                         (rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 126.  Of the unobligated balances available to the 
     Department of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, the 
     following funds are hereby rescinded from the following 
     accounts in the amounts specified:
       ``NATO Security Investment Program'', $25,000,000; and
       ``Family Housing Construction, Army'', $18,000,000:
       Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
     that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.
       Sec. 127.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       Sec. 128.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 129.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relocate any 
     element of a United States Air Force Rapid Engineer 
     Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED 
     HORSE) outside of the United States until the Secretary of 
     the Air Force (1) completes an analysis and comparison of the 
     cost and infrastructure investment required to consolidate or 
     relocate a RED HORSE squadron outside of the United States 
     versus within the United States; (2) provides to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     (``the Committees'') a report detailing the findings of the 
     cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees 
     that the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation 
     yields the greatest savings for the Air Force:  Provided, 
     That the term ``United States'' in this section does not 
     include any territory or possession of the United States.
       Sec. 130.  All amounts appropriated to ``Department of 
     Defense--Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in section 2403 of Public 
     Law 115-91, as specified for fiscal year 2018 in the funding 
     table in section 4601 of that Act, shall be immediately 
     available and allotted to contract for the full scope of 
     authorized projects.
       Sec. 131.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Army'', for the Defense Access Road Program, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That amounts made available under this section may not be 
     obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives a detailed expenditure plan 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE II

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 
     55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial 
     benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, 
     emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
     service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on 
     commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the 
     provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
     authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
     chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
     Code, $95,768,462,000, to remain available until expended and 
     to become available on October 1, 2018:  Provided, That not 
     to exceed $17,882,000 of the amount made available for fiscal 
     year 2019 under this heading shall be reimbursed to ``General 
     Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', and 
     ``Information Technology Systems'' for necessary expenses in 
     implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 
     title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 
     specifically provided as the ``Compensation and Pensions'' 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That such sums as may be 
     earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 
     reimbursed to ``Medical Care Collections Fund'' to augment 
     the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home 
     care provided to pensioners as authorized.

                         readjustment benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 
     31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, 
     United States Code, $11,832,175,000, to remain available 
     until expended and to become available on October 1, 2018:  
     Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program services 
     and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide 
     under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United 
     States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
     (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
     Code, $121,529,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $109,090,000 shall become available on October 1, 2018.

                 veterans housing benefit program fund

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code:  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, during fiscal year 2018, within the resources 
     available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 
     direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 
     loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $178,626,000.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $30,000, as authorized by 
     chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code:  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 funds made available under 
     this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $2,356,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $395,000, which may be paid to 
     the appropriation for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
     United States Code, $1,163,000.

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      general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

       For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and 
     reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of 
     overseas employee mail, $2,910,000,000:  Provided, That 
     expenses for services and assistance authorized under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
     (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and 
     to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
     maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to 
     this account:  Provided further, That, of the funds made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

       For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by 
     law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
     beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
     States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
     medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food 
     services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 
     hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes 
     as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
     Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as 
     authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 
     loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
     and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 
     111-163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly 
     assistance allowances authorized by section 322(d) of title 
     38, United States Code, grants authorized by section 521A of 
     title 38, United States Code, and administrative expenses 
     necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, 
     United States Code, and hospital care and medical services 
     authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; 
     $1,962,984,000, which shall be in addition to funds 
     previously appropriated under this heading that became 
     available on October 1, 2017; and, in addition, 
     $49,161,165,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2018, under this heading, 
     $1,400,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 
     for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 
     income, or have special needs:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the 
     provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 
     priority groups 1 through 6:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 
     drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to 
     enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 
     on requirements established by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That the implementation of the program described in 
     the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
     amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies 
     and equipment are available for the acquisition of 
     prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans.

                         medical community care

       For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 
     individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
     Code, at non-Department facilities, $419,176,000, which shall 
     be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
     heading that became available on October 1, 2017; and, in 
     addition, $8,384,704,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
     available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2018, under this heading, 
     $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2022.

                     medical support and compliance

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of capital policy 
     activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the 
     Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the 
     Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United 
     States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $100,000,000, which shall be in 
     addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
     that became available on October 1, 2017; and, in addition, 
     $7,239,156,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2018, under this heading, 
     $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.

                           medical facilities

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other 
     necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; 
     for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for 
     oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
     charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
     or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise 
     provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
     employees and purchase of materials; for leases of 
     facilities; and for laundry services; $707,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, which shall be in 
     addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
     that became available on October 1, 2017; and, in addition, 
     $5,914,288,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2018, under this heading, 
     $250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.

                    medical and prosthetic research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 
     chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $722,262,000, 
     plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this 
     heading are available for prosthetic research specifically 
     for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.

                    National Cemetery Administration

       For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery 
     Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
     provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 
     cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
     passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 
     improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     National Cemetery Administration, $306,193,000, of which not 
     to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019.

                      Departmental Administration

                         general administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital 
     planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
     Administration for security guard services, $335,891,000, of 
     which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be transferred to ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                       board of veterans appeals

       For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals, $161,048,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                     information technology systems

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for information technology systems 
     and telecommunications support, including developmental 
     information systems and operational information systems; for 
     pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset 
     acquisition of information technology systems, including 
     management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
     operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, $4,055,500,000, plus reimbursements:  Provided, 
     That $1,230,320,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
     which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That $2,496,650,000 
     shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided further, That $328,530,000 shall be for 
     information technology systems development, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     amounts made available for information technology systems 
     development may not be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information 
     Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be 
     obligated and expended for each development project:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
     and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information 
     technology systems development may be transferred among the 
     three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available for the ``Information Technology Systems'' account 
     for development may be transferred among projects or to newly 
     defined projects:  Provided further, That no project may be 
     increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior 
     to submitting a request to the

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     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to 
     make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a 
     response, a period of 30 days has elapsed:  Provided further, 
     That the funds made available under this heading for 
     information technology systems development shall be for the 
     projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in 
     the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
     matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                   veterans electronic health record

       For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
     development, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance 
     of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including 
     contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and salaries and 
     expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United 
     States Code, $782,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing 
     obligations, expenditures, and deployment implementation by 
     facility:  Provided further, That the funds provided in this 
     account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy 
     Secretary, to be administered by that Office.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     to include information technology, in carrying out the 
     provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), $164,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                      construction, major projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
     316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
     Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, construction 
     management services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
     costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
     project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
     storm drainage system construction costs, and site 
     acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 
     than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
     38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 
     made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
     $512,430,000, of which $432,430,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2022, and of which $80,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That except for 
     advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
     which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other 
     capital asset management related activities, including 
     portfolio development and management activities, and 
     investment strategy studies funded through the advance 
     planning fund and the planning and design activities funded 
     through the design fund, including needs assessments which 
     may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and 
     associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those 
     capital investments funded through this account and 
     contracting officers who manage specific major construction 
     projects, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and 
     maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Administration 
     through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be used for any 
     project that has not been notified to Congress through the 
     budgetary process or that has not been approved by the 
     Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying such Act and presented to 
     the President at the time of enrollment:  Provided further, 
     That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 
     2018, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by 
     the awarding of a construction documents contract by 
     September 30, 2018; and (2) by the awarding of a construction 
     contract by September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     written report on any approved major construction project for 
     which obligations are not incurred within the time 
     limitations established above:  Provided further, That, of 
     the amount made available under this heading, $117,300,000 
     for Veterans Health Administration major construction 
     projects shall not be available until the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs--
       (1) enters into an agreement with an appropriate non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the 
     design and/or construction agent for any Veterans Health 
     Administration major construction project with a Total 
     Estimated Cost of $100,000,000 or above by providing full 
     project management services, including management of the 
     project design, acquisition, construction, and contract 
     changes, consistent with section 502 of Public Law 114-58; 
     and
       (2) certifies in writing that such an agreement is executed 
     and intended to minimize or prevent subsequent major 
     construction project cost overruns and provides a copy of the 
     agreement entered into and any required supplementary 
     information to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress.

                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 
     may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
     engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
     services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
     under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
     utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
     site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
     sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United 
     States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated 
     cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set 
     forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States 
     Code, $342,570,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022, along with unobligated balances of previous 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'' appropriations which are 
     hereby made available for any project where the estimated 
     cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such 
     section:  Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department which are necessary because of loss or damage 
     caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.

                      grants for construction of 
                     state extended care facilities

       For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 
     38, United States Code, $110,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

             grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

       For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in 
     establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as 
     authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $45,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2018 for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' may be transferred as 
     necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations:  
     Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an 
     approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
     elapsed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 202.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018, in this or any other 
     Act, under the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community 
     Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical 
     Facilities'' accounts may be transferred among the accounts:  
     Provided, That any transfers among the ``Medical Services'', 
     ``Medical Community Care'', and ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'' accounts of 1 percent or less of the total 
     amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act 
     may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: 
      Provided further, That any transfers among the ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', and ``Medical Support 
     and Compliance'' accounts in excess of 1 percent, or 
     exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may 
     take place only after the Secretary requests from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:  
     Provided further, That any transfers to or from the ``Medical 
     Facilities'' account may take place only after the Secretary 
     requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued.
       Sec. 203.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for services 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
     or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
     by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the 
     appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'') shall be available for the 
     purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
     new hospital or home.
       Sec. 205.  No appropriations in this title shall be 
     available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
     (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or 
     examination under the laws providing such benefits to 
     veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 
     7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the 
     cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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       Sec. 206.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' shall be available for 
     payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be 
     recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts 
     within the last quarter of fiscal year 2017.
       Sec. 207.  Appropriations available in this title shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
     3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable only from ``Compensation and 
     Pensions''.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 
     section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' 
     Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 
     United States Code, and the United States Government Life 
     Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States 
     Code, reimburse the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration'' and ``Information Technology 
     Systems'' accounts for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts:  
     Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
     surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program 
     during fiscal year 2018 that are available for dividends in 
     that program after claims have been paid and actuarially 
     determined reserves have been set aside:  Provided further, 
     That if the cost of administration of such an insurance 
     program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 
     that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 
     of such surplus earnings:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 
     fiscal year 2018 which is properly allocable to the provision 
     of each such insurance program and to the provision of any 
     total disability income insurance included in that insurance 
     program.
       Sec. 209.  Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 
     proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by 
     that account during a prior fiscal year for providing 
     enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the 
     fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for 
     salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
     available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, 
     the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 
     Adjudication, the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower 
     Protection, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for all 
     services provided at rates which will recover actual costs 
     but not to exceed $47,668,000 for the Office of Resolution 
     Management, $3,932,000 for the Office of Employment 
     Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, $17,620,000 for the 
     Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, and 
     $2,973,000 for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion:  
     Provided, That payments may be made in advance for services 
     to be furnished based on estimated costs:  Provided further, 
     That amounts received shall be credited to the ``General 
     Administration'' and ``Information Technology Systems'' 
     accounts for use by the office that provided the service.
       Sec. 211.  No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or 
     medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of 
     title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected 
     disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, 
     unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, 
     accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes 
     of section 1729 of such title:  Provided, That the Secretary 
     may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the 
     United States, the reasonable charges for such care or 
     services from any person who does not make such disclosure as 
     required:  Provided further, That any amounts so recovered 
     for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be 
     obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which 
     amounts are received.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing 
     activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'' accounts and be used for construction (including 
     site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 
     improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction 
     or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such 
     sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for 
     in ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects''.
       Sec. 213.  Amounts made available under ``Medical 
     Services'' are available--
       (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
     equipment; and
       (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other 
     expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries 
     receiving care in the Department.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 214.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, may be transferred to the ``Medical 
     Services'' and ``Medical Community Care'' accounts to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
       Sec. 215.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
     agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the 
     State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
     which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the 
     Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, including 
     behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural 
     Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating veterans 
     and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and 
     regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
     ``rural Alaska'' shall mean those lands which are not within 
     the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the 
     Fairbanks North Star Borough.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 216.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 
     8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 
     the ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, 
     Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain available until expended 
     for the purposes of these accounts.
       Sec. 217.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a report on the financial status of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter:  Provided, 
     That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction 
     contained in the paragraph entitled ``Quarterly reporting'', 
     under the heading ``General Administration'' in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 218.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``General Operating 
     Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', ``Board of 
     Veterans Appeals'', ``General Administration'', and 
     ``National Cemetery Administration'' accounts for fiscal year 
     2018 may be transferred to or from the ``Information 
     Technology Systems'' account:  Provided, That such transfers 
     may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase 
     in the total amount made available by this Act for the 
     ``Information Technology Systems'' account:  Provided 
     further, That, before a transfer may take place, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 219.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018 for ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'', and ``Information Technology Systems'', up to 
     $297,137,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the 
     Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 
     1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used 
     for operation of the facilities designated as combined 
     Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 
     Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, 
     That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
     designated in this section to the Joint Department of 
     Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That section 222 
     of title II of division A of Public Law 114-223 is repealed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 220.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2018, 
     for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', 
     ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical 
     Facilities'', up to $306,378,000, plus reimbursements, may be 
     transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
     established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the 
     facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities 
     as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That additional funds 
     may be transferred from accounts designated in this section 
     to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 221.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities 
     designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
     described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for 
     transfer to the Joint Department of

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     Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations 
     of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 
     facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
     (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2573), amounts transferred to the Joint Department 
     of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund shall remain available until expended.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 222.  Of the amounts available in this title for 
     ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical 
     Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', a 
     minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD-VA 
     Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 
     8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available 
     until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 223.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to 
     replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated 
     Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring 
     supplies and equipment.
       Sec. 224.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     of all bid savings in a major construction project that total 
     at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of 
     the project, whichever is less:  Provided, That such 
     notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract 
     identifying the programmed amount:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of 
     such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of 
     such savings.
       Sec. 225.  None of the funds made available for 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' may be used for a project in 
     excess of the scope specified for that project in the 
     original justification data provided to the Congress as part 
     of the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 226.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a quarterly report containing performance measures 
     and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional 
     Office:  Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall 
     include the direction contained in the section entitled 
     ``Disability claims backlog'', under the heading ``General 
     Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' in the 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223:  
     Provided further, That the report shall also include 
     information on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans 
     Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals on a quarterly basis.
       Sec. 227.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational 
     changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time 
     equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to another.
       Sec. 228.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress notification of any single national 
     outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which 
     obligations exceed $2,000,000.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 229.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
     determination that such action is necessary to address needs 
     of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account any discretionary appropriations 
     made available for fiscal year 2018 in this title (except 
     appropriations made to the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any 
     discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2018, that were provided in advance by appropriations 
     Acts:  Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the 
     approval of the Office of Management and Budget:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided in this section 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law:  Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred 
     from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985:  Provided further, That such authority to transfer may 
     not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by Congress:  
     Provided further, That, upon determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not 
     necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
     appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as 
     originally appropriated:  Provided further, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     receive approval of that request.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 230.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018, under the ``Board of 
     Veterans Appeals'' and the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' accounts may be 
     transferred between such accounts:  Provided, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     receive approval of that request.
       Sec. 231.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
     reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs 
     if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, 
     unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 
     1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code--
       (1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline 
     immediate assistance from a trained professional; and
       (2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association 
     of Suicidology.
       (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive action 
     that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
     appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service 
     position, or establishing a new civil service position, at 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a 
     position relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).
       (2) In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
       (B) the term ``Executive action'' includes--
       (i) any Executive order, presidential memorandum, or other 
     action by the President; and
       (ii) any agency policy, order, or other directive.
       Sec. 233.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
     be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
     hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an 
     environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services 
     at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 
     located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of 
     a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary 
     provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress a report including the following elements:
       (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a 
     detailed description of realignment plans within each 
     Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN), including an 
     updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment 
     requirements;
       (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were 
     developed and coordinated within each VISN;
       (3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each planned 
     realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health 
     Administration services with contract care or other 
     outsourced services;
       (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of 
     services will impact access to care for veterans living in 
     rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and 
     transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and 
     availability of local specialty and primary care;
       (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation 
     and the methodology used to determine the buildings' 
     condition and utilization;
       (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent 
     with requirements under the National Historic Preservation 
     Act; and
       (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings 
     within newly identified realignment requirements:  Provided, 
     That, this provision shall not apply to capital projects in 
     VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or 
     approved by Congress.
       Sec. 234.  Section 8109(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 1344 of 
     title 31, may use a passenger carrier (as such term is 
     defined in subsection (h)(1) of such section) to transport 
     such an employee between a parking facility and the medical 
     facility of the Department at which the employee works.''.
       Sec. 235.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs by this or any other Act may be 
     obligated or expended in contravention of the ``Veterans 
     Health Administration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance 
     Statement on the Veterans Health Administration's Screening 
     for Breast Cancer Guidance'' published on May 10, 2017, as 
     issued by the Veterans Health Administration National Center 
     for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
       Sec. 236. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the amounts appropriated

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     or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for the ``Medical Services'' account may be used to 
     provide--
       (1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted 
     reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of 
     a covered veteran; or
       (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``service-connected'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``covered veteran'' means a veteran, as such 
     term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 
     Code, who has a service-connected disability that results in 
     the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of 
     fertility treatment.
       (3) The term ``assisted reproductive technology'' means 
     benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a 
     member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or 
     illness on active duty pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as described in the memorandum 
     on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services 
     for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured 
     (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on 
     April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
     policy, including any limitations on the amount of such 
     benefits available to such a member except that--
       (A) the time periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and 
     storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such 
     memorandum shall not apply; and
       (B) such term includes embryo cryopreservation and storage 
     without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation 
     and storage.
       (4) The term ``adoption reimbursement'' means reimbursement 
     for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is 
     finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under 
     the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement 
     program of the Department of Defense, as authorized in 
     Department of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 
     reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such 
     instruction.
       (c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 
     requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division H 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-
     31).

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 237.  Of the unobligated balance of funds made 
     available in the sixth proviso under the heading ``Department 
     of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health Administration--Medical 
     Services'' in title II of Division J of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), $751,000,000 
     is hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 238.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent 
     with: (1) section 842 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. 2506); or (2) section 
     8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 239.  Section 842 of Public Law 109-115 shall not 
     apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
     Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, or National Cemetery Administration to 
     contractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
     51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined in 
     section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one or 
     more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in section 
     637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code.
       Sec. 240. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
     individuals in all information systems of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs as follows:
       (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not 
     later than 8 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social 
     Security account number to identify an individual in an 
     information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if 
     and only if the use of such number is required to obtain 
     information the Secretary requires from an information system 
     that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       Sec. 241.  For funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for each of fiscal year 2018 and 2019 for ``Medical 
     Services'', section 239 of Division A of Public Law 114-223 
     shall apply.
       Sec. 242.  None of the funds appropriated in this or prior 
     appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any 
     amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
     to any other account within the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.

                         (rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 243. (a) Of the unobligated balance of funds made 
     available through September 30, 2018, under the heading 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' in division J of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), 
     $10,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major 
     Projects'', $10,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2023.
       (c) Of the unobligated balance of funds made available 
     through September 30, 2019, under the heading ``Construction, 
     Major Projects'' in division I of the Consolidated and 
     Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-
     235), $410,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
       (d) For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major 
     Projects'', $410,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2024.
       Sec. 244.  Of the funds provided to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 
     2019 for ``Medical Services'', funds may be used in each year 
     to carry out and expand the child care program authorized by 
     section 205 of Public Law 111-163, notwithstanding subsection 
     (e) of such section.
       Sec. 245. (a) Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (Public 
     Law 107-135; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The program''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 
     two medical centers or clinics in each Veterans Integrated 
     Service Network by not later than December 31, 2019, and at 
     not fewer than 50 percent of all medical centers in each 
     Veterans Integrated Service Network by not later than 
     December 31, 2021.''.
       (b)(1) Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Chiropractic services.''.
       (2) Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting 
     ``chiropractic,'' after ``counseling,''.
       (3) Paragraph (9) of such section is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as 
     subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph (F):
       ``(F) chiropractic examinations and services;''.
       Sec. 246. (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide 
     educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed 
     Forces for education and training as physician assistants of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--An individual is eligible to 
     participate in the pilot program if the individual--
       (1) has medical or military health experience gained while 
     serving as a member of the Armed Forces;
       (2) has received a certificate, associate degree, 
     baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or postbaccalaureate 
     training in a science relating to health care; or
       (3) has participated in the delivery of healthcare services 
     or related medical services, including participation in 
     military training relating to the identification, evaluation, 
     treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders.
       (c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date that is 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Selection.--
       (1) The Secretary shall select eligible individuals under 
     subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.
       (2) In selecting individuals to participate in the pilot 
     program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give 
     priority to individuals who agree to be employed as a 
     physician assistant for the Veterans Health Administration at 
     a medical facility of the Department located in a community 
     that--
       (A) is designated as a medically underserved population 
     under section 330(b)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)(A)); and
       (B) is in a State with a per capita population of veterans 
     of more than 5 percent according to the National Center for 
     Veterans Analysis and Statistics and the United States Census 
     Bureau.
       (e) Educational Assistance.--In carrying out the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall provide educational assistance 
     to individuals participating in the pilot program, including 
     through the use of scholarships, to cover the costs to such 
     individuals of obtaining a master's degree in physician 
     assistant studies or a similar master's degree.
       (f) Period of Obligated Service.--The Secretary shall enter 
     into an agreement with each individual participating in the 
     pilot program in which such individual agrees to be employed 
     as a physician assistant for the Veterans Health 
     Administration for a period of obligated service to be 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (g) Breach.--An individual who participates in the pilot 
     program and fails to satisfy the period of obligated service 
     under subsection (f) shall be liable to the United States, in 
     lieu of such obligated service, for the amount that has been 
     paid or is payable to or on behalf of the individual under 
     the pilot program, reduced by the proportion that the number 
     of days served for completion of the period of obligated 
     service bears to the total number of days in the period of 
     obligated service of such individual.

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       (h) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
     collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program's 
     effectiveness of helping to meet the shortage of physician 
     assistants employed by the Department.
       Sec. 247.  For funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for each of fiscal year 2018 and 2019, section 248 of 
     Division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.
       Sec. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
     title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time 
     employment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation 
     conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, 
     does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment 
     equivalent.
       (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 
     of title 38, United States Code, including--
       (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each 
     such program; and
       (2) recommendations for such action as the Secretary 
     considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for 
     each such program.
       Sec. 249.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this title may be used by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to 
     resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would 
     restrict in any way the individual from speaking to members 
     of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise 
     prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by 
     Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national 
     defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.
       Sec. 250.  For funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for each of fiscal year 2018 and 2019, section 258 of 
     Division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.
       Sec. 251. (a) In General.--Section 2402(a) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Any individual--
       ``(A) who--
       ``(i) was naturalized pursuant to section 2(1) of the Hmong 
     Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-207; 8 
     U.S.C. 1423 note); and
       ``(ii) at the time of the individual's death resided in the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to an individual dying on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 252.  The Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot 
     program making grants to nonprofit veterans services 
     organizations recognized by the Secretary in accordance with 
     section 5902 of title 38, United States Code, to upgrade, 
     through construction and repair, VSO community facilities 
     into health and wellness centers and to promote and expand 
     complementary and integrative wellness programs:  Provided, 
     That no single grant may exceed a total of $500,000:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may not provide more 
     than 20 grants during the 2-year pilot program:  Provided 
     further, That the recipient of a grant under this section may 
     not use the grant to purchase real estate or to carry out 
     repair of facilities leased by the recipient or to construct 
     facilities on property leased by the recipient:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary ensures that the grant recipients 
     use grant funds to construct or repair facilities located in 
     at least 10 different geographic locations in economically 
     depressed areas or areas designated as highly rural that are 
     not in close proximity to Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical centers:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
     on the grant program established under this section.
       Sec. 253.  None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act for ``Grants for Construction of State Extended 
     Care Facilities'' may be used to award grants for 
     applications included in priority one of the priority list 
     for the first time which have been assigned a higher priority 
     ranking for fiscal year 2018 than unfunded applications which 
     met the eligibility requirements defined in section 8135(c) 
     of title 38, United States Code, in fiscal year 2017 and 
     continue to meet those requirements in fiscal year 2018:  
     Provided, That the Secretary may award grants for new 
     applications in fiscal year 2018 for projects that did not 
     meet eligibility requirements defined in section 8135(c) of 
     title 38, United States Code, in fiscal year 2017 only after 
     applications which met priority one eligibility requirements 
     in fiscal year 2017 and continue to meet those requirements 
     defined in section 8135(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
     have been funded:  Provided further, That nothing in this 
     section shall preclude the Secretary from assigning a higher 
     priority ranking or funding a grant application to correct 
     conditions that threaten the life or safety of patients which 
     meet the criteria laid out in section 8135(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 254.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to conduct research using 
     canines unless: the scientific objectives of the study can 
     only be met by research with canines; the study has been 
     directly approved by the Secretary; and the study is 
     consistent with the revised Department of Veterans Affairs 
     canine research policy document released on December 18, 
     2017:  Provided, That not later than 180 days after enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a detailed report 
     outlining under what circumstances canine research may be 
     needed if there are no other alternatives, how often it was 
     used during that time period, and what protocols are in place 
     to determine both the safety and efficacy of the research.
       Sec. 255.  For an additional amount for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, $2,000,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for infrastructure improvements, including new 
     construction, and in addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available in this act for such purpose, of which:
       (1) $1,000,000,000 shall be for ``Veterans Health 
     Administration--Medical Facilities'' to be used for non-
     recurring maintenance;
       (2) $425,000,000 shall be for ``Departmental 
     Administration--Construction, Minor Projects''; and,
       (3) $575,000,000 shall be for ``Departmental 
     Administration--Grants for Construction of State Extended 
     Care Facilities'';
       Provided, That the additional amounts appropriated for the 
     purposes of non-recurring maintenance and minor construction 
     may be used to carry out critical life-safety projects 
     identified in the Department's annual facility condition 
     assessments; sustainment projects; modernization projects; 
     infrastructure repair; renovations at existing Veterans 
     Health Administration medical centers and outpatient clinics; 
     and projects included in the Strategic Capital Investment 
     Process plan:  Provided further, That the additional amounts 
     appropriated under this section may not be obligated or 
     expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
     and such Committees approve, a detailed expenditure plan, 
     including project descriptions and costs, for any non-
     recurring maintenance, minor construction or State extended 
     care facility project being funded with the additional 
     amounts made available in this administrative provision.
       Sec. 256.  Subsection (d) of section 504 of the Veterans' 
     Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 38 
     U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended, is further amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Source of Funds.--Expenses of carrying out the pilot 
     program under this section, including payments for pilot 
     program examination travel and incidental expenses under the 
     terms and conditions set forth by 38 U.S.C. 111, shall be 
     reimbursed to the accounts available for the general 
     operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration 
     and information technology systems from amounts available to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for payment of compensation 
     and pensions.''.
       Sec. 257.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to charge a veteran a fee for a veterans 
     identification card pursuant to section 5706(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 258. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1712I. Mental and behavioral health care for certain 
       former members of the Armed Forces

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall furnish to former 
     members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b)--
       ``(1) an initial mental health assessment; and
       ``(2) the mental healthcare or behavioral healthcare 
     services authorized under this chapter that are required to 
     treat the mental or behavioral health care needs of the 
     former service members, including risk of suicide or harming 
     others.
       ``(b) Eligible Individuals.--A former member of the Armed 
     Forces described in this subsection is an individual who--
       ``(1) is a former member of the Armed Forces, including the 
     reserve components;
       ``(2) while serving in the active military, naval, or air 
     service, was discharged or released therefrom under a 
     condition that is not honorable but not--
       ``(A) a dishonorable discharge; or
       ``(B) a discharge by court-martial;
       ``(3) is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the health 
     care system established by section 1705 of this title; and
       ``(4)(A)(i) served in the Armed Forces for a period of more 
     than 100 cumulative days; and
       ``(ii) was deployed in a theater of combat operations, in 
     support of a contingency operation, or in an area at a time 
     during which hostilities are occurring in that area during 
     such service, including by controlling an unmanned aerial 
     vehicle from a location other than such theater or area; or
       ``(B) while serving in the Armed Forces, was the victim of 
     a physical assault of a sexual nature, a battery of a sexual 
     nature, or sexual harassment (as defined in section 1720D(f) 
     of this title).
       ``(c) Non-Department Care.--(1) In furnishing mental or 
     behavioral health care services to an individual under this 
     section, the Secretary may provide such mental or behavioral 
     health care services at a non-Department facility if--
       ``(A) in the judgment of a mental health professional 
     employed by the Department, the receipt of mental or 
     behavioral health care services by that individual in 
     facilities

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     of the Department would be clinically inadvisable; or
       ``(B) facilities of the Department are not capable of 
     furnishing such mental or behavioral health care services to 
     that individual economically because of geographical 
     inaccessibility.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) pursuant 
     to section 1703 of this title or any other provision of law 
     authorizing the Secretary to enter into contracts or 
     agreements to furnish hospital care and medical services to 
     veterans at non-Department facilities.
       ``(d) Setting and Referrals.--In furnishing mental and 
     behavioral health care services to individuals under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) seek to ensure that such services are furnished in 
     settings that are therapeutically appropriate, taking into 
     account the circumstances that resulted in the need for such 
     services; and
       ``(2) provide referral services to assist former members 
     who are not eligible for services under this chapter to 
     obtain services from sources outside the Department.
       ``(e) Information.--The Secretary shall provide information 
     on the mental and behavioral health care services available 
     under this section. Efforts by the Secretary to provide such 
     information--
       ``(1) shall include notification of each eligible 
     individual described in subsection (b) about the eligibility 
     of the individual for covered mental and behavioral health 
     care under this section not later than the later of--
       ``(A) 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2018; or
       ``(B) 180 days after the date on which the individual was 
     discharged or released from the active military, naval, or 
     air service;
       ``(2) shall include availability of a toll-free telephone 
     number (commonly referred to as an 800 number);
       ``(3) shall ensure that information about the mental health 
     care services available under this section--
       ``(A) is revised and updated as appropriate;
       ``(B) is made available and visibly posted at appropriate 
     facilities of the Department; and
       ``(C) is made available to State veteran agencies and 
     through appropriate public information services; and
       ``(4) shall include coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense seeking to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
     and individuals who are being separated from active military, 
     naval, or air service are provided appropriate information 
     about programs, requirements, and procedures for applying for 
     mental health care services under this section.
       ``(f) Annual Reports.--(1) Not less frequently than once 
     each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the mental and behavioral health care services provided under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of 
     the report, the following:
       ``(A) The number of eligible individuals who were furnished 
     mental or behavioral health care services under this section, 
     disaggregated by the number of men who received such services 
     and the number of women who received such services.
       ``(B) The number of individuals who requested an initial 
     mental health assessment under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(C) Such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720H 
     the following new item:

``1720I. Mental and behavioral health care for certain former members 
              of the Armed Forces.''.
       Sec. 259. (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5303A the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 5303B. Character of service determinations

       ``(a) Determination.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     process by which an individual who served in the Armed Forces 
     and was discharged or dismissed therefrom may seek a 
     determination from the Secretary with respect to whether such 
     discharge or release was under a condition that bars the 
     right of such individual to a benefit under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary based upon the period of 
     service from which discharged or dismissed.
       ``(b) Provision of Information.--If the Secretary 
     determines under subsection (a) that an individual is barred 
     to a benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary, 
     the Secretary shall provide to such individual information 
     regarding the ability of the individual to address such 
     condition, including pursuant to section 5303 of this title 
     and chapter 79 of title 10.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 5303A the following new item:

``5303B. Character of service determinations.''.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
     $42,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
     countries, when required by law of such countries, 
     $79,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 foreign currency fluctuations account

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes 
     authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code.

           United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 
     sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $33,600,000:  Provided, That, of the amount, up to $800,000 
     may be transferred to the General Services Administration for 
     planning and design of a courthouse, to include a feasibility 
     study:  Provided further, That $2,580,000 shall be available 
     for the purpose of providing financial assistance as 
     described and in accordance with the process and reporting 
     procedures set forth under this heading in Public Law 102-
     229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and 
     improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or 
     lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-
     for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $80,800,000, of which 
     not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2020. In addition, such sums as may be 
     necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 
     to be derived from the ``Lease of Department of Defense Real 
     Property for Defense Agencies'' account.

                              construction

       For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
     construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetery, $167,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for planning and design and 
     construction associated with the Southern Expansion project 
     at Arlington National Cemetery.

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

                               trust fund

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds 
     available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 
     $64,300,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for construction and renovation of the physical 
     plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, 
     District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Gulfport, Mississippi:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading from funds available in the 
     Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $22,000,000 shall be 
     paid from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 301.  Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
     ``Department of Defense--Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army'', 
     may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the 
     relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington 
     National Cemetery, making additional land available for 
     ground burials.
       Sec. 302.  Amounts deposited into the special account 
     established under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall 
     be available until expended to support activities at the Army 
     National Military Cemeteries.

                                TITLE IV

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $146,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022, for projects outside of the United States:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy 
     and Marine Corps'', $33,248,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022, for projects outside of the

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     United States:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'' $546,352,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022, for projects outside of the United States:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'', $24,300,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022, for projects outside of the United 
     States:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 401.  Each amount designated in this Act by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     shall be available only if the President subsequently so 
     designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
     to the Congress.
       Sec. 402.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense is directed to provide the congressional 
     defense committees a future years defense program for funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction 
     projects related to European Reassurance Initiative and 
     European Deterrence Initiative beginning in fiscal year 2018 
     and each subsequent fiscal year that funding is requested for 
     either initiative. Further, the Secretary of Defense is 
     directed to submit the future years defense program with each 
     fiscal year budget submission.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 502.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 503.  All departments and agencies funded under this 
     Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
     statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
     ``E-Commerce'' technologies and procedures in the conduct of 
     their business practices and public service activities.
       Sec. 504.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and 
     notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
     Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
     and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military 
     Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       Sec. 505.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer 
     made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 506.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for a project or program named for an individual 
     serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
       Sec. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary 
     information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 508. (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, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for 
     first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of 
     title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
     including construction services, where the contractor has not 
     complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles 
     for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, 
     except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal 
     Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 512. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in 
     this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any 
     facility in the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions to house any individual detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction, 
     Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2018''.

   DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $5,744,440,000, 
     of which up to $654,553,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, and of which up to $1,380,752,000 may 
     remain available until expended for Worldwide Security 
     Protection:  Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) as follows:
       (1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training, 
     human resources management, and salaries, including 
     employment without regard to civil service and classification 
     laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed 
     $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
     $2,770,673,000, of which up to $476,879,000 is for Worldwide 
     Security Protection.
       (2) Overseas programs.--For necessary expenses for the 
     regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
     activities as authorized by law, $1,253,799,000.
       (3) Diplomatic policy and support.--For necessary expenses 
     for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 
     including representation to certain international 
     organizations in which the United States participates 
     pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general 
     administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and 
     disarmament activities as authorized, $794,561,000.
       (4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security 
     activities, $925,407,000, of which up to $903,873,000 is for 
     Worldwide Security Protection.
       (5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available under this heading--
       (A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and
       (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
     reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House 
     facilities.
       (6) Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters.--
       (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds 
     may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through 
     (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.
       (B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', to be 
     available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as 
     authorized.
       (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for 
     acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section

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     1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field 
     examination of programs and activities in the United States 
     funded from any account contained in this title.
       (D) Funds appropriated under this heading that are 
     designated for Worldwide Security Protection shall continue 
     to be made available for support of security-related training 
     at sites in existence prior to the enactment of this Act.

                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as 
     authorized, $103,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $77,629,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to 
     post inspections:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $11,644,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized, $646,143,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which not less than $240,000,000 shall be for 
     the Fulbright Program and not less than $111,360,000 shall be 
     for Citizen Exchange Program, including $4,125,000 for the 
     Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange:  Provided, That fees or 
     other payments received from, or in connection with, English 
     teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and 
     exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to 
     this account, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the 
     Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as 
     Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That any 
     substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to 
     programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be 
     subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                        representation expenses

       For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.

              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, 
     maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are 
     owned or directly leased by the Department of State, 
     renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the 
     Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic 
     Security Construction Program as authorized, $765,459,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation 
     expenses as authorized:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for 
     acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for 
     other departments and agencies of the United States 
     Government.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,477,237,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That not later 
     than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the 
     proposed allocation of funds made available under this 
     heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for 
     all projects in fiscal year 2018.

           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program 
     Account'', subject to the same terms and conditions.

                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized:  
     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 
     such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $2,440,856.

              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act (Public Law 96-8), $31,963,000.

         international center, washington, district of columbia

       Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 
     collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
     facilities at the International Center in accordance with 
     section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90-
     553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
     Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
     such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
     section.

     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.

                      International Organizations

              contributions to international organizations

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,371,168,000:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
     the submission of the President's budget to Congress under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 
     budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of 
     the United Nations:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 
     15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as 
     is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase 
     funding for any United Nations program without identifying an 
     offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget:  
     Provided further, That not later than June 1, 2018, and 30 
     days after the end of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of 
     State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 
     credits attributable to the United States, including from the 
     United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated 
     fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 assessment costs 
     including offsets from available credits and updated foreign 
     currency exchange rates:  Provided further, That any such 
     credits shall only be available for United States assessed 
     contributions to the United Nations regular budget, and the 
     Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such 
     credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including 
     any payment of arrearages:  Provided further, That any 
     notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to 
     section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any 
     operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this 
     Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently 
     attributable to the United States and provide updated 
     assessment costs including offsets from available credits and 
     updated foreign currency exchange rates:  Provided further, 
     That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be 
     directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the 
     United States and the respective international organization 
     and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for a United States contribution to an 
     international organization for the United States share of 
     interest costs made known to the United States Government by 
     such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 
     1984, through external borrowings.

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $414,624,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping 
     mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for 
     such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an 
     emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the 
     Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the 
     estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of 
     the mission, the national interest that will be served, and 
     the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including 
     any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the 
     cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost 
     in future fiscal years:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading may be made available 
     for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
     mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is 
     implementing effective policies and procedures to prevent 
     United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 
     peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from trafficking 
     in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing 
     acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of 
     human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage 
     in such acts while participating in such mission, including 
     prosecution in their home countries and making information 
     about such prosecutions publicly available on the Web site of 
     the United Nations:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     State shall work with the United Nations and foreign 
     governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement 
     effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have 
     not violated human rights:  Provided further, That funds 
     shall be

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     available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 
     State determines that United States manufacturers and 
     suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 
     equipment, services, and material for United Nations 
     peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign 
     manufacturers and suppliers:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
     heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping 
     mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under 
     the command or operational control of a foreign national, 
     unless the President's military advisors have submitted to 
     the President a recommendation that such involvement is in 
     the national interest of the United States and the President 
     has submitted to Congress such a recommendation:  Provided 
     further, That not later than June 1, 2018, and 30 days after 
     the end of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits 
     attributable to the United States, including those resulting 
     from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United 
     Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal 
     year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 assessment costs including 
     offsets from available credits:  Provided further, That any 
     such credits shall only be available for United States 
     assessed contributions to United Nations peacekeeping 
     missions, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
     notified when such credits are applied to any assessed 
     contribution, including any payment of arrearages:  Provided 
     further, That any notification regarding funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant 
     to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or 
     any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this 
     Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently 
     attributable to the United States and provide updated 
     assessment costs, including offsets from available credits:  
     Provided further, That any payment of arrearages with funds 
     appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work with 
     the United Nations and members of the United Nations Security 
     Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and 
     to consider a draw down when mission goals have been 
     substantially achieved.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:

 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation expenses; as follows:

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $48,134,000.

                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized.

              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as 
     authorized by the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182), $13,258,000:  
     Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading for 
     the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, and $9,000 may be made 
     available for representation expenses.

                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $46,356,000:  Provided, That the United States share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions 
     pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 international broadcasting operations

       For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international 
     communication activities, and to make and supervise grants 
     for radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the 
     Middle East, $797,986,000:  Provided, That in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to 
     $34,508,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may 
     remain available until expended for satellite transmissions 
     and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 
     $13,800,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs:  Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated under this 
     heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation 
     expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such expenses 
     within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed 
     $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free 
     Europe/Radio Liberty:  Provided further, That the BBG shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any 
     determination by the BBG that any of its broadcast entities, 
     including its grantee organizations, provides an open 
     platform for international terrorists or those who support 
     international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles 
     and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 
     1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity's journalistic code of 
     ethics:  Provided further, That significant modifications to 
     BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, 
     including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, 
     medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all 
     BBG language services shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That in addition to funds made available 
     under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
     revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts 
     from cooperating international organizations, and up to 
     $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 
     Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, 
     shall remain available until expended for carrying out 
     authorized purposes.

                   broadcasting capital improvements

       For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, 
     and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and 
     digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and 
     installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, 
     and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as 
     authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $9,700,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

       For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 
     Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $37,884,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, which shall not be used 
     for construction activities.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-
     Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 
     U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the interest and earnings 
     accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2018, to 
     remain available until expended.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 2018, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United States 
     Code; or for purposes which are not in accordance with 
     section 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
     including the restrictions on compensation for personal 
     services.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 
     U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing to the 
     Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 
     2018, to remain available until expended.

                            East-West Center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to 
     the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

       For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $170,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which $117,500,000 
     shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, 
     including for the core institutes, and $52,500,000 shall be 
     for democracy programs.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, $675,000, as 
     authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code:  
     Provided, That the Commission may procure temporary, 
     intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph 
     (3) of section

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     312304(b) of such chapter:  Provided further, That such 
     authority shall terminate on October 1, 2018:  Provided 
     further, That the Commission shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), as authorized by 
     title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
     (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,500,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, including not more than $4,000 for 
     representation expenses:  Provided, That prior to the 
     obligation of $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, the Commission shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the steps taken to implement the 
     recommendations of the Independent Review of USCIRF Mission 
     Effectiveness that was conducted pursuant to the United 
     States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-71), and such 
     funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304 (22 
     U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,579,000, including not more than 
     $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized 
     by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,000,000, including not more than 
     $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 
     and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 
     of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not 
     more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the 
     authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions 
     contained in the second through sixth provisos under this 
     heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 
     Public Law 111-117) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
     year 2018 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
     heading as if included in this Act.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $1,189,609,000, of which up to $178,441,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading and under the 
     heading ``Capital Investment Fund'' in this title may be made 
     available to finance the construction (including architect 
     and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of 
     offices for use by the United States Agency for International 
     Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified 
     such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the 
     obligation of funds for such purposes:  Provided further, 
     That contracts or agreements entered into with funds 
     appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for 
     the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal 
     year:  Provided further, That the authority of sections 610 
     and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
     exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds 
     appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to 
     ``Operating Expenses'' in accordance with the provisions of 
     those sections:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated or made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and 
     entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
     available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed 
     $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID 
     during the current fiscal year.

                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
     related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of 
     information technology and related capital investments, 
     pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, $197,100,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $72,800,000, of which up to $10,920,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, for the Office of Inspector General 
     of the United States Agency for International Development.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, as follows:

                         global health programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, $3,020,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, and which shall be 
     apportioned directly to the United States Agency for 
     International Development:  Provided, That this amount shall 
     be made available for training, equipment, and technical 
     assistance to build the capacity of public health 
     institutions and organizations in developing countries, and 
     for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal 
     health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration 
     programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation 
     programs which directly address the needs of mothers and 
     children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for 
     children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) 
     programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 
     research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other 
     infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, 
     and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/
     AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) 
     disaster preparedness training for health crises; (7) 
     programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to, 
     unanticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8) 
     family planning/reproductive health:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available 
     for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 
     this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization 
     or program which, as determined by the President of the 
     United States, supports or participates in the management of 
     a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization:  
     Provided further, That any determination made under the 
     previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by 
     the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: 
      Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
     under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of 
     abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
     coerce any person to practice abortions:  Provided further, 
     That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter 
     any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under 
     section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to lobby for or against abortion:  Provided 
     further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 
     developing nations, funds shall be available only to 
     voluntary family planning projects which offer, either 
     directly or through referral to, or information about access 
     to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, 
     and that any such voluntary family planning project shall 
     meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or 
     referral agents in the project shall not implement or be 
     subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total 
     number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or 
     acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this 
     provision shall not be construed to include the use of 
     quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and 
     planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment 
     of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: 
     (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning 
     acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
     target or quota of total number of births, number of family 
     planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of 
     family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or 
     benefit, including the right of access to participate in any 
     program of general welfare or the right of access to health 
     care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to 
     accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
     provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information 
     on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, 
     including those conditions that might render the use of the 
     method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be 
     consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project 
     shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and 
     devices and medical procedures are provided only in the 
     context of a scientific study in which participants are 
     advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 
     60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator 
     determines that there has been a violation of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of 
     this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso,

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     the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report containing a description of such 
     violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency:  
     Provided further, That in awarding grants for natural family 
     planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of 
     such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to 
     offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all 
     such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the 
     previous proviso:  Provided further, That for purposes of 
     this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, the term ``motivate'', as it relates to family 
     planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the 
     provision, consistent with local law, of information or 
     counseling about all pregnancy options:  Provided further, 
     That information provided about the use of condoms as part of 
     projects or activities that are funded from amounts 
     appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and 
     shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of 
     such use.
       In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
     provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
     prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/
     AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2022, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department 
     of State:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, except for the United States Leadership 
     Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-25), for a United States contribution to the 
     Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 
     Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to 
     make timely payment for projects and activities:  Provided 
     further, That the amount of such contribution should be 
     $1,350,000,000:  Provided further, That clauses (i) and (vi) 
     of section 202(d)(4)(A) of the United States Leadership 
     Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 
     U.S.C. 7622) shall be applied with respect to such funds made 
     available for fiscal years 2015 through 2018 by substituting 
     ``2004'' for ``2009'':  Provided further, That up to 5 
     percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to 
     the Global Fund in fiscal year 2018 may be made available to 
     USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of 
     the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, 
     up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for 
     administrative expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Global AIDS Coordinator.

                         development assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, 
     and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.

                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and 
     reconstruction assistance, $2,696,534,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                         transition initiatives

       For necessary expenses for international disaster 
     rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 
     the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 
     for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to support transition to democracy 
     and long-term development of countries in crisis:  Provided, 
     That such support may include assistance to develop, 
     strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
     processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
     peaceful resolution of conflict:  Provided further, That the 
     USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new 
     program of assistance:  Provided further, That if the 
     Secretary of State determines that it is important to the 
     national interest of the United States to provide transition 
     assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this 
     heading and under the authorities applicable to funds 
     appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
     be made available subject to prior consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                          complex crises fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and 
     activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen 
     foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available on such 
     terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the 
     purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and 
     crises, except that no funds shall be made available for 
     lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and 
     section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, except that such 
     expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be 
     transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.

                      development credit authority

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
     by the United States Agency for International Development, as 
     authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, up to $55,000,000 may be derived by transfer 
     from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of 
     such Act and under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'':  Provided, That funds provided 
     under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are 
     used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 
     635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made 
     available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, 
     urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes 
     of part I of such Act:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall 
     be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 
      Provided further, That such costs, including the cost of 
     modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of 
     modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for 
     such cost, including if the cost results in a negative 
     subsidy, shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to 
     general provisions applicable to the Development Credit 
     Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the 
     House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, 
     shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees 
     provided under this heading, except that the principal amount 
     of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect 
     to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000:  
     Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
     total loan principal, any portion of which is to be 
     guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
     credit programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, which may 
     be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
     under the heading ``Operating Expenses'' in title II of this 
     Act:  Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2020.

                         economic support fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $1,816,731,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

                             democracy fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy 
     globally, including to carry out the purposes of section 
     502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98-164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), 
     $150,375,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     which shall be made available for the Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor, Department of State:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are made available to 
     the National Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes 
     are in addition to amounts otherwise available by this Act 
     for such purposes:  Provided further, That the Assistant 
     Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 
     of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to the obligation of funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph.
       For an additional amount for such purposes, $65,125,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be 
     made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and 
     Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for 
     International Development.

            assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act 
     (Public Law 102-511), and the Support for Eastern European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179), 
     $750,334,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, except section 7070 of this Act, for assistance and 
     related programs for countries identified in section 3 of 
     Public Law 102-511 (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of 
     Public Law 101-179 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such

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     purposes:  Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' that are made available for assistance for such 
     countries shall be administered in accordance with the 
     responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to 
     section 102 of Public Law 102-511 and section 601 of Public 
     Law 101-179:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of 
     making available the administrative authorities contained in 
     that Act for the use of economic assistance.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to 
     enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
     Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and 
     migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and 
     dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
     allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of 
     title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code, $927,802,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 
     shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency 
     humanitarian requirements, and $7,500,000 shall be made 
     available for refugees resettling in Israel.

     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $1,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That amounts in excess 
     of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such section 
     shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance''.

                          Independent Agencies

                              peace corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the 
     purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
     administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, 
     $410,000,000, of which $5,500,000 is for the Office of 
     Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may 
     transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as 
     authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may 
     not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps 
     overseas operations:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may 
     be available for representation expenses, of which not to 
     exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment 
     expenses:  Provided further, That any decision to open, 
     close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or 
     overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior 
     consultation and regular notification procedures may be 
     waived when there is a substantial security risk to 
     volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to 
     section 7015(e) of this Act:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to 
     pay for abortions:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 
     113-76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.

                    millennium challenge corporation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
     (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative 
     expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC):  
     Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available to 
     carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal 
     year 2018:  Provided further, That section 605(e) of the MCA 
     shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact 
     entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such 
     Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate 
     subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement 
     of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount 
     of the United States Government funding anticipated for the 
     duration of the Compact:  Provided further, That the MCC 
     Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing 
     negotiations for any country compact or threshold country 
     program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or 
     terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold 
     program:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of 
     the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
     program after such country has completed a country compact:  
     Provided further, That any funds that are deobligated from a 
     Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to re-obligation:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall 
     be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 
     assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per 
     capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle 
     income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 
     75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the 
     World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 
     606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to 
     countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall 
     be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 
     assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per 
     capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle 
     income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among 
     the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by 
     the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of 
     section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:  Provided further, That any 
     MCC candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per 
     capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the 
     country would be reclassified from a low income country to a 
     lower middle income country or from a lower middle income 
     country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy 
     status in its former income classification for the fiscal 
     year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, 
     That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of 
     availability of a copy of a Compact on the MCC Web site shall 
     be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of 
     the MCA for such Compact:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs shall be available for a 
     threshold program in a country that is not currently a 
     candidate country:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may 
     be available for representation and entertainment expenses, 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for 
     entertainment expenses.

                       inter-american foundation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the 
     Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
     $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation 
     expenses.

              united states african development foundation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development 
     Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 290h 
     et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
     representation expenses:  Provided, That funds made available 
     to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project 
     purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the 
     United States African Development Foundation (USADF):  
     Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for 
     the purposes for which the grant was made:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African 
     Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h-3(a)(2)), in 
     exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF 
     may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section 
     with respect to a project and a project may exceed the 
     limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely 
     to foreign currency fluctuation:  Provided further, That the 
     USADF shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees after each time such waiver authority is 
     exercised:  Provided further, That the USADF may make rent or 
     lease payments in advance from appropriations available for 
     such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in 
     Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions:  
     Provided further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts 
     outside the United States Treasury and retain any interest 
     earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of 
     the African Development Foundation Act:  Provided further, 
     That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 
     Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for program 
     purposes.

                       Department of the Treasury

               international affairs technical assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may 
     be made available to contract for services as described in 
     section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     without regard to the location in which such services are 
     performed.

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                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $950,845,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the 
     Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its 
     restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
     the United States Government for the purpose of providing 
     such property to a foreign country or international 
     organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That section 482(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made 
     available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be made available to support 
     training and technical assistance for foreign law 
     enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, 
     utilizing regional partners:  Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this heading that are transferred to 
     another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
     States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and 
     any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-
     terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
     $655,467,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, 
     chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 
     ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 
     activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribution to 
     the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
     Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate 
     congressional committees of information regarding any 
     separate arrangements relating to the ``Road-map for the 
     Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues 
     Regarding Iran's Nuclear Program'' between the IAEA and the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran, in classified form if necessary, if 
     such information becomes known to the Department of State:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall 
     be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
     to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
     nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That such funds may also be used for such countries other 
     than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and 
     international organizations when it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to do so:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State 
     determines that Israel is being denied its right to 
     participate in the activities of that Agency:  Provided 
     further, That funds made available for conventional weapons 
     destruction programs, including demining and related 
     activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to 
     the operation and management of such programs and activities, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $212,712,000:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, 
     to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign 
     civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate 
     in peacekeeping operations:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $31,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
     contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission 
     in the Sinai:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

             international military education and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $110,875,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the civilian 
     personnel for whom military education and training may be 
     provided under this heading may include civilians who are not 
     members of a government whose participation would contribute 
     to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the 
     military, or respect for human rights:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to 
     exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.

                   foreign military financing program

       For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $5,671,613,000:  Provided, That to expedite the 
     provision of assistance to foreign countries and 
     international organizations, the Secretary of State, 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations 
     and subject to the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading 
     to procure defense articles and services to enhance the 
     capacity of foreign security forces:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel 
     which shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading 
     shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading 
     shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act:  Provided further, 
     That funds made available under this heading shall be 
     obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph 
     (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to 
     make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the 
     United States Government specifying the conditions under 
     which such procurement may be financed with such funds:  
     Provided, That all country and funding level increases in 
     allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
     notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and 
     related activities, and may include activities implemented 
     through nongovernmental and international organizations:  
     Provided further, That only those countries for which 
     assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales 
     Financing Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional 
     presentation for security assistance programs may utilize 
     funds made available under this heading for procurement of 
     defense articles, defense services, or design and 
     construction services that are not sold by the United States 
     Government under the Arms Export Control Act:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment 
     for defense articles and services:  Provided further, That 
     not more than $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, 
     including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only for use outside of the United States, for 
     the general costs of administering military assistance and 
     sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading for general costs of 
     administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed 
     $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to 
     exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
      Provided further, That not more than $950,000,000 of funds 
     realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the 
     Department of Defense during fiscal year 2018 pursuant to 
     section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that 
     this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                international organizations and programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-188; 87 Stat. 713), 
     $339,000,000:  Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to 
     the United Nations Democracy Fund.

                  International Financial Institutions

                      global environment facility

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development as trustee

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     for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, $139,575,000, to remain available until expended.

       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

               contribution to the asian development fund

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian 
     Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     $47,395,000, to remain available until expended.

              contribution to the african development bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $32,418,000, to remain available until expended.

              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808.

              contribution to the african development fund

       For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

  contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

       For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States

                           inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $5,700,000, of which up to $855,000 may 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                            program account

       The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
     to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
     may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current 
     fiscal year for such corporation:  Provided, That none of the 
     funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to 
     make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export 
     of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, 
     other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of 
     the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
     eligible to receive economic or military assistance under 
     this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                        administrative expenses

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to 
     exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 
     $110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the Export-Import 
     Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services 
     provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or 
     technical services in connection with any transaction for 
     which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance 
     commitment has been made:  Provided further, That the Bank 
     shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special 
     services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not 
     including other personal services) in connection with the 
     collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of 
     pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in 
     satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or 
     appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, 
     financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which 
     an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment 
     has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 
     transactions:  Provided further, That in addition to other 
     funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 
     shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to 
     remain available until expended.

                           receipts collected

       Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945 (Public Law 79-173) and the Federal Credit Reform Act 
     of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated 
     herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
     account:  Provided, That the sums herein appropriated from 
     the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $0:  Provided further, That amounts collected in 
     fiscal year 2018 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000 
     shall become available on September 1, 2018, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2021.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
     such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds 
     available to it and in accordance with law as may be 
     necessary:  Provided, That the amount available for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance 
     programs (including an amount for official reception and 
     representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall 
     not exceed $79,200,000:  Provided further, That project-
     specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect 
     costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs 
     associated with services provided to specific investors or 
     potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.

                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized 
     by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020:  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 funds so obligated in fiscal 
     year 2018 remain available for disbursement through 2026; 
     funds obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain available for 
     disbursement through 2027; and funds obligated in fiscal year 
     2020 remain available for disbursement through 2028:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is 
     authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of 
     chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 
     Iraq:  Provided further, That funds made available pursuant 
     to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       In addition, such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
     be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses 
     to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and 
     merged with said account.

                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $79,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not more than $5,000 may be available for representation and 
     entertainment expenses.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      allowances and differentials

       Sec. 7001.  Funds appropriated under title I of this Act 
     shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
     allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 
     of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 
     transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code.

                      unobligated balances report

       Sec. 7002.  Any department or agency of the United States 
     Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative 
     unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances 
     by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund 
     Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in 
     fiscal year 2018 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated 
     by fiscal year:  Provided, That the report required by this 
     section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the 
     end of each fiscal quarter and should specify by account the 
     amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements 
     which have not been further sub-obligated.

                          consulting services

       Sec. 7003.  The expenditure of any appropriation under 
     title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
     procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code, 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.

                         diplomatic facilities

       Sec. 7004. (a) Capital Security Cost Sharing Information.--
     The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the Committees 
     on Appropriations of each instance in which a Federal 
     department or agency is delinquent in providing the full 
     amount of funding required by section 604(e) of the Secure 
     Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 
     U.S.C. 4865 note).
       (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
     604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 
     3427,

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     as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-
     113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended by 
     section 111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323), a project to construct 
     a facility of the United States may include office space or 
     other accommodations for members of the United States Marine 
     Corps.
       (c) New Diplomatic Facilities.--For the purposes of 
     calculating the fiscal year 2018 costs of providing new 
     United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with 
     section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual 
     program level and agency shares in a manner that is 
     proportional to the contribution of the Department of State 
     for this purpose:  Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are made available for departments and agencies of 
     the United States Government shall be made available for the 
     Capital Security Cost Sharing Program and the Maintenance 
     Cost Sharing Program at levels not less than the prior fiscal 
     year.
       (d) Consultation and Notification.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of 
     property or award of construction contracts for overseas 
     United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2018, 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 
      Provided, That notifications pursuant to this subsection 
     shall include the information enumerated under the heading 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in House 
     Report 115-253 and Senate Report 114-290:  Provided further, 
     That any such notification for a new diplomatic facility 
     justified to the Committees on Appropriations in the 
     Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2018, 
     or not previously justified to such Committees, shall also 
     include confirmation that the Department of State has 
     completed the requisite value engineering studies required 
     pursuant to OMB Circular A-131, Value Engineering December 
     31, 2013 and the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations 
     Policy and Procedure Directive, P&PD, Cost 02: Value 
     Engineering.
       (e) Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--
       (1) Security vulnerabilities.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance'' may be made available, following consultation 
     with the appropriate congressional committees, to address 
     security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
     States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
     security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the 
     amount of funds made available for such purposes from this 
     Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a 
     minimum of $25,000,000.
       (2) Consultation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to 
     an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees and the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
     such consultation and notification may be waived if there is 
     a security risk to personnel.
       (f) Transfer of Funds Authority.--Funds appropriated under 
     the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', including 
     for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in this 
     Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under such headings if the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations 
     of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or 
     respond to security situations and requirements, following 
     consultation with, and subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of, such Committees:  Provided, That such transfer 
     authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 
     available under any other provision of law.
       (g) Soft Targets.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' 
     may be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, 
     including schools, recreational facilities, and residences 
     used by United States diplomatic personnel and their 
     dependents, except that the amount made available for such 
     purposes shall be a minimum of $10,000,000.
       (h) Secure Resupply and Maintenance.--The Secretary of 
     State may not grant final approval for the construction of a 
     new facility or substantial construction to improve or expand 
     an existing facility in the United States by or for the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China until the 
     Secretary certifies and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that an agreement has been concluded 
     between the Governments of the United States and the People's 
     Republic of China that permits secure resupply, maintenance, 
     and new construction of United States Government facilities 
     in the People's Republic of China.
       (i) New Embassy Compound Kinshasa.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'' that are made available for the central 
     Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 25 
     percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
     of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such Government has fully vacated the 
     property purchased by the United States in Kinshasa for the 
     construction of a New Embassy Compound.
       (j) Reports.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in this 
     Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made 
     available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost 
     Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated from 
     the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real 
     property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made 
     available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, 
     design, or construction of the New London Embassy:  Provided, 
     That the reporting requirement contained in section 
     7004(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of 
     Public Law 112-74) shall remain in effect during fiscal year 
     2018.
       (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and every 4 
     months thereafter until September 30, 2019, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     report on the new Mexico City Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, and 
     Beirut Embassy projects:  Provided, That such report shall 
     include, for each of the projects--
       (A) a detailed breakout of the project factors that formed 
     the basis of the initial cost estimate used to justify such 
     project to the Committees on Appropriations, as described 
     under the heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance'' in House Report 115-253;
       (B) a comparison of the current project factors as compared 
     to the project factors submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     of this subsection, and an explanation of any changes; and
       (C) the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on 
     project costs.

                           personnel actions

       Sec. 7005.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel 
     actions taken in response to funding reductions included in 
     this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary 
     resources available under title I to such department or 
     agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That use 
     of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act.

                     department of state management

       Sec. 7006. (a) Financial Systems Improvement.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act for the operations of the Department 
     of State under the headings ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' and ``Capital Investment Fund'' shall be made 
     available to implement the recommendations contained in the 
     Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report (FADR) and the 
     Office of Inspector General (OIG) report entitled 
     ``Department Financial Systems Are Insufficient to Track and 
     Report on Foreign Assistance Funds'':  Provided, That not 
     later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an 
     update to the plan required under section 7006 of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) 
     for implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations:  Provided 
     further, That such funds may not be obligated for 
     enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System 
     Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Management 
     System, Joint Financial Management System, or Foreign 
     Assistance Coordination and Tracking System until such 
     updated plan is submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That such funds may not be 
     obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc 
     electronic systems to track commitments, obligations, or 
     expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, 
     following consultation with the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of State, has reviewed and certified that such 
     new system or expansion is consistent with the FADR and OIG 
     recommendations.
       (b) Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available to the Department of State for 
     payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the 
     service centers included in the Congressional Budget 
     Justification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2018:  Provided, That the 
     amounts for such service centers shall be the amounts 
     included in such budget justification, except as provided in 
     section 7015(b) of this Act:  Provided further, That Federal 
     agency components shall be charged only for their direct 
     usage of each Working Capital Fund service:  Provided 
     further, That prior to increasing the percentage charged to 
     Department of State bureaus and offices for procurement-
     related activities, the Secretary of State shall include the 
     proposed increase in the Department of State budget 
     justification or, at least 60 days prior to the increase, 
     provide the Committees on

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     Appropriations a justification for such increase, including a 
     detailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services 
     provided by the procurement fee:  Provided further, That 
     Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital 
     Fund services that are consistent with the purpose and 
     authorities of such components:  Provided further, That the 
     Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed 
     at rates which will return the full cost of each service.
       (c) Certification.--
       (1) Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of 
     funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that 
     are made available to a Department of State bureau or office 
     with responsibility for the management and oversight of such 
     funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or 
     office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance 
     with Department and Federal financial and grants management 
     policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable.
       (2) When making a certification required by paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a 
     bureau or office to--
       (A) account for the obligated funds at the country and 
     program level, as appropriate;
       (B) identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring 
     plans;
       (C) establish performance measures and indicators;
       (D) review activities and performance; and
       (E) assess final results and reconcile finances.
       (3) If the Secretary of State is unable to make a 
     certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to 
     bring such bureau or office into compliance.
       (4) The report accompanying a certification required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the requirements contained under 
     this section in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (d) Report on Sole Source Awards.--Not later than December 
     31, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole-
     source awards made by the Department of State during the 
     previous fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000:  Provided, That 
     such report should be posted on the Department of State Web 
     site.

        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 7007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
     assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North 
     Korea, Iran, or Syria:  Provided, That for purposes of this 
     section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall 
     include direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of 
     the Export-Import Bank or its agents.

                              coups d'etat

       Sec. 7008.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
     assistance to the government of any country whose duly 
     elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'etat 
     or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup 
     d'etat or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: 
      Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such government 
     if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the 
     termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
     has taken office:  Provided further, That the provisions of 
     this section shall not apply to assistance to promote 
     democratic elections or public participation in democratic 
     processes:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                      transfer of funds authority

       Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State and Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors.--
       (1) Department of state.--Not to exceed 5 percent of any 
     appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for 
     the Department of State under title I of this Act may be 
     transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase 
     the appropriation under the heading ``Representation 
     Expenses''.
       (2) Broadcasting board of governors.--Not to exceed 5 
     percent of any appropriation made available for the current 
     fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under 
     title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged 
     with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except 
     as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
     more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
       (3) Treatment as reprogramming.--Any transfer pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       (b) Title VI Agencies.--Not to exceed 5 percent of any 
     appropriation, other than for administrative expenses made 
     available for fiscal year 2018, for programs under title VI 
     of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations 
     for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for 
     which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no 
     such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any 
     such transfer:  Provided, That the exercise of such authority 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--None of the funds made available under 
     titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
     Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or 
     transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       (2) Allocation and transfers.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized 
     elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to 
     carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United 
     States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 
     610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (3) Notification.--Any agreement entered into by the United 
     States Agency for International Development or the Department 
     of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
     $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) 
     of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'' shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided, That the requirement in the previous sentence shall 
     not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the 
     Department of State.
       (d) Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.--None of the funds 
     made available under titles II through V of this Act may be 
     obligated under an appropriations account to which such funds 
     were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
     provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 
     5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, 
     consults with and provides a written policy justification to 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers of Funds.--Any 
     agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds 
     appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations and related 
     programs, entered into between the Department of State or 
     USAID and another agency of the United States Government 
     under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, 
     shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for 
     the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such 
     funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the 
     receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic 
     program and financial audits of the use of such funds and 
     report to the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, 
     upon completion of such audits:  Provided, That such audits 
     shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by 
     the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate:  Provided 
     further, That funds transferred under such authority may be 
     made available for the cost of such audits.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
     each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     detailing all transfers to another agency of the United 
     States Government made pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with funds provided in 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
     115-31) as of the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided, 
     That such reports shall include a list of each transfer made 
     pursuant to such sections with the respective funding level, 
     appropriation account, and the receiving agency.

              prohibition on certain operational expenses

       Sec. 7010. (a) First-Class Travel.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by 
     employees of United States Government departments and 
     agencies funded by this Act in contravention of section 301-
     10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (b) Computer Networks.--None of the funds made available by 
     this Act for the operating expenses of any United States 
     Government department or agency may be used to establish or 
     maintain a computer network for use by such department or 
     agency unless such network has filters designed to block 
     access to sexually explicit Web sites:  Provided, That 
     nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying out the

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     following activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, 
     and adjudications; administrative discipline; and the 
     monitoring of such Web sites undertaken as part of official 
     business.
       (c) Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.--None of the funds 
     made available by this Act should be available to promote the 
     sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the 
     reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions 
     on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for 
     restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
     tobacco products of the same type.

                         availability of funds

       Sec. 7011.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided by this Act:  Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, 
     chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, and funds provided under the headings ``Development 
     Credit Authority'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
     Central Asia'' shall remain available for an additional 4 
     years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
     would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially 
     obligated before the expiration of their respective periods 
     of availability contained in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That the availability of funds pursuant to the previous 
     proviso shall not be applicable to such funds until the 
     Secretary of State submits the report required under section 
     7011 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of 
     Public Law 114-113):  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for 
     the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or 
     obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance 
     of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall 
     remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on 
     which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 
     expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated 
     before the expiration of their respective periods of 
     availability contained in this Act:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than October 30, 2018, 
     detailing by account and source year, the use of this 
     authority during the previous fiscal year.

            limitation on assistance to countries in default

       Sec. 7012.  No part of any appropriation provided under 
     titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish 
     assistance to the government of any country which is in 
     default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in 
     payment to the United States of principal or interest on any 
     loan made to the government of such country by the United 
     States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated 
     under this Act unless the President determines, following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that 
     assistance for such country is in the national interest of 
     the United States.

          prohibition on taxation of united states assistance

       Sec. 7013. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     made available to provide assistance for a foreign country 
     under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and 
     conditions under which such assistance is to be provided 
     unless such agreement includes a provision stating that 
     assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from 
     taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the 
     Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall expeditiously seek 
     to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as 
     necessary, to conform with this requirement.
       (b) Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An 
     amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed 
     during fiscal year 2018 on funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign 
     government or entity against United States assistance 
     programs, either directly or through grantees, contractors, 
     and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from 
     funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2019 and 
     for prior fiscal years and allocated for the central 
     government of such country or for the West Bank and Gaza 
     program, as applicable, if, not later than September 30, 
     2019, such taxes have not been reimbursed:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by such date on the foreign governments and 
     entities that have not reimbursed such taxes, including any 
     amount of funds withheld pursuant to this subsection.
       (c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis 
     nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation 
     for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection 
     (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which 
     do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have 
     an effective arrangement that is providing substantial 
     reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably 
     accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible 
     manner.
       (e) Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall not 
     apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such 
     taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       (A) such foreign government or entity has an effective 
     arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of 
     such taxes; or
       (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 
     outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 
     States assistance is not subject to taxation.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior 
     to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to 
     any foreign government or entity.
       (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue and 
     update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 
     appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the 
     taxation of assistance contained in this section.
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Bilateral agreement.--The term ``bilateral agreement'' 
     refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the 
     Government of the United States and the government of the 
     country receiving assistance that describes the privileges 
     and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance 
     for such country generally, or an individual agreement 
     between the Government of the United States and such 
     government that describes, among other things, the treatment 
     for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States 
     assistance provided under that agreement.
       (2) Taxes and taxation.--The term ``taxes and taxation'' 
     shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall 
     not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.
       (h) Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads 
     of other relevant agencies of the United States Government, 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the requirements contained under this section in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                         reservations of funds

       Sec. 7014. (a) Reprogramming.--Funds appropriated under 
     titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically 
     designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the 
     same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance 
     with the designation is made impossible by operation of any 
     provision of this or any other Act:  Provided, That any such 
     reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be made available under the same terms 
     and conditions as originally provided.
       (b) Extension of Availability.--In addition to the 
     authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of 
     availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 
     administered by the Department of State or the United States 
     Agency for International Development that are specifically 
     designated for particular programs or activities by this or 
     any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year 
     if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
     appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the termination of 
     assistance to a country or a significant change in 
     circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 
     can be obligated during the original period of availability:  
     Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 
     available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
     only for the purpose of such designation.
       (c) Other Acts.--Ceilings and specifically designated 
     funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable 
     to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically 
     so directs:  Provided, That specifically designated funding 
     levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other 
     Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this 
     Act.

                       notification requirements

       Sec. 7015. (a) Notification of Changes in Programs, 
     Projects, and Activities.--None of the funds made available 
     in titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs to the departments and 
     agencies funded by this Act that remain available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 2018, or provided from any accounts 
     in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting 
     collections, or made available by transfer, to the 
     departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation to--
       (1) create new programs;
       (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;
       (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;
       (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus, 
     centers, or offices; or
       (5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless previously justified to the Committees on 
     Appropriations or such Committees

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     are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.
       (b) Notification of Reprogramming of Funds.--None of the 
     funds provided under titles I and II of this Act or prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs, to the departments 
     and agencies funded under titles I and II of this Act that 
     remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2018, or 
     provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
     States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     department and agency funded under title I of this Act, shall 
     be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or 
     activities;
       (2) relocates an existing office or employees;
       (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (4) results from any general savings, including savings 
     from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 
     in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
     Congress;
     unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
     in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (c) Notification Requirement.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act under the headings ``Global Health 
     Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', ``Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation'', ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'', 
     and ``Peace Corps'', shall be available for obligation for 
     activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, 
     countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of 
     the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 
     obligation under any of these specific headings unless the 
     Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 
     of such obligation:  Provided, That the President shall not 
     enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 
     purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the 
     provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional 
     ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be 
     aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
     justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the 
     quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     commitment:  Provided further, That requirements of this 
     subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act 
     shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, 
     program, or project for which funds are appropriated under 
     titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of 
     the amount previously justified to Congress for obligation 
     for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal 
     year:  Provided further, That any notification submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include 
     information (if known on the date of transmittal of such 
     notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority:  
     Provided further, That if subsequent to the notification of 
     assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding 
     authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be 
     informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent 
     practicable.
       (d) Department of Defense Programs and Funding 
     Notifications.--
       (1) Programs.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
     available to support or continue any program initially funded 
     under any authority of title 10, United States Code, or any 
     Act making or authorizing appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, submits a justification to such Committees 
     that includes a description of, and the estimated costs 
     associated with, the support or continuation of such program.
       (2) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds 
     transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of 
     State and the United States Agency for International 
     Development for assistance for foreign countries and 
     international organizations shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Waiver.--The requirements of this section or any 
     similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any 
     prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose 
     a substantial risk to human health or welfare:  Provided, 
     That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as 
     practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 
     the action to which such notification requirement was 
     applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating 
     such waiver:  Provided further, That any notification 
     provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an 
     explanation of the emergency circumstances.
       (f) Country Notification Requirements.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, 
     Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, 
     Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, 
     Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, 
     the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, 
     Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe 
     except as provided through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (g) Trust Funds.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making 
     funds available for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs that are made available for 
     a trust fund held by an international financial institution 
     as defined by section 7034(r)(3) of this Act shall be subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That such notification shall 
     include the information specified under this section in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
       (h) Other Program Notification Requirement.--
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--Funds appropriated 
     under title I of this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'' that are made available for a pilot 
     program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be 
     subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Other programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act that 
     are made available for the following programs and activities 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations--
       (A) The Global Engagement Center, except that the Secretary 
     of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees prior to submitting such notification;
       (B) The Power Africa initiative, or any successor program;
       (C) Community-based police assistance conducted pursuant to 
     the authority of section 7049 of this Act;
       (D) Programs to counter foreign fighters and extremist 
     organizations, pursuant to section 7073(a) of this Act;
       (E) The Relief and Recovery Fund;
       (F) The Global Security Contingency Fund; and
       (G) Programs to end modern slavery.
       (i) Withholding of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or 
     otherwise not programmed as a result of application of a 
     provision of law in this or any other Act shall, if 
     reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (j) Requirement to Inform, Coordinate, and Consult.--
       (1) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the 
     appropriate congressional committees of each instance in 
     which funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Iraq, 
     Libya, Somalia, and Syria, the Counterterrorism Partnership 
     Fund, the Relief and Recovery Fund, and to counter extremism 
     and foreign fighters abroad, have been diverted or destroyed, 
     to include the type and amount of assistance, a description 
     of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
     the response of the Department of State or USAID, as 
     appropriate:  Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure such 
     funds are coordinated with, and complement, the programs of 
     other United States Government departments and agencies and 
     international partners in such countries and on such 
     activities.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least seven days prior to 
     informing a government of, or publically announcing a 
     decision on, the suspension of assistance to a country or a 
     territory from funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.

                notification on excess defense equipment

       Sec. 7016.  Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to 
     subsection (f) of that section:  Provided, That before 
     issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 
     under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of such Committees 
     if such defense articles are significant military equipment 
     (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) 
     or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 
     $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere 
     in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific 
     countries that would receive such excess defense articles:  
     Provided further, That such Committees shall also be informed 
     of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.

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limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 7017.  Subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under 
     titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or 
     not made available for organizations and programs because of 
     the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the requirement to 
     withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated by this Act.

   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 7018.  None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to 
     practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
     sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or 
     provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo 
     sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in 
     whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, 
     abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family 
     planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
     obligated or expended for any country or organization if the 
     President certifies that the use of these funds by any such 
     country or organization would violate any of the above 
     provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations.

                        allocations and reports

       Sec. 7019. (a) Allocation Tables.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through 
     V shall be made available in the amounts specifically 
     designated in the respective tables included in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, 
     That such designated amounts for foreign countries and 
     international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 
     such countries and international organizations transmitted to 
     Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (b) Authorized Deviations.--Unless otherwise provided for 
     by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development, as 
     applicable, may only deviate up to 4 percent from the amounts 
     specifically designated in the respective tables included in 
     the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
     matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  
     Provided, That such percentage may be exceeded only to 
     respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or to 
     address other exceptional circumstances directly related to 
     the national interest:  Provided further, That deviations 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Limitation.--For specifically designated amounts that 
     are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report 
     required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, no deviations authorized by subsection (b) may take 
     place until submission of such report.
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to--
       (A) amounts designated for ``International Military 
     Education and Training'' in the respective tables included in 
     the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
     matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and
       (B) funds for which the initial period of availability has 
     expired.
       (2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate below 
     amounts designated in the respective tables included in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall not 
     apply to the table included under the heading ``Global Health 
     Programs'' in such explanatory statement.
       (e) Reports.--The Secretary of State and the USAID 
     Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit the reports 
     required, in the manner described, in House Report 115-253, 
     Senate Report 115-152, and the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act), unless directed otherwise in such 
     explanatory statement.

               representation and entertainment expenses

       Sec. 7020. (a) Uses of Funds.--Each Federal department, 
     agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and 
     the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies 
     funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to 
     ensure that domestic and overseas representation and 
     entertainment expenses further official agency business and 
     United States foreign policy interests, and--
       (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the 
     Executive Branch;
       (2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol 
     nature;
       (3) are not for employee-only events; and
       (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a 
     recreational character.
       (b) Limitations.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' or 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for Informational 
     Program activities or under the headings ``Global Health 
     Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'' may be obligated or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages; or
       (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including entrance 
     fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, 
     and amusement parks.

   prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international 
                               terrorism

       Sec. 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
       (1) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act 
     may be made available to any foreign government which 
     provides lethal military equipment to a country the 
     government of which the Secretary of State has determined 
     supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
     effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act:  Provided, That the prohibition under this 
     section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 
     12 months after that government ceases to provide such 
     military equipment:  Provided further, That this section 
     applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided 
     under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
       (2) Determination.--Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) 
     or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if 
     the President determines that to do so is important to the 
     national interest of the United States.
       (3) Report.--Whenever the President makes a determination 
     pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the 
     furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated 
     dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how 
     the assistance furthers United States national interest.
       (b) Bilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Limitations.--Funds appropriated for bilateral 
     assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds 
     appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs, shall not be made available 
     to any foreign government which the President determines--
       (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism;
       (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
       (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a 
     terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (2) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of 
     paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines 
     that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
     waiver:  Provided, That the President shall publish each such 
     waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before 
     the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for 
     the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                       authorization requirements

       Sec. 7022.  Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', 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)).

              definition of program, project, and activity

       Sec. 7023.  For the purpose of titles II through VI of this 
     Act ``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at 
     the appropriations Act account level and shall include all 
     appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, 
     ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the 
     following accounts: ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Assistance 
     for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'', ``program, project, and 
     activity'' shall also be considered to include country, 
     regional, and central program level funding within each such 
     account; and for the development assistance accounts of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered 
     to include central, country, regional, and program level 
     funding, either as--
       (1) justified to Congress; or
       (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a 
     report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 
     within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, as required 
     by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as 
     modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act.

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 authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and united 
                 states african development foundation

       Sec. 7024.  Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development 
     Foundation Act:  Provided, That prior to conducting 
     activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, 
     the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days 
     of taking such action.

                commerce, trade and surplus commodities

       Sec. 7025. (a) World Markets.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through 
     VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds 
     otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or 
     expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other 
     financial commitments for establishing or expanding 
     production of any commodity for export by any country other 
     than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in 
     surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive 
     capacity is expected to become operative and if the 
     assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
     producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity:  
     Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the 
     Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That this 
     subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
     from the International Development Association, is not 
     eligible for assistance from the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a 
     consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to 
     which assistance is furnished; or
       (2) activities in a country the President determines is 
     recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, 
     or a complex emergency.
       (b) Exports.--None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or 
     breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or 
     introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or 
     training in connection with the growth or production in a 
     foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which 
     would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in 
     the United States:  Provided, That this subsection shall not 
     prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States;
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     United States producers;
       (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
     from the International Development Association, is not 
     eligible for assistance from the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a 
     consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to 
     which assistance is furnished; or
       (4) activities in a country the President determines is 
     recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, 
     or a complex emergency.
       (c) International Financial Institutions.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
     directors of the international financial institutions, as 
     defined in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act, to use the voice 
     and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by 
     such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available 
     by this Act, for the production or extraction of any 
     commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world 
     markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
     to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity.

                           separate accounts

       Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
       (1) Agreements.--If assistance is furnished to the 
     government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of 
     part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of 
     local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and 
     account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate 
     account.
       (2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
       (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case 
     may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities; or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming accountability.--USAID shall take all 
     necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local 
     currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from 
     the separate account established pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2).
       (4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds 
     which remain in a separate account established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may 
     be agreed to by the government of that country and the United 
     States Government.
       (5) Report.--The USAID Administrator shall report as part 
     of the congressional budget justification submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies 
     for the administrative requirements of the United States 
     Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such 
     report shall include the amount of local currency (and United 
     States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose 
     in each applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
       (1) In general.--If assistance is made available to the 
     government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
     part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
     assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
     funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
     funds.
       (2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
     1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any 
     such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
     President shall submit a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
     proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
     of the United States interests that will be served by such 
     assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the 
     economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such 
     assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 
     of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 and from funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'':  
     Provided, That before using the authority of this subsection 
     to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular 
     notification procedures, including a description of the 
     program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and 
     the reasons for furnishing such assistance:  Provided 
     further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
     to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion 
     or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
     Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2018, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 
     1721 et seq.):  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant 
     to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
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       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to the government of a country that violates 
     internationally recognized human rights.

                           local competition

       Sec. 7028. (a) Requirements for Exceptions to Competition 
     for Local Entities.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available to the United States Agency for International 
     Development may only be made available for limited 
     competitions through local entities if--
       (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to 
     local entities, USAID has--
       (A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively 
     implement, manage, and account for programs included in such 
     competition; and
       (B) documented the written results of the assessment and 
     decisions made; and
       (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to 
     local entities--
       (A) each successful local entity has been determined to be 
     responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and
       (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 
     place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended 
     purposes; and
       (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
       (b) Report.--In addition to the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(1), the USAID Administrator shall report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees not later than 45 days 
     after the end of fiscal year 2018 on all awards subject to 
     limited or no competition for local entities:  Provided, That 
     such report shall be posted on the USAID Web site:  Provided 
     further, That the requirements of this subsection shall only 
     apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source 
     awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000.
       (c) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 
     112-74) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2018.

                  international financial institutions

       Sec. 7029. (a) Evaluations and Report.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
     director of each international financial institution to seek 
     to require that such institution adopts and implements a 
     publicly available policy, including the strategic use of 
     peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, 
     in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 
     percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant 
     analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 
     institution's goals of reducing poverty and promoting 
     equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant 
     safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, 
     grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data 
     and objective analysis:  Provided, That not later than 45 
     days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken 
     in fiscal year 2017 by the United States executive directors 
     and the international financial institutions consistent with 
     this subsection compared to the previous fiscal year.
       (b) Safeguards.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development and the International 
     Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, 
     policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is 
     implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant 
     to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less 
     protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 
     30, 2015.
       (2) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive director of each international 
     financial institution to vote against loans or other 
     financing for projects unless such projects--
       (A) provide for accountability and transparency, including 
     the collection, verification and publication of beneficial 
     ownership information related to extractive industries and 
     on-site monitoring during the life of the project;
       (B) will be developed and carried out in accordance with 
     best practices regarding environmental conservation; cultural 
     protection; and empowerment of local populations, including 
     free, prior and informed consent of affected indigenous 
     communities;
       (C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
     displacement; and
       (D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
     owned or controlled by the armed forces.
       (c) Compensation.--None of the funds appropriated under 
     title V of this Act may be made as payment to any 
     international financial institution while the United States 
     executive director to such institution is compensated by the 
     institution at a rate which, together with whatever 
     compensation such executive director receives from the United 
     States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
     occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
     any alternate United States executive director to such 
     institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in 
     excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a 
     position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Human Rights.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive director of each 
     international financial institution to seek to require that 
     such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence 
     and risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any 
     loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution:  
     Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, 
     policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with 
     the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has 
     reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
     could result in forced displacement or other violation of 
     human rights.
       (e) Fraud and Corruption.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
     international financial institution to promote in loan, 
     grant, and other financing agreements improvements in 
     borrowing countries' financial management and judicial 
     capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and 
     corruption.
       (f) Beneficial Ownership Information.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
     of each international financial institution to seek to 
     require that such institution collects, verifies, and 
     publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial 
     ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for 
     any corporation or limited liability company, other than a 
     publicly listed company, that receives funds from any such 
     financial institution:  Provided, That not later than 45 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken in 
     fiscal year 2017 by the United States executive directors and 
     the international financial institutions consistent with this 
     subsection compared to the previous fiscal year.
       (g) Whistleblower Protections.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
     of each international financial institution to seek to 
     require that each such institution is effectively 
     implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which 
     reflect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers 
     from retaliation, including best practices for--
       (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosure;
       (2) legal burdens of proof;
       (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation.

                          debt-for-development

       Sec. 7030.  In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and 
     debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization 
     which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency 
     for International Development may place in interest bearing 
     accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization 
     as a result of economic assistance provided under title III 
     of this Act and, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest 
     earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for 
     which the assistance was provided to that organization.

              financial management and budget transparency

       Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-
     Government Assistance.--
       (1) Requirements.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     made available for direct government-to-government assistance 
     only if--
       (A)(i) each implementing agency or ministry to receive 
     assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the 
     systems required to manage such assistance and any identified 
     vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have 
     been addressed;
       (ii) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes 
     staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management 
     capabilities;
       (iii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted 
     competitive procurement policies and systems;
       (iv) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 
     place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended 
     purposes;
       (v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and
       (vi) the government of the recipient country is taking 
     steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national 
     budget, to include income and expenditures;
       (B) the recipient government is in compliance with the 
     principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act;
       (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or 
     controlled by an organization designated as a foreign 
     terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
       (D) the Government of the United States and the government 
     of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear 
     and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, 
     which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; 
     and
       (E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect the 
     rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, 
     association, and assembly.
       (2) Consultation and notification.--In addition to the 
     requirements in paragraph (1), no funds may be made available 
     for direct government-to-government assistance without prior 
     consultation with, and notification

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     of, the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That such 
     notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed 
     activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1):  Provided 
     further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only 
     apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess 
     of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, 
     budget support, and cash payments to individuals.
       (3) Suspension of assistance.--The Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development or the 
     Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct 
     government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or 
     the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of 
     such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
     national interest of the United States to continue such 
     assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse 
     has been appropriately addressed.
       (4) Submission of information.--The Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
     with the fiscal year 2019 congressional budget justification 
     materials, amounts planned for assistance described in 
     paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of 
     funds, and type of assistance.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 
     2019, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a report that--
       (A) details all assistance described in paragraph (1) 
     provided during the previous 6-month period by country, 
     funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; 
     and
       (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism 
     utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a 
     reimbursable basis.
       (6) Debt service payment prohibition.--None of the funds 
     made available by this Act may be used by the government of 
     any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any 
     country to any international financial institution:  
     Provided, That for purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``international financial institution'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act.
       (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
       (1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The 
     Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
     the ``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each 
     government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
     identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), ``minimum 
     requirements of fiscal transparency'' are requirements 
     consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public 
     disclosure of national budget documentation (to include 
     receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government 
     contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to 
     include bidding and concession allocation practices).
       (3) Determination and report.--For each government 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
     not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall 
     make or update any determination of ``significant progress'' 
     or ``no significant progress'' in meeting the minimum 
     requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
     determinations publicly available in an annual ``Fiscal 
     Transparency Report'' to be posted on the Department of State 
     Web site:  Provided, That the Secretary shall identify the 
     significant progress made by each such government to publicly 
     disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and 
     licenses which are additional to such information disclosed 
     in previous fiscal years, and include specific 
     recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government 
     should take to improve fiscal transparency:  Provided 
     further, That the annual report shall include a detailed 
     description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being 
     used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks 
     for measuring progress.
       (4) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under title III of this 
     Act shall be made available for programs and activities to 
     assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
     improve budget transparency and to support civil society 
     organizations in such countries that promote budget 
     transparency:  Provided, That such sums shall be in addition 
     to funds otherwise available for such purposes:  Provided 
     further, That a description of the uses of such funds shall 
     be included in the annual ``Fiscal Transparency Report'' 
     required by paragraph (3).
       (c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
       (1) Ineligibility.--
       (A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate 
     family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible 
     information have been involved in significant corruption, 
     including corruption related to the extraction of natural 
     resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be 
     ineligible for entry into the United States.
       (B) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately 
     designate or identify officials of foreign governments and 
     their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has 
     such credible information without regard to whether the 
     individual has applied for a visa.
       (2) Exception.--Individuals shall not be ineligible if 
     entry into the United States would further important United 
     States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit 
     the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United 
     Nations Headquarters Agreement:  Provided, That nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United 
     States Government obligations under applicable international 
     agreements.
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
     paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver 
     would serve a compelling national interest or that the 
     circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible 
     have changed sufficiently.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 6 months after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, 
     including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary 
     describing the information related to corruption or violation 
     of human rights concerning each of the individuals found 
     ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary 
     designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who 
     would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), 
     a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the 
     justification for each waiver.
       (5) Posting of report.--Any unclassified portion of the 
     report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
     Department of State Web site.
       (6) Clarification.--For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), 
     and (5), the records of the Department of State and of 
     diplomatic and consular offices of the United States 
     pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to 
     enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.
       (d) Networks of Corruption.--If the Secretary of State has 
     credible information of networks of corruption involving the 
     participation of, or support from, a senior official in a 
     country that receives assistance funded by this Act under 
     titles III or IV, the Secretary shall update the report on 
     such networks required by section 7031(d) of the Department 
     of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31).
       (e) Extraction of Natural Resources.--
       (1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     made available to promote and support transparency and 
     accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the 
     extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening 
     implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 
     Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 
     8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the amendments made 
     by such section, and to prevent the sale of conflict 
     diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote 
     independent audit mechanisms and support civil society 
     participation in natural resource management.
       (2) United states policy.--
       (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the 
     management of the international financial institutions, and 
     post on the Department of the Treasury Web site, that it is 
     the policy of the United States to vote against any 
     assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, 
     grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and 
     export of a natural resource if the government of such 
     country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to 
     prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as 
     required by United States law, and unless such government has 
     adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in 
     which assistance is being considered for--
       (i) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of 
     payments to the host government by companies involved in the 
     extraction and export of natural resources;
       (ii) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such 
     payments and public disclosure of the findings of such 
     audits; and
       (iii) public disclosure of such documents as Host 
     Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding 
     documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure 
     for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is 
     commercially proprietary or that would create competitive 
     disadvantage.
       (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such 
     government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
       (f) Foreign Assistance Web Site.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for 
     any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be 
     made available to support the provision of additional 
     information on United States Government foreign assistance on 
     the Department of State foreign assistance Web site:  
     Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act 
     shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon 
     request, to the Department of State.

                           democracy programs

       Sec. 7032. (a) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'', and ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than $2,308,517,000 
     shall be made available for democracy programs.

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       (2) Programs.--Of the funds made available for democracy 
     programs pursuant to paragraph (1), the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall 
     administer an amount not less than the amount administered in 
     fiscal year 2017 under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia''.
       (b) Authority.--Funds made available by this Act for 
     democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, and with regard to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy, any regulation.
       (c) Definition of Democracy Programs.--For purposes of 
     funds appropriated by this Act, the term ``democracy 
     programs'' means programs that support good governance, 
     credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, 
     association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor 
     rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that 
     otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political 
     parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and 
     institutions, and citizens to support the development of 
     democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and 
     accountable to citizens.
       (d) Program Prioritization.--Funds made available pursuant 
     to this section that are made available for programs to 
     strengthen government institutions shall be prioritized for 
     those institutions that demonstrate a commitment to democracy 
     and the rule of law, as determined by the Secretary of State 
     or the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, as appropriate.
       (e) Restriction on Prior Approval.--With respect to the 
     provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, 
     the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific 
     nature of that assistance, and the participants in such 
     programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the 
     government of any foreign country:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of 
     this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State 
     and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
       (f) Continuation of Current Practices.--USAID shall 
     continue to implement civil society and political competition 
     and consensus building programs abroad with funds 
     appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the 
     unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in 
     implementing such programs:  Provided, That nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to affect the ability of any 
     entity, including United States small businesses, from 
     competing for proposals for USAID-funded civil society and 
     political competition and consensus building programs.
       (g) Country Strategy Reviews.--Prior to the obligation of 
     funds made available by this Act for Department of State and 
     USAID democracy programs for a nondemocratic or democratic 
     transitioning country for which a country strategy has been 
     concluded after the date of enactment of this Act, as 
     required by section 2111(c)(1) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act 
     of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110-53; 22 U.S.C. 8211) or 
     similar provision of law or regulation, the Under Secretary 
     for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Department 
     of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and 
     the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and 
     Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall review such strategy to 
     ensure that it includes--
       (1) specific goals and objectives for such program, 
     including a specific plan and timeline to measure impacts;
       (2) an assessment of the risks associated with the conduct 
     of such program to intended beneficiaries and implementers, 
     including steps to support and protect such individuals; and
       (3) the funding requirements to initiate and sustain such 
     program in fiscal year 2018 and subsequent fiscal years, as 
     appropriate:
       Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country'' 
     shall have the same meaning as in section 2104(6) of the 
     ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007.
       (h) Communication and Reports.--
       (1) Informing the national endowment for democracy.--The 
     Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for 
     Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, 
     shall regularly inform the National Endowment for Democracy 
     of democracy programs that are planned and supported by funds 
     made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) Funding instruments.--Not later than September 30, 
     2018, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     each submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 
     detailing the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative 
     agreements in the conduct of democracy programs with funds 
     made available by the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
     (division J of Public Law 115-31), which shall include 
     funding level, account, program sector and subsector, and a 
     brief summary of purpose.
       (B) Program changes.--The Secretary of State or the USAID 
     Administrator, as appropriate, shall report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of a 
     decision to significantly change the objectives or the 
     content of a democracy program or to close such a program due 
     to the increasingly repressive nature of the host country 
     government:  Provided, That the report shall also include a 
     strategy for continuing support for democracy promotion, if 
     such programming is feasible, and may be submitted in 
     classified form, if necessary.
       (i) Protection of Civil Society Activists and 
     Journalists.--
       (1) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a diplomatic and programmatic action 
     plan to support and protect civil society activists and 
     journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked 
     for peacefully exercising their rights of free expression, 
     association, or assembly:  Provided, That the Assistant 
     Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), 
     Department of State, shall develop such action plan in 
     coordination with the relevant bureaus and offices of the 
     Department of State and USAID.
       (2) Funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Democracy Fund'', 
     not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
     programs and activities to implement the action plan 
     described in paragraph (1):  Provided, That such funds may 
     only be made available following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That such 
     funds shall be allocated to, and administered by, DRL and 
     relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of State and 
     USAID, and are in addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available for such purposes.

                    international religious freedom

       Sec. 7033. (a) International Religious Freedom Office and 
     Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom.--
       (1) Operations.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' shall be made 
     available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, 
     Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
     State, the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for 
     International Religious Freedom, and the Special Envoy to 
     Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near 
     East and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East 
     and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public 
     Law 113-161), including for support staff at not less than 
     the amounts specified for such offices in the table under 
     such heading in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (2) Curriculum.--Funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and designated for the 
     Office of International Religious Freedom shall be made 
     available for the development and implementation of an 
     international religious freedom curriculum in accordance with 
     section 708(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4028(a)(2)).
       (b) Assistance.--
       (1) International religious freedom programs.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Democracy Fund'' 
     and available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not 
     less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
     international religious freedom programs:  Provided, That the 
     Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of 
     such funds.
       (2) Protection and investigation programs.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
     programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious 
     minorities:  Provided, That a portion of such funds shall be 
     made available for programs to investigate the persecution of 
     such minorities by governments and non-state actors and for 
     the public dissemination of information collected on such 
     persecution, including on the Department of State Web site.
       (3) Humanitarian programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' shall be made available 
     for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 
     religious minorities, including victims of genocide 
     designated by the Secretary of State and other groups that 
     have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, 
     to--
       (A) facilitate the implementation of an immediate, 
     coordinated, and sustained response to provide humanitarian 
     assistance;
       (B) enhance protection of conflict victims, including those 
     facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution 
     because of their faith or ethnicity; and
       (C) improve access to secure locations for obtaining 
     humanitarian and resettlement services.
       (4) Transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration 
     programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less 
     than $5,000,000 shall be made available to support 
     transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration 
     programs for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, 
     including in the Middle East and North Africa regions:  
     Provided, That such funds

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     shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, from 
     sources other than the United States Government.
       (5) Responsibility for funds.--Funds made available by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be the responsibility of the 
     Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in 
     consultation with other relevant United States Government 
     officials.
       (c) International Broadcasting.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     International Broadcasting Operations'' shall be made 
     available for programs related to international religious 
     freedom, including reporting on the condition of vulnerable 
     and persecuted religious groups.
       (d) Atrocities Prevention.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not 
     less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 
     prevent atrocities, including to implement recommendations of 
     the Atrocities Prevention Board:  Provided, That the Under 
     Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, 
     Department of State, shall be responsible for providing the 
     strategic policy direction for, and policy oversight of, 
     funds made available pursuant to this subsection to the 
     Bureaus of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
     Affairs and Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
     State:  Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (e) Funding Clarification.--Funds made available pursuant 
     to subsections (b) and (d) are in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available for such purposes.

                           special provisions

       Sec. 7034. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and 
     Displaced Burmese.--Funds appropriated in titles III and VI 
     of this Act that are made available for victims of war, 
     displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat 
     trafficking in persons and assist victims of such 
     trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.
       (b) Law Enforcement and Security.--
       (1) Child soldiers.--Funds appropriated by this Act should 
     not be used to support any military training or operations 
     that include child soldiers.
       (2) Crowd control items.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, 
     ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for 
     foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress 
     peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries 
     undergoing democratic transition.
       (3) Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.--
     Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (division J of Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2018.
       (4) Forensic assistance.--
       (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
     made available for forensic anthropology assistance related 
     to the exhumation and identification of victims of war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall be 
     administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor, Department of State:  Provided, That such 
     funds shall be in addition to funds made available by this 
     Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
     assistance for countries.
       (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not 
     less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for DNA forensic 
     technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central 
     America and Mexico.
       (5) International prison conditions.--Section 7065 of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235) 
     shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2018.
       (6) Reconstituting civilian police authority.--In providing 
     assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 
     660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for 
     a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
     support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-
     national entity emerging from instability, as well as a 
     nation emerging from instability.
       (7) Security assistance report.--Not later than 120 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds 
     obligated and expended during fiscal year 2017, by country 
     and purpose of assistance, under the headings ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
       (8) Foreign military sales and foreign military financing 
     program.--
       (A) Availability.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for the 
     general costs of administering military assistance and sales 
     shall be made available to increase the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of programs authorized by Chapter 2 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act:  Provided, That prior to the obligation 
     of funds for such purposes, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (B) Quarterly status report.--Following the submission of 
     the quarterly report required by section 36 of Public Law 90-
     629 (22 U.S.C. 2776), the Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a status report that contains the 
     information described under the heading ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' in House Report 115-253.
       (9) Vetting report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance 
     cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding 
     fiscal year, including--
       (i) the total number of cases submitted, approved, 
     suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons; and
       (ii) for cases rejected, a description of the steps taken 
     to assist the foreign government in taking effective measures 
     to bring the responsible members of the security forces to 
     justice, in accordance with section 620M(c) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
     classified annex.
       (10) Annual foreign military training report.--For the 
     purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the term ``military training provided 
     to foreign military personnel by the Department of Defense 
     and the Department of State'' shall be deemed to include all 
     military training provided by foreign governments with funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department 
     of State, except for training provided by the government of a 
     country designated by section 517(b) of such Act as a major 
     non-NATO ally.
       (11) Assistance to eliminate torture.--Funds appropriated 
     under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, 
     notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 and following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by 
     foreign police, military or other security forces in 
     countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by 
     this Act.
       (12) Combat casualty care.--
       (A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall 
     be made available for combat casualty training and equipment.
       (B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty care 
     training and equipment as a component of any package of 
     lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
     under the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'':  Provided, That the requirement 
     of this paragraph shall apply to a country in conflict, 
     unless the Secretary determines that such country has in 
     place, to the maximum extent practicable, functioning combat 
     casualty care treatment and equipment that meets or exceeds 
     the standards recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat 
     Casualty Care:  Provided further, That any such training and 
     equipment for combat casualty care shall be made available 
     through an open and transparent process.
       (c) World Food Programme.--
       (1) Contribution.--Funds managed by the Bureau for 
     Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
     States Agency for International Development, from this or any 
     other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to 
     the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law.
       (2) Program to leverage additional contributions.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act shall be made available to leverage 
     additional contributions for the World Food Programme from 
     sources other than the United States Government:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees 
     on Appropriations on implementation of this paragraph.
       (d) Directives and Authorities.--
       (1) Research and training.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
     Central Asia'' shall be made available to carry out the 
     Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized 
     by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 
     1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
       (2) Genocide victims memorial sites.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance 
     for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' may be made available 
     as contributions to establish and maintain memorial sites of 
     genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (3) Additional authorities.--Of the amounts made available 
     by title I of this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', up to $500,000 may be made available for 
     grants pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), 
     including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous 
     communities, and up to $1,000,000 may be made available for 
     grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural 
     Antiquities Task Force.

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       (4) Innovation.--The USAID Administrator may use funds 
     appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation 
     incentive awards:  Provided, That each individual award may 
     not exceed $100,000:  Provided further, That no more than 10 
     such awards may be made during fiscal year 2018:  Provided 
     further, That for purposes of this paragraph the term 
     ``innovation incentive award'' means the provision of funding 
     on a competitive basis that--
       (A) encourages and rewards the development of solutions for 
     a particular, well-defined problem related to the alleviation 
     of poverty; or
       (B) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and 
     practices facilitating further development of an idea or 
     practice by third parties.
       (5) Exchange visitor program.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange 
     Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to 
     implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961, as amended, (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et 
     seq.), except through the formal rulemaking process pursuant 
     to the Administrative Procedures Act and notwithstanding the 
     exceptions to such rulemaking process in such Act:  Provided, 
     That funds made available for such purpose shall only be made 
     available after consultation with, and subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
     regarding how any proposed modification would affect the 
     public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic impact 
     on, the United States.
       (6) Report.--The report required by section 502(d) of the 
     Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division 
     N of Public Law 115-31; 22 U.S.C. 254a note) shall be 
     provided to the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Partner Vetting.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator may initiate a partner vetting program to 
     mitigate the risk of diversion of foreign assistance, or make 
     significant modifications to any existing partner vetting 
     program, only following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That the Secretary and 
     Administrator should provide a direct vetting option for 
     prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2018, the President 
     may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law.
       (g) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State 
     should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this 
     Act for assistance for the central government of any country 
     that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this 
     subsection.
       (h) Cultural Preservation Project Determination.--None of 
     the funds appropriated in titles I and III of this Act may be 
     used for the preservation of religious sites unless the 
     Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
     appropriate, determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such sites are historically, 
     artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of 
     the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free 
     exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national 
     interest of the United States.
       (i) Transfer of Funds for Extraordinary Protection.--The 
     Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds 
     under the heading ``Protection of Foreign Missions and 
     Officials'' unobligated balances of expired funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' for fiscal year 2018, except for funds designated 
     for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than 
     the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 
     for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 
     appropriated:  Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 
     be transferred.
       (j) Authority to Counter Extremism.--Funds made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' to 
     counter extremism may be made available notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law restricting assistance to foreign 
     countries, except sections 502B and 620A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided, That the use of the 
     authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, 
     and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic 
     Missions and International Organizations.--Section 7034(k) of 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
     113-235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2018.
       (l) Extension of Authorities.--
       (1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of 
     June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``September 30, 2018'' for ``September 30, 
     2010''.
       (2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained 
     in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through 
     September 30, 2018.
       (3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--Section 
     625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 
     2018'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in subparagraph (B).
       (4) Overseas pay comparability and limitation.--
       (A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 
     (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) 
     shall remain in effect through September 30, 2018.
       (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be 
     used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as 
     defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32)) a locality-based comparability 
     payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of 
     the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 
     (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member 
     under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such 
     member's official duty station were in the District of 
     Columbia.
       (5) Categorical eligibility.--The Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1990 (Public Law 101-167) is amended--
       (A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 2017'' and 
     inserting ``2017, and 2018''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``2017'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2018''; and
       (B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (6) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The authorities 
     provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212) shall remain in 
     effect through September 30, 2018.
       (7) Extension of war reserves stockpile authority.--
       (A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) 
     is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2019''.
       (B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``and 
     2018'' and inserting ``2018, and 2019''.
       (8) Accountability review boards.--The authority provided 
     by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall be in 
     effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 
     2018, except that the notification and reporting requirements 
     contained in such section shall include the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (m) Monitoring and Evaluation.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of 
     assistance under the headings ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance'' shall, as appropriate, be made available 
     for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from 
     beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such 
     assistance:  Provided, That the Department of State and USAID 
     shall, as appropriate, require implementing partners that 
     receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for 
     regularly collecting and responding to such feedback, inform 
     the Department of State and USAID of such procedures, and 
     report to the Department of State and USAID on actions taken 
     in response to the feedback received:  Provided further, That 
     the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular 
     oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used 
     by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness 
     and utility of such assistance.
       (n) HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.--Funds available in the 
     HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 
     525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-
     447) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other 
     products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the 
     same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, 
     subject to the terms and conditions in such section:  
     Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) shall be 
     exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 
     USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS 
     pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     State shall include in the congressional budget justification 
     an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, 
     balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.
       (o) Loans and Enterprise Funds.--
       (1) Loan guarantees.--Funds appropriated under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'' by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs may be made available for 
     the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, 
     Iraq, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be 
     provided:  Provided, That amounts made available under this 
     paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 
     considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law 
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       (2) Enterprise funds.--Funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act may be made available 
     to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for 
     Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia:  Provided, That the first, third 
     and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) 
     shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for an enterprise fund or 
     funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such 
     provision of law applied to funds made available under such 
     section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) 
     of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply):  Provided 
     further, That in addition to the previous proviso, the 
     authorities in the matter preceding the first proviso of such 
     section may apply to any such enterprise fund or funds:  
     Provided further, That the authority of any such enterprise 
     fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be 
     effective on December 31, 2028.
       (3) Designation requirement.--Funds made available pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) from prior Acts making appropriations for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs that were previously designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such 
     Act.
       (4) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available 
     pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be 
     subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees, and subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (p) Local Works.--
       (1) The ``Small Grants Program'' established pursuant to 
     section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
     Public Law 113-235) shall hereafter be referred to as ``Local 
     Works''.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'', not less than $47,000,000 shall be made available for 
     Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235), 
     which may remain available until September 30, 2022.
       (3) For the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235), 
     ``eligible entities'' shall be defined as small local, 
     international, and United States-based nongovernmental 
     organizations, educational institutions, and other small 
     entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 
     from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years:  Provided, That 
     departments or centers of such educational institutions may 
     be considered individually in determining such eligibility.
       (q) Department of State Inspector General Waiver 
     Authority.--The Inspector General of the Department of State 
     may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of 
     section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4064) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by 
     the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the 
     same constraints and in the same manner by which the 
     Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority 
     pursuant to subsection (g) of such section.
       (r) Definitions.--
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Unless otherwise 
     defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts.--Unless 
     otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the 
     term ``funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs'' means funds that remain 
     available for obligation, and have not expired.
       (3) International financial institutions.--In this Act 
     ``international financial institutions'' means the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment 
     Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the 
     European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
     Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the 
     Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
       (4) Southern kordofan reference.--Any reference to Southern 
     Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western 
     Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior 
     to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan.
       (5) USAID.--In this Act, the term ``USAID'' means the 
     United States Agency for International Development.
       (6) Spend plan.--In this Act, the term ``spend plan'' means 
     a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular 
     entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall 
     include, at a minimum, a description of--
       (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for measuring 
     progress, and a timeline for achieving such goals;
       (B) amounts and sources of funds by account;
       (C) how such funds will complement other ongoing or planned 
     programs; and
       (D) implementing partners, to the maximum extent 
     practicable.
       (7) Clarification.--In this Act, the terms ``Assistant 
     Secretary'' and ``Under Secretary'' shall include individuals 
     appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to 
     serve in such designated positions, as well as individuals 
     serving in acting capacities or performing functions pursuant 
     to alter ego delegations with such designated ``Assistant 
     Secretary'' and ``Under Secretary'' positions.

                     arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 7035.  It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 
     boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with 
     Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United 
     States investment and trade in the Middle East and North 
     Africa;
       (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably 
     reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly 
     terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel 
     immediately disbanded;
       (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 
     their neighbor Israel;
       (4) the President and the Secretary of State should 
     continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition 
     by, for example, taking into consideration the participation 
     of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to 
     sell weapons to said country; and
       (5) the President should report to Congress annually on 
     specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 
     Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel 
     to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading 
     partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting 
     businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing 
     businesses that do comply.

                         palestinian statehood

       Sec. 7036. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary 
     of State determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that--
       (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
       (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-
     existence with the State of Israel; and
       (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and 
     terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the 
     dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
     with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security 
     organizations; and
       (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 
     new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 
     region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, 
     lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will 
     enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist 
     within the context of full and normal relationships, which 
     should include--
       (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency;
       (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, and political independence of every 
     state in the area through measures including the 
     establishment of demilitarized zones;
       (C) their right to live in peace within secure and 
     recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
       (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways 
     in the area; and
       (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the 
     refugee problem.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the 
     rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human 
     rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and 
     regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the 
     President determines that it is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States to do so.
       (d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian 
     Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing 
     entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection 
     (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this 
     Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
     Authority'').

           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 7037.  None of the funds appropriated under titles II 
     through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create 
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     of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the 
     United States Government for the purpose of conducting 
     official United States Government business with the 
     Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor 
     Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO 
     Declaration of Principles:  Provided, That this restriction 
     shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for 
     the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem:  Provided 
     further, That meetings between officers and employees of the 
     United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or 
     any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in 
     the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of 
     conducting official United States Government business with 
     such authority should continue to take place in locations 
     other than Jerusalem:  Provided further, That as has been 
     true in the past, officers and employees of the United States 
     Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other 
     subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy 
     positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
     contacts, and have incidental discussions.

 prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation

       Sec. 7038.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

                 assistance for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2018, 30 days 
     prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
     West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures 
     have been established to assure the Comptroller General of 
     the United States will have access to appropriate United 
     States financial information in order to review the uses of 
     United States assistance for the Program funded under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
       (b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State 
     shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such 
     assistance is not provided to or through any individual, 
     private or government entity, or educational institution that 
     the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, 
     plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist 
     activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational 
     institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the 
     entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any 
     individual that has been determined to be involved in, or 
     advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of 
     a designated foreign terrorist organization:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish 
     procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out 
     this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any 
     individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
     Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
     terrorist activity.
       (c) Prohibition.--
       (1) Recognition of acts of terrorism.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for 
     assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made 
     available for--
       (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring 
     individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism; 
     and
       (B) any educational institution located in the West Bank or 
     Gaza that is named after an individual who the Secretary of 
     State determines has committed an act of terrorism.
       (2) Security assistance and reporting requirement.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, 
     including funds made available by transfer, may be made 
     available for obligation for security assistance for the West 
     Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been 
     established for security assistance for the West Bank and 
     Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with 
     such benchmarks.
       (d) Oversight by the United States Agency for International 
     Development.--
       (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-
     Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and 
     significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West 
     Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual 
     basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
     section.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,000,000 
     may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development for audits, 
     investigations, and other activities in furtherance of the 
     requirements of this subsection:  Provided, That such funds 
     are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes.
       (e) Comptroller General of the United States Audit.--
     Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an 
     audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and 
     uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza 
     Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer 
     assistance, in fiscal year 2018 under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', and such audit shall address--
       (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
     requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
       (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and 
     activities carried out under such Program, including both 
     obligations and expenditures.
       (f) Notification Procedures.--Funds made available in this 
     Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in 
     section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13).

         limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority

       Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds 
     to the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     that waiving such prohibition is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a 
     period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 
     months after the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to 
     subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
     justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the 
     funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place 
     to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:  Provided, 
     That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
     Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons 
     and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
       (e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver 
     authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must 
     certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior 
     to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established a single treasury account for all Palestinian 
     Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through 
     this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside 
     of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a 
     single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and 
     the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of 
     violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed 
     at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation 
     with Israel.
       (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI 
     of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the 
     Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or 
     expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
     controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
     Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 
     Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.
       (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), 
     assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
     if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such government, including all of its 
     ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is 
     complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
     (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended.
       (3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
     620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
     the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     446) with respect to this subsection.
       (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is 
     exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the 
     certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such 
     government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent 
     are continuing to comply with the principles contained in 
     section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended:  Provided, That the report shall also 
     detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any 
     assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned 
     certification and a full accounting of any direct support of 
     such government.
       (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
     VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization.

                      middle east and north africa

       Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
       (1) Certification and report.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection 
     and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
     may only be made available for assistance for the Government 
     of Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations that such government is--

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       (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United 
     States; and
       (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 
     Peace Treaty.
       (2) Economic support fund.--
       (A) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', up to $112,500,000 may 
     be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less 
     than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher 
     education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for 
     scholarships for Egyptian students with high financial need 
     to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be made available for 
     democracy programs, and for development programs in the 
     Sinai:  Provided further, That such funds may not be made 
     available for cash transfer assistance or budget support 
     unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the Government of 
     Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
     the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.
       (B) Withholding.--The Secretary of State shall withhold 
     from obligation funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for Egypt, 
     an amount of such funds that the Secretary determines to be 
     equivalent to that expended by the United States Government 
     for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and 
     court fees, associated with democracy-related trials in Egypt 
     until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 
     the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 
     2013, in ``Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 
     2012''.
       (C) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for a 
     contribution, voluntary or otherwise, to the ``Civil 
     Associations and Foundations Support Fund'', or any similar 
     fund, established pursuant to Law 70 on Associations and 
     Other Foundations Working in the Field of Civil Work 
     published in the Official Gazette of Egypt on May 29, 2017.
       (3) Foreign military financing program.--
       (A) Certification.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up 
     to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, may be made available for assistance for Egypt:  
     Provided, That such funds may be transferred to an interest 
     bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
      Provided further, That $300,000,000 of such funds shall be 
     withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Government of Egypt is taking sustained and 
     effective steps to--
       (i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt, including 
     to govern democratically and protect religious minorities and 
     the rights of women, which are in addition to steps taken 
     during the previous calendar year for such purposes;
       (ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of expression, 
     association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
     civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and the 
     media to function without interference;
       (iii) release political prisoners and provide detainees 
     with due process of law;
       (iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, including 
     officers credibly alleged to have violated human rights;
       (v) investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial 
     killings and forced disappearances; and
       (vi) provide regular access for United States officials to 
     monitor such assistance in areas where the assistance is 
     used:
       Provided further, That the certification requirement of 
     this paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this 
     Act under such heading for counterterrorism, border security, 
     and nonproliferation programs for Egypt.
       (B) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the 
     Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that to do so is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States, and submits a report 
     to such Committees containing a detailed justification for 
     the use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot be met, and including 
     an assessment of the compliance of the Government of Egypt 
     with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2270 and 
     other such resolutions regarding North Korea:  Provided, That 
     the report required by this paragraph shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified 
     annex.
       (4) Oversight requirement.--The Secretary of State shall 
     take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in 
     place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made 
     available by this subsection for assistance for Egypt.
       (5) Consultation requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on any plan to 
     restructure military assistance for Egypt.
       (b) Iran.--
       (1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'' shall be used by the 
     Secretary of State--
       (A) to support the United States policy to prevent Iran 
     from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise obtain 
     a nuclear weapon;
       (B) to support an expeditious response to any violation of 
     the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 2231;
       (C) to support the implementation and enforcement of 
     sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human rights 
     abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and
       (D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be administered by 
     the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department 
     of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
       (2) Continuation of prohibition.--The terms and conditions 
     of section 7041(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 
     (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2018.
       (3) Reports.--
       (A) Semi-annual report.--The Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi-annual 
     report required by section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by section 2 of the 
     Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
     17).
       (B) Sanctions report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     status of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral 
     United States and multilateral sanctions against Iran and 
     actions taken by the United States and the international 
     community to enforce such sanctions against Iran:  Provided, 
     That the report shall also include any entities involved in 
     providing significant support for the development of a 
     ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after October 1, 
     2015, including shipping and financing, and note whether such 
     entities are currently under United States sanctions:  
     Provided further, That such report shall be submitted in an 
     unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if 
     necessary.
       (c) Iraq.--
       (1) Purposes.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 
     available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance and 
     security, and for stabilization programs, including in the 
     Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other areas impacted by the 
     conflict in Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority 
     populations in Iraq:  Provided, That such assistance shall be 
     provided in accordance with the Constitution of Iraq:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' should be made available 
     for assistance for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address 
     the needs of internally displaced persons and refugees:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating 
     funds made available for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
       (2) Basing rights agreement.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used by the Government of the United States to enter into a 
     permanent basing rights agreement between the United States 
     and Iraq.
       (d) Jordan.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Jordan, of which: not less than 
     $1,082,400,000 shall be made available under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', of which not less than 
     $745,100,000 shall be made available for budget support for 
     the Government of Jordan; and not less than $425,000,000 
     shall be made available under the heading ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program''.
       (e) Lebanon.--
       (1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 
     Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or 
     the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
     designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (2) Consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that 
     are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made 
     available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF 
     to address security and stability requirements in areas 
     affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation 
     with the appropriate congressional committees.
       (3) Economic support fund.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are 
     available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
     notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 
     U.S.C. 2346 note).
       (4) Foreign military financing program.--In addition to the 
     activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated

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     by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
     only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border 
     security and combat terrorism, including training and 
     equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon's borders, interdicting 
     arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven 
     for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1701:  Provided, That funds may 
     not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the 
     Secretary of State submits to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to 
     ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the 
     intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as 
     meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of 
     this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 
     2018:  Provided further, That any notification submitted 
     pursuant to such sections shall include any funds 
     specifically intended for lethal military equipment.
       (f) Libya.--
       (1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
     this Act shall be made available for assistance for Libya for 
     programs to strengthen governing institutions and civil 
     society, improve border security, and promote stability in 
     Libya, and for activities to address the humanitarian needs 
     of the people of Libya:  Provided, That section 7015(j) of 
     this Act regarding notification of assistance diverted or 
     destroyed shall apply to funds made available for assistance 
     for Libya.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Cooperation on the september 2012 attack on united 
     states personnel and facilities.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
     for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of 
     State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such government is cooperating with 
     United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to 
     justice those responsible for the attack on United States 
     personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 
     2012:  Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 
     not apply to funds made available for the purpose of 
     protecting United States Government personnel or facilities.
       (B) Infrastructure projects.--The limitation on the uses of 
     funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76) shall apply to funds 
     appropriated by this Act that are made available for 
     assistance for Libya.
       (3) Certification.--Prior to the initial obligation of 
     funds made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, 
     the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that all practicable steps have 
     been taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
     monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
     this subsection for assistance for Libya.
       (g) Morocco.--
       (1) Availability and consultation requirement.--Funds 
     appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made 
     available for assistance for the Western Sahara:  Provided, 
     That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 
     prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed 
     uses of such funds.
       (2) Foreign military financing program.--Funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' that are available for assistance for Morocco may 
     only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
     Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2017.
       (h) Refugee Assistance in North Africa.--Not later than 45 
     days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
     after consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner 
     for Refugees and the Executive Director of the World Food 
     Programme, shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations describing steps taken to strengthen 
     monitoring of the delivery of humanitarian assistance 
     provided for refugees in North Africa, including any steps 
     taken to ensure that all vulnerable refugees are receiving 
     such assistance.
       (i) North Africa Strategy.--Not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for 
     United States engagement in North Africa, which shall include 
     detailed information on how diplomatic engagement and 
     assistance will be prioritized for such region, including to 
     address economic and security needs.
       (j) Relief and Recovery Fund.--
       (1) Funds and transfer authority.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than 
     $500,000,000 shall be made available for the Relief and 
     Recovery Fund for assistance for areas liberated from, at 
     risk from, or under the control of, the Islamic State of Iraq 
     and Syria, other terrorist organizations, or violent 
     extremist organizations in the Middle East and Africa, 
     including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic 
     and religious minority communities affected by conflict:  
     Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available for such purposes and to amounts 
     specifically designated in this Act or in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act) for assistance for 
     countries:  Provided further, That such funds appropriated 
     under such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds appropriated under such headings:  Provided further, 
     That such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and 
     is subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Transitional justice.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``International Narcotics Control 
     and Law Enforcement'' that are made available for the Relief 
     and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for programs to promote accountability in Iraq and 
     Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, 
     which shall be in addition to any other funds made available 
     by this Act for such purposes:  Provided, That such programs 
     shall include components to develop local investigative and 
     judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and 
     maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for use 
     in prosecutions:  Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     administered by the Special Coordinator for the Office of 
     Global Criminal Justice, Department of State:  Provided 
     further, That funds made available by this paragraph shall 
     only be made available on an open and competitive basis.
       (3) Cost-matching basis.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be made available to the maximum extent 
     practicable on a cost-matching basis from sources other than 
     the United States Government.
       (k) Syria.--
       (1) Non-lethal assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', and ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'' shall be made available, to the extent 
     practicable and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for non-lethal assistance to address the needs of civilians 
     affected by conflict in Syria, and programs that seek to--
       (A) establish local governance in Syria that is 
     representative, inclusive, and accountable;
       (B) empower women through political and economic programs, 
     and address the psychosocial needs of women and their 
     families in Syria and neighboring countries;
       (C) develop and implement political processes that are 
     democratic, transparent, and strengthen the rule of law;
       (D) further the legitimacy and viability of the Syrian 
     opposition, including local government structures in Syria 
     and through cross-border programs;
       (E) develop and sustain civil society and independent media 
     in Syria;
       (F) promote stability and economic development in Syria;
       (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
     violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
     programs and support for nongovernmental organizations;
       (H) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the 
     violence and in any political transition in Syria;
       (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been 
     interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher 
     education requirements at universities and other academic 
     institutions in the region, and through distance learning;
       (J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in 
     neighboring countries;
       (K) protect and preserve the cultural identity of the 
     people of Syria as a counterbalance to extremism, 
     particularly those living in neighboring countries and among 
     youth;
       (L) protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in Syria, 
     particularly those damaged and destroyed by extremists;
       (M) counter extremism in Syria; and
       (N) facilitate the return of displaced persons to liberated 
     areas in Syria.
       (2) Demining and unexploded ordnance clearance.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'' for assistance for Syria shall be made available 
     for demining and unexploded ordnance clearance programs.
       (3) Strategy and syrian organizations.--Funds appropriated 
     by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria 
     pursuant to the authority of this subsection--
       (A) may only be made available after the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United 
     States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if 
     necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required 
     in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
     (division K of Public Law 113-76); and
       (B) shall be made available, on an open and competitive 
     basis, to continue a program to strengthen the capability of 
     Syrian civil society organizations to address the immediate 
     and long-term needs of the Syrian people in Syria in a manner 
     that supports the sustainability of such organizations in 
     implementing Syrian-led humanitarian and development 
     programs:  Provided, That funds made

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     available by this paragraph shall be administered by the 
     Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
     State.
       (4) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     for assistance for Syria may be made available for a project 
     or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes the 
     Government of Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as 
     designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
     Syria.
       (5) Monitoring, oversight, consultation, and 
     notification.--
       (A) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this 
     Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the 
     Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 
     that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and 
     control of such assistance inside Syria.
       (B) Section 7015(j) of this Act regarding the notification 
     of assistance diverted or destroyed shall apply to funds made 
     available for assistance for Syria.
       (C) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may 
     only be made available following consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (l) Tunisia.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
     and IV of this Act, not less than $165,400,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Tunisia.
       (m) West Bank and Gaza.--
       (1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation 
     of funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the West Bank 
     and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such 
     assistance is to--
       (A) advance Middle East peace;
       (B) improve security in the region;
       (C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
     government institutions;
       (D) promote a private sector economy; or
       (E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act may be made available 
     for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the 
     date of enactment of this Act--
       (I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member 
     states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or 
     any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement 
     negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or
       (II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal 
     Court (ICC) judicially authorized investigation, or actively 
     support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
     nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against 
     Palestinians.
       (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 
     clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 
     application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so 
     is in the national security interest of the United States, 
     and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the 
     waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in 
     furthering Middle East peace.
       (B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
     1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) if the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees that the 
     Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this 
     Act--
       (I) obtained in the United Nations or any specialized 
     agency thereof the same standing as member states or full 
     membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between 
     Israel and the Palestinians; and
       (II) initiated or actively supported an ICC investigation 
     against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes against 
     Palestinians.
       (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to 
     make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of Public 
     Law 100-204 if the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct 
     and meaningful negotiations with Israel:  Provided, That any 
     waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-
     204 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under previous 
     provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the 
     preceding sentence may be exercised.
       (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
     effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and 
     shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Reduction.--The Secretary of State shall reduce the 
     amount of assistance made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the Palestinian 
     Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent 
     to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority, the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization, and any successor or 
     affiliated organizations with such entities as payments for 
     acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after 
     being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by 
     individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the 
     previous calendar year:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount 
     reduced for fiscal year 2018 prior to the obligation of funds 
     for the Palestinian Authority.
       (4) Security report.--The reporting requirements in section 
     1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
     110-252) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, 
     including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
     security strategy of the Palestinian Authority.
       (5) Incitement report.--Not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
     steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter 
     incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace 
     and coexistence with Israel.

                                 africa

       Sec. 7042. (a) African Great Lakes Region Assistance 
     Restriction.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' for 
     the central government of a country in the African Great 
     Lakes region may be made available only for Expanded 
     International Military Education and Training and 
     professional military education until the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such government is not facilitating or otherwise 
     participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring 
     country, including aiding and abetting armed groups.
       (b) Boko Haram.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and 
     Nigeria--
       (1) shall be made available for assistance for women and 
     girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko 
     Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this 
     Act, and for individuals displaced by Boko Haram violence; 
     and
       (2) may be made available for counterterrorism programs to 
     combat Boko Haram.
       (c) Central African Republic.--Funds made available by this 
     Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be 
     made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, 
     including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the 
     national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes 
     against humanity.
       (d) Ethiopia.--
       (1) Forced evictions.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
     Ethiopia may not be made available for any activity that 
     supports forced evictions.
       (B) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive director of each international 
     financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to support projects in Ethiopia only if such projects 
     are developed and carried out in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act.
       (2) Consultation.--Programs and activities to improve 
     livelihoods shall include prior consultation with, and the 
     participation of, affected communities, including in the 
     South Omo and Gambella regions.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations the report under this subsection in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
       (e) Lake Chad Basin Countries.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are made available for assistance for Cameroon, 
     Chad, Niger, and Nigeria should be made available, following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for--
       (1) democracy programs, including to protect freedom of 
     expression, association, assembly, and religion, including 
     support for independent journalists, civil society, and 
     democratic political parties;
       (2) assistance for governments of such countries to 
     strengthen accountability and the rule of law, including 
     within the security forces; and
       (3) health and development programs.
       (f) Lord's Resistance Army.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be made available for programs and activities in areas 
     affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with 
     the goals of the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and 
     Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-172), 
     including to improve physical access, telecommunications 
     infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support 
     the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former 
     LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.
       (g) Malawi.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Development Assistance'', not less than 
     $56,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Malawi, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be made available 
     for higher education programs.
       (h) South Sudan.--
       (1) Strategy update.--Not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit an 
     update to the strategy required in section 7042(i) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31).
       (2) Certification.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are available for assistance for the central 
     Government of South Sudan may be made available until the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports

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     to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is 
     taking effective steps to--
       (A) end hostilities and pursue good faith negotiations for 
     a political settlement of the conflict;
       (B) provide access for humanitarian organizations;
       (C) end the recruitment and use of child soldiers;
       (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and 
     assembly;
       (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of 
     oil and gas;
       (F) establish democratic institutions;
       (G) establish accountable military and police forces under 
     civilian authority; and
       (H) investigate and prosecute individuals credibly alleged 
     to have committed gross violations of human rights, including 
     at the Terrain compound in Juba, South Sudan on July 11, 
     2016.
       (3) Exclusions.--The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not 
     apply to--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or 
     to advance or implement a peace agreement; and
       (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 
     issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and mutual 
     arrangements related to such Agreement.
       (4) Consultation.--Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
     made available for the central Government of South Sudan 
     pursuant to paragraphs (3)(B) and (C), the Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     intended uses of such funds, steps taken by such government 
     to advance or implement a peace agreement, and progress made 
     by the Government of South Sudan in meeting the requirements 
     in paragraph (2).
       (i) Sudan.--
       (1) Limitations.--
       (A) Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the Government of Sudan.
       (B) Loans.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
     loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including 
     the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to 
     the United States, and modifying concessional loans, 
     guarantees, and credit agreements.
       (2) Exclusions.--The limitations of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) assistance for democracy programs;
       (C) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan 
     State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and 
     populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
       (D) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 
     issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual 
     arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated 
     with such Agreement, or any other internationally recognized 
     viable peace agreement in Sudan.
       (j) Zimbabwe.--
       (1) Instruction.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive director of each 
     international financial institution to vote against any 
     extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant 
     to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human 
     needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for 
     ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, 
     association, and assembly.
       (2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be made available for assistance for the central 
     Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 
     unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as 
     required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available 
     for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is 
     implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public 
     disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural 
     resources.

                       east asia and the pacific

       Sec. 7043. (a) Burma.--
       (1) Bilateral economic assistance.--
       (A) Economic support fund.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance 
     for Burma may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, except for this subsection, and following 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
       (B) Uses.--Funds appropriated under title III of this Act 
     for assistance for Burma--
       (i) shall be made available to strengthen civil society 
     organizations in Burma and for programs to strengthen 
     independent media;
       (ii) shall be made available for community-based 
     organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, 
     and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced 
     persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for 
     Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'';
       (iii) shall be made available for programs to promote 
     ethnic and religious tolerance and to combat gender-based 
     violence, including in Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, and Karen 
     states;
       (iv) shall be made available to promote rural economic 
     development in Burma, including through microfinance 
     programs;
       (v) shall be made available to increase opportunities for 
     foreign direct investment by strengthening the rule of law, 
     transparency, and accountability;
       (vi) shall be made available for programs to investigate 
     and document allegations of ethnic cleansing and other gross 
     violations of human rights committed against the Rohingya 
     people in Rakhine state at not less than the amount specified 
     for such programs in the table under this subsection in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, 
     That such funds shall be made available for civil society 
     organizations in Bangladesh and Burma for such purposes:  
     Provided further, That prior to the obligation of such funds, 
     the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor, Department of State, shall ensure the establishment of 
     a standard documentation format and documentation procedures 
     for use by such organizations, and shall identify an 
     appropriate repository for such information:  Provided 
     further, That such sums shall be in addition to funds 
     otherwise made available for such purposes;
       (vii) shall be made available for programs to investigate 
     and document allegations of gross violations of human rights 
     committed in Burma, particularly in areas of conflict:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be made available for civil 
     society and international organizations, including those in 
     countries bordering Burma, at not less than the amount 
     specified for such programs in the table under this 
     subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 
     4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act);
       (viii) shall be made available to support the 
     implementation of the August 2017 Final Report of the 
     Advisory Commission on Rakhine State entitled ``Towards a 
     Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of 
     Rakhine'';
       (ix) may not be made available to any individual or 
     organization if the Secretary of State has credible 
     information that such individual or organization has 
     committed a gross violation of human rights, including 
     against Rohingya and other minority groups, or that advocates 
     violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in 
     Burma;
       (x) may not be made available to any organization or entity 
     controlled by the armed forces of Burma;
       (xi) may be made available for ethnic groups and civil 
     society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and 
     further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may 
     include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for 
     this purpose; and
       (xii) may only be made available for programs to support 
     the return of Rohingya, Karen, and other refugees and 
     internally displaced persons to their locations of origin or 
     preference in Burma if such returns are voluntary and 
     consistent with international law.
       (C) Regional programs.--Funds appropriated under title III 
     of this Act shall be made available for regional programs to 
     address violent extremism, which shall be administered by the 
     Mission Director of the Regional Development Mission for 
     Asia, USAID.
       (2) International security assistance.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' and ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' may be made available for assistance for 
     Burma:  Provided, That the Department of State may continue 
     consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human 
     rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the 
     prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       (3) Multilateral assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     should instruct the United States executive director of each 
     international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
     of the United States to support projects in Burma only if 
     such projects are developed and carried out in accordance 
     with the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act.
       (4) Certification and waiver.--
       (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, of 
     the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for 
     assistance for Burma, 15 percent may not be obligated until 
     the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Burma--
       (i) has terminated military cooperation with North Korea;
       (ii) is respecting human rights and the rule of law, 
     including the arrest and prosecution of journalists and two 
     Kachin pastors in December 2016;
       (iii) is revising, updating, or repealing colonial-era and 
     other oppressive laws that are used in such prosecutions, 
     including the Unlawful Associations Act; and
       (iv) is credibly investigating the murder of U Ko Ni, and 
     is taking steps to protect and defend the security and safety 
     of other activists.
       (B) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of 
     this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that do so is in the national 
     interest.
       (5) Programs, position, and responsibilities.--
       (A) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in 
     fiscal year 2018 shall be subject

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     to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
     committees.
       (B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (division J of Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2018.
       (C) The United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall be 
     responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma.
       (b) Cambodia.--
       (1) Assistance.--
       (A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available for assistance for the Government of Cambodia 
     may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such Government is taking effective steps to--
       (i) strengthen regional security and stability, 
     particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South 
     China Sea and the enforcement of international sanctions with 
     respect to North Korea; and
       (ii) respect the rights and responsibilities enshrined in 
     the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 
     1993, including through the--

       (I) restoration of the civil and political rights of the 
     opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, media, and civil 
     society organizations;
       (II) restoration of all elected officials to their elected 
     offices; and
       (III) release of all political prisoners, including 
     journalists, civil society activists, and members of the 
     opposition political party.

       (B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
     assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for--
       (i) democracy programs, including research and education 
     programs associated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, except 
     that no funds for such purposes may be made available to the 
     Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia; and
       (ii) programs in the Khmer language to counter the 
     influence of the People's Republic of China in Cambodia.
       (2) Visa restriction.--Funds appropriated under title I of 
     this Act shall be made available to continue to implement the 
     policy announced by the Department of State on December 6, 
     2017, to restrict the issuance of visas to enter the United 
     States to individuals involved in undermining democracy in 
     Cambodia, including the family members of such individuals, 
     as appropriate:  Provided, That not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees describing 
     the implementation of such policy.
       (c) North Korea.--
       (1) Cybersecurity.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
     made available for assistance for the central government of a 
     country the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees engages in significant 
     transactions contributing materially to the malicious cyber-
     intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of State shall submit the report 
     required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and 
     Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-122; 22 U.S.C. 
     9229), as amended, to the Committees on Appropriations in the 
     manner described in subparagraph (2)(A) of such section:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of the restriction in this paragraph with respect 
     to assistance for the central government of a country if the 
     Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that to do so is important to the 
     national security interest of the United States, including a 
     description of such interest served.
       (2) Broadcasts.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``International Broadcasting Operations'' shall be 
     made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 
     Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year.
       (3) Refugees.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' should be made 
     available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, 
     including protection activities in the People's Republic of 
     China and other countries in Asia.
       (4) Human rights promotion, database, and limitation on use 
     of funds.--
       (A) Human rights promotion.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``Democracy Fund'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the promotion of human rights in North Korea:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be administered by the 
     Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     Department of State:  Provided further, That the authority of 
     section 7032(b) of this Act shall apply to such funds.
       (B) Database.--Funds appropriated by this Act under title 
     III shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons 
     and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) 
     of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 
     113-76).
       (C) Limitation.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made 
     available for assistance for the Government of North Korea.
       (d) People's Republic of China.--
       (1) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     processing licenses for the export of satellites of United 
     States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 
     components) to the People's Republic of China (PRC) unless, 
     at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations 
     are notified of such proposed action.
       (2) People's liberation army.--The terms and requirements 
     of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
     apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the 
     People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such 
     projects or activities by any entity that is owned or 
     controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any 
     entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is 
     owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
       (3) Counter influence programs.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance 
     under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter 
     the influence of the PRC, in accordance with the strategy 
     required by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76), following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (4) Authority and notification requirement.--
       (A) Authority.--The uses of funds made available by this 
     Act for the promotion of democracy in the PRC, except for 
     funds made available under subsection (f), shall be the 
     responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
       (B) Notification.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available for trilateral programs conducted with the PRC 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Philippines.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' may be made available for counternarcotics 
     assistance for the Philippine National Police only if the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of the Philippines has 
     adopted and is implementing a counternarcotics strategy that 
     is consistent with international human rights standards, 
     including investigating and prosecuting individuals who are 
     credibly alleged to have ordered, committed, or covered up 
     extrajudicial killings and other gross violations of human 
     rights in the conduct of counternarcotics operations:  
     Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall not 
     apply to funds made available for drug demand reduction or 
     maritime programs, or to support for the development of such 
     counternarcotics strategy following consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       (f) Tibet.--
       (1) Financing of projects in tibet.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury should instruct the United States executive director 
     of each international financial institution to use the voice 
     and vote of the United States to support financing of 
     projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives 
     for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet 
     or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and 
     natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough 
     needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan 
     people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are 
     subject to effective monitoring.
       (2) Programs for tibetan communities.--
       (A) Tibet autonomous region.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental 
     organizations to support activities which preserve cultural 
     traditions and promote sustainable development, education, 
     and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
     Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
     China.
       (B) India and nepal.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $6,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 
     and preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the resilience 
     of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in 
     the education and development of the next generation of 
     Tibetan leaders from such communities:  Provided, That such 
     funds are in addition to amounts made available in 
     subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet.
       (C) Tibetan governance.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less 
     than $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 
     strengthen the capacity of Tibetan institutions and 
     governance.
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       (1) Dioxin remediation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $20,000,000 shall be made available for activities related to 
     the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and 
     may be made available for assistance for the Government of 
     Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes.
       (2) Health and disability programs.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Development 
     Assistance'', not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for health and disability programs in areas sprayed 
     with Agent Orange and otherwise contaminated with dioxin, to 
     assist individuals with severe upper or lower body mobility 
     impairment or cognitive or developmental disabilities.

                         south and central asia

       Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--
       (1) Assistance and conditions.--
       (A) Funding and limitations.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' may 
     be made available for assistance for Afghanistan:  Provided, 
     That such funds may not be obligated for any project or 
     activity that--
       (i) includes the participation of any Afghan individual or 
     organization, including government entity, if the Secretary 
     of State has credible information that such individual, 
     organization, or entity is involved in corrupt practices, 
     illicit narcotics production or trafficking, or a violation 
     of human rights;
       (ii) cannot be sustained, as appropriate, by the Government 
     of Afghanistan or another Afghan entity;
       (iii) is not regularly accessible for the purposes of 
     conducting effective oversight in accordance with applicable 
     Federal statutes and regulations;
       (iv) initiates any new, major infrastructure development; 
     or
       (v) is conducted in areas where project and resource 
     disbursement monitoring cannot be performed, unless the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development, 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so 
     is in the national security interest of the United States, 
     and submits a report to such Committees describing such 
     interest, including how such project or activity does not 
     legitimize the Taliban or other extremist organizations.
       (B) Certification and report.--Prior to the initial 
     obligation of funds made available by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for assistance for 
     the central Government of Afghanistan, the Secretary of State 
     shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     after consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, that--
       (i) goals and benchmarks for the specific uses of such 
     funds have been established by the Governments of the United 
     States and Afghanistan;
       (ii) conditions are in place that increase the transparency 
     and accountability of the Government of Afghanistan for funds 
     obligated under the New Development Partnership or other 
     incentive-based programs;
       (iii) the Government of Afghanistan is implementing laws 
     and policies to govern democratically and protect the rights 
     of individuals, civil society, and the media;
       (iv) the Government of Afghanistan is taking consistent 
     steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in 
     Afghanistan;
       (v) the Government of Afghanistan is effectively 
     implementing a whole-of-government, anti-corruption strategy 
     that has been endorsed by the High Council on Rule of Law and 
     Anti-Corruption, as agreed to at the Brussels Conference on 
     Afghanistan in October 2016, and is prosecuting individuals 
     alleged to be involved in corrupt or illegal activities in 
     Afghanistan;
       (vi) monitoring and oversight frameworks for programs 
     implemented with such funds are in accordance with all 
     applicable audit policies of the Department of State and 
     USAID, including in areas under the control of the Taliban or 
     other extremist organizations;
       (vii) the necessary policies and procedures are in place to 
     ensure Government of Afghanistan compliance with section 7013 
     of this Act, ``Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
     Assistance''; and
       (viii) the Government of Afghanistan is publicly reporting 
     its national budget, including revenues and expenditures.
       (C) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     certification requirement of subparagraph (B) if the 
     Secretary determines that to do so is important to the 
     national security interest of the United States and the 
     Secretary submits a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the 
     justification for the waiver and the reasons why any of the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B) cannot be met.
       (D) Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
     available for assistance for Afghanistan shall be made 
     available--
       (i) for programs that protect and strengthen the rights of 
     women and girls and promote the political and economic 
     empowerment of women, including their meaningful inclusion in 
     political processes:  Provided, That such assistance to 
     promote economic empowerment of women shall be made available 
     as grants to Afghan organizations, to the maximum extent 
     practicable;
       (ii) for programs in South and Central Asia to expand 
     linkages between Afghanistan and countries in the region; and
       (iii) to assist the Government of Afghanistan to develop 
     transparent budgetary processes, including executing a 
     consistently applied system of legitimate revenue generation 
     and expenditure.
       (E) Taxation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 
     direct government-to-government assistance unless the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       (i) the United States Government and the Government of 
     Afghanistan have in place the agreements necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of 
     this Act; and
       (ii) United States companies and organizations that are 
     implementing United States assistance programs in Afghanistan 
     in a manner consistent with United States laws and 
     regulations are not subjected by the Government of 
     Afghanistan to taxes or other fees in contravention of the 
     agreements referenced in clause (i), and are not subjected to 
     retaliation by the Government of Afghanistan for the 
     nonpayment of such taxes or fees imposed in the past:  
     Provided, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an assessment of the dollar value of improper 
     taxes or fees levied by such government against such 
     companies and organizations in fiscal year 2017.
       (2) Goals and benchmarks.--Not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
     the goals and benchmarks required in paragraph (1)(B)(i):  
     Provided, That not later than 6 months after the submission 
     of such report and every 6 months thereafter until September 
     30, 2019, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     such committees on the status of achieving such goals and 
     benchmarks:  Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
     should suspend assistance for the Government of Afghanistan 
     if any report required by this paragraph indicates that such 
     government is failing to make measurable progress in meeting 
     such goals and benchmarks.
       (3) Authorities.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III through 
     VI that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may 
     be made available--
       (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar 
     provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961;
       (ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
     demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
     combatants who have renounced violence against the Government 
     of Afghanistan, in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) 
     of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 
     112-74); and
       (iii) for an endowment to empower women and girls.
       (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall apply to funds 
     appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan.
       (4) Basing rights agreement.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by the United States 
     Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
     between the United States and Afghanistan.
       (b) Nepal.--
       (1) Assistance.--Not less than $121,480,000 of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Global Health 
     Programs'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', and 
     ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'' shall be made available for assistance for Nepal, 
     including for earthquake recovery and reconstruction 
     programs.
       (2) Foreign military financing program.--Funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' shall only be made available for humanitarian and 
     disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, and 
     in support of international peacekeeping operations:  
     Provided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
     additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting 
     violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal 
     Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities 
     in such cases.
       (c) Pakistan.--
       (1) International security assistance.--
       (A) Limitation.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance 
     for Pakistan may be made available only to support 
     counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in 
     Pakistan.
       (B) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after enactment 
     of this Act, and prior to the submission of the report 
     required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the amount of funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' that is anticipated to be subject to the 
     January 2018 policy decision of

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     the United States to suspend security assistance for 
     Pakistan:  Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly inform 
     the appropriate congressional committees in writing of any 
     changes to such policy, the justification for such changes, 
     and the progress made by the Government of Pakistan in 
     meeting the counterterrorism objectives described under this 
     section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act).
       (C) Reprogramming.--Funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for 
     Pakistan that are withheld from obligation or expenditure by 
     the Department of State may be reprogrammed by the Secretary 
     of State, except that no such funds may be reprogrammed that 
     are required to complete payment on existing and previously 
     approved contracts:  Provided, That such reprogramming shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Bilateral economic assistance report.--Prior to the 
     obligation of funds made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the 
     central Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     detailing--
       (A) the amount of financing and other support, if any, 
     provided by the Government of Pakistan to schools supported 
     by, affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or any domestic or 
     foreign terrorist organization in Pakistan;
       (B) the extent of cooperation by such government in issuing 
     visas in a timely manner for United States visitors, 
     including officials and representatives of nongovernmental 
     organizations, engaged in assistance and security programs in 
     Pakistan; and
       (C) the extent to which such government is providing 
     humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally 
     displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 
     conflict in Pakistan and the region.
       (3) Authority and uses of funds.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
     Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, except for section 620M of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (B) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
     Pakistan that are made available for infrastructure projects 
     shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 
     507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)).
       (C) The authorities and directives of section 7044(d)(4) of 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
     113-235) regarding scholarships for women shall apply to 
     funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Pakistan, 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'' that are made 
     available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available 
     to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan 
     that are used to manufacture improvised explosive devices and 
     for agriculture extension programs that encourage alternative 
     fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers to decrease the dual 
     use of fertilizer in the manufacturing of improvised 
     explosive devices.
       (E) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
     Pakistan shall be made available for border security 
     programs, following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (F) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act shall be 
     made available for programs to promote democracy in Pakistan.
       (4) Withholding.--Of the funds appropriated under titles 
     III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance 
     for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
     until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
     prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance 
     provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
       (5) Oversight.--The Secretary of State shall take all 
     practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
     monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
     this subsection for assistance for Pakistan:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall inform the Committees on Appropriations 
     of such steps in a timely manner.
       (d) Sri Lanka.--
       (1) Bilateral economic assistance.--Of the funds 
     appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
     $35,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Sri 
     Lanka for economic development and democracy programs, 
     particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious 
     conflict:  Provided, That such funds shall be made available 
     for programs to assist in the identification and resolution 
     of cases of missing persons.
       (2) Certification.--Funds appropriated by this Act for 
     assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
     made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Sri Lanka is--
       (A) repealing laws that do not comply with international 
     standards for arrest and detention by security forces, and 
     ensuring that any successor legislation meets such standards;
       (B) increasing accountability and transparency in 
     governance;
       (C) investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and 
     torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism in 
     compliance with United Nations Human Rights Council 
     Resolution (A/HCR/30/L.29) of October 2015;
       (D) returning military occupied private lands in former 
     conflict zones to their rightful owners or compensating those 
     whose land was confiscated without due process, which 
     includes legal steps and surveys to determine proper title to 
     disputed lands, and which is in addition to steps taken 
     during the previous calendar year;
       (E) establishing a functioning office of missing persons 
     and assisting its investigations of cases of missing persons 
     from Sri Lanka's internal armed conflicts, and publishing 
     lists of all persons who surrendered to such Government after 
     the end of the civil war in May 2009; and
       (F) substantially reducing the presence of the armed forces 
     in former conflict zones and implementing a plan for 
     restructuring and reducing the size of the armed forces to 
     adopt a peacetime role that contributes to post-conflict 
     reconciliation and regional security.
       (3) International security assistance.--Funds appropriated 
     under title IV of this Act that are available for assistance 
     for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions--
       (A) not to exceed $500,000 under the heading ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' may only be made available for 
     programs to support humanitarian and disaster response 
     preparedness and maritime security; and
       (B) funds under the heading ``Peacekeeping Operations'' may 
     only be made available for training and equipment related to 
     international peacekeeping operations, and only if the 
     Government of Sri Lanka is taking effective steps to bring to 
     justice Sri Lankan peacekeeping troops who have engaged in 
     sexual exploitation and abuse.
       (e) Regional Programs.--
       (1) Cross border programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance 
     for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law that restricts assistance to 
     foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and 
     development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or 
     between either country and the Central Asian countries.
       (2) Security and justice programs.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act that are made available for assistance for countries 
     in South and Central Asia shall be made available to 
     accelerate the recruitment and enhance the retention and 
     professionalism of women in the judiciary, police, and other 
     security forces.

                    latin america and the caribbean

       Sec. 7045. (a) Central America.--
       (1) Funding.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
     of this Act, up to $615,000,000 may be made available for 
     assistance for countries in Central America to implement the 
     United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America (the 
     Strategy):  Provided, That such funds shall be made available 
     to the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching basis.
       (2) Pre-obligation requirements.--Prior to the obligation 
     of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an updated multi-year spend plan as described 
     under this subsection in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (3) Assistance for the central governments of el salvador, 
     guatemala, and honduras.--Of the funds made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) that are available for assistance 
     for each of the central governments of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras, except for funds made available for 
     the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala or 
     the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and 
     Impunity in Honduras, the following amounts shall be withheld 
     from obligation and may only be made available as follows:
       (A) 25 percent may only be obligated after the Secretary of 
     State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that such government is--
       (i) informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to 
     the southwest border of the United States;
       (ii) combating human smuggling and trafficking;
       (iii) improving border security, including preventing 
     illegal migration, human smuggling and trafficking, and 
     trafficking of illicit drugs and other contraband; and
       (iv) cooperating with United States Government agencies and 
     other governments in the region to facilitate the return, 
     repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving 
     at the southwest border of the United States who do not 
     qualify for asylum, consistent with international law.
       (B) An additional 50 percent may only be obligated after 
     the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such government 
     is--
       (i) working cooperatively with an autonomous, publicly 
     accountable entity to provide oversight of the Plan of the 
     Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in Central 
     America (the Plan);
       (ii) combating corruption, including investigating and 
     prosecuting current and former

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     government officials credibly alleged to be corrupt;
       (iii) implementing reforms, policies, and programs to 
     improve transparency and strengthen public institutions, 
     including increasing the capacity and independence of the 
     judiciary and the Office of the Attorney General;
       (iv) implementing a policy to ensure that local 
     communities, civil society organizations (including 
     indigenous and other marginalized groups), and local 
     governments are consulted in the design, and participate in 
     the implementation and evaluation of, activities of the Plan 
     that affect such communities, organizations, and governments;
       (v) countering the activities of criminal gangs, drug 
     traffickers, and organized crime;
       (vi) investigating and prosecuting in the civilian justice 
     system government personnel, including military and police 
     personnel, who are credibly alleged to have violated human 
     rights, and ensuring that such personnel are cooperating in 
     such cases;
       (vii) cooperating with commissions against corruption and 
     impunity and with regional human rights entities;
       (viii) supporting programs to reduce poverty, expand 
     education and vocational training for at-risk youth, create 
     jobs, and promote equitable economic growth, particularly in 
     areas contributing to large numbers of migrants;
       (ix) implementing a plan that includes goals, benchmarks, 
     and timelines to create a professional, accountable civilian 
     police force and end the role of the military in internal 
     policing, and make such plan available to the Department of 
     State;
       (x) protecting the right of political opposition parties, 
     journalists, trade unionists, human rights defenders, and 
     other civil society activists to operate without 
     interference;
       (xi) increasing government revenues, including by 
     implementing tax reforms and strengthening customs agencies; 
     and
       (xii) resolving commercial disputes, including the 
     confiscation of real property, between United States entities 
     and such government.
       (4) Determinations and impact on assistance.--
       (A) Insufficient progress.--The Secretary of State shall 
     periodically review the progress of each of the central 
     governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in 
     meeting the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B):  
     Provided, That if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that sufficient progress 
     has not been made by such government in meeting such 
     requirements, the Secretary shall suspend, in whole or in 
     part, assistance for such government for programs supporting 
     such requirement, and shall notify the appropriate 
     congressional committees in writing of such action:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may resume such assistance if the 
     Secretary determines and reports to such committees that 
     corrective measures have been taken by such government.
       (B) Extraordinary progress.--The Secretary of State may, 
     notwithstanding section 7019 of this Act, increase assistance 
     for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras if the Secretary 
     determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the central government of such country has 
     made extraordinary progress in meeting the requirements of 
     paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B):  Provided, That such increase 
     shall be provided in the amounts designated as Award for 
     Extraordinary Progress in the table under this section in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided 
     further, That such determination may be made for not more 
     than one country and following the submission of the reports 
     for such country submitted pursuant to paragraphs (3)(A) and 
     (3)(B).
       (C) Change in national government.--Not later than 90 days 
     following a change of national government in El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, or Honduras, the Secretary of State shall 
     determine whether or not such government is meeting the 
     requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B) and submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
     the reasons for such determination:  Provided, That if the 
     Secretary determines that such government is not meeting such 
     requirements, then the Secretary shall suspend, in whole or 
     in part, assistance for such central government until such 
     time as such determination and report can be made.
       (D) Reprogramming.--
       (i) Assistance suspended pursuant to subparagraphs (A) or 
     (C) may be reprogrammed if the Secretary of State determines 
     that corrective measures have not been taken.
       (ii) If the Secretary is unable to make a determination 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B) within 180 days after enactment 
     of this Act, amounts designated under such subparagraph may 
     be reprogrammed.
       (iii) Any reprogramming made pursuant to clauses (i) or 
     (ii) shall only be made available for assistance for other 
     countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (5) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations not less than 14 days 
     prior to submitting any certification made pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3) and any suspension or reprogramming made 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(4).
       (6) Limitation.--None of the funds made available by this 
     subsection for assistance for countries in Central America 
     may be made available for direct government-to-government 
     assistance or for major infrastructure projects.
       (b) Colombia.--
       (1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under titles III and IV, not less than $391,253,000 shall be 
     made available for assistance for Colombia, including to 
     support the efforts of the Government of Colombia to--
       (A) conduct a unified campaign against narcotics 
     trafficking, organizations designated as foreign terrorist 
     organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or 
     illegal armed groups:  Provided, That aircraft supported by 
     funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs may be used to transport 
     personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication and 
     interdiction, including security for such activities, and to 
     provide transport in support of alternative development 
     programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities;
       (B) enhance security and stability in Colombia and the 
     region;
       (C) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of law, and 
     access to justice throughout Colombia;
       (D) promote economic and social development, including by 
     improving access to areas impacted by conflict through 
     demining programs; and
       (E) implement a peace agreement between the Government of 
     Colombia and illegal armed groups, in accordance with 
     constitutional and legal requirements in Colombia:
       Provided, That such funds shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made 
     available for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
     for payment of reparations to conflict victims or 
     compensation to demobilized combatants associated with a 
     peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and 
     illegal armed groups.
       (3) Pre-obligation requirements.--Prior to the initial 
     obligation of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an updated multi-year spend plan as described 
     under this subsection in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (4) Apportionment and transfer.--Funds made available by 
     this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for Colombia shall be apportioned directly to 
     USAID, except that not less than $7,000,000 of such funds 
     shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' for assistance for Colombian refugees in 
     neighboring countries.
       (5) Counternarcotics.--Of the funds made available by this 
     Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for 
     counternarcotics assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be 
     obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Colombia has reduced overall illicit drug 
     cultivation, production, and trafficking.
       (6) Human rights.--Of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for 
     assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only in 
     accordance with the conditions set forth under section 7045 
     in Senate Report 115-152.
       (7) Exceptions.--The limitations of paragraphs (5) and (6) 
     shall not apply to funds made available for aviation 
     instruction and maintenance, and maritime and riverine 
     security programs.
       (c) Haiti.--
       (1) Certification.--Funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' that are made available for assistance for 
     Haiti may not be made available for assistance for the 
     central Government of Haiti unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such government is taking effective steps, which are in 
     addition to steps taken since the certification and report 
     submitted during the prior year, if applicable, to--
       (A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, including by--
       (i) selecting judges in a transparent manner based on 
     merit;
       (ii) reducing pre-trial detention;
       (iii) respecting the independence of the judiciary; and
       (iv) improving governance by implementing reforms to 
     increase transparency and accountability, including through 
     the penal and criminal codes;
       (B) combat corruption, including by implementing the anti-
     corruption law enacted in 2014 and prosecuting corrupt 
     officials;
       (C) increase government revenues, including by implementing 
     tax reforms, and increasing expenditures on public services; 
     and
       (D) resolve commercial disputes between United States 
     entities and the Government of Haiti.

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       (2) Haitian coast guard.--The Government of Haiti shall be 
     eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the 
     Coast Guard.
       (d) Venezuela.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 
     democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela.

                           europe and eurasia

       Sec. 7046. (a) Assistance.--
       (1) Georgia.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     titles III and IV, not less than $105,325,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Georgia.
       (2) Ukraine.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     titles III and IV, not less than $420,700,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Ukraine.
       (b) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for assistance for a government of an 
     Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such 
     government directs any action in violation of the territorial 
     integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent 
     State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations 
     included in the Helsinki Final Act:  Provided, That except as 
     otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may 
     be made available without regard to the restriction in this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national security interest of the United States:  
     Provided further, That prior to executing the authority 
     contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how 
     such assistance supports the national security interest of 
     the United States.
       (c) Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.--Section 907 of 
     the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply 
     to--
       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
     and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation 
     assistance;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity;
       (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945 (Public Law 79-173); or
       (6) humanitarian assistance.
       (d) Turkey.--None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense 
     articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential 
     Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.), unless the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that members of the TPPD named in 
     the July 17, 2017 indictment by the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia have returned to the United States to 
     stand trial in connection with the offenses contained in such 
     indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice:  
     Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not 
     apply to the use of funds made available by this Act for 
     border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the 
     protection of United States officials and facilities in 
     Turkey.

                          war crimes tribunals

       Sec. 7047.  If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of 
     commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes 
     Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by 
     the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals 
     or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to 
     deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling 
     limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:  Provided, 
     That the determination required under this section shall be 
     in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under 
     section 552(c):  Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                             united nations

       Sec. 7048. (a) Transparency and Accountability.--
       (1) Restrictions.--Of the funds appropriated under title I 
     and under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' in title V of this Act that are available for 
     contributions to the United Nations (including the Department 
     of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or 
     the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be 
     obligated for such organization, department, or agency until 
     the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the organization, 
     department, or agency is--
       (A) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent 
     with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 
     and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or 
     agency, and providing the United States Government with 
     necessary access to such financial and performance audits;
       (B) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
     procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of 
     whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices 
     for--
       (i) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosures;
       (ii) legal burdens of proof;
       (iii) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (iv) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (v) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation; and
       (C) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
     procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including 
     restrictions on first class and business class travel.
       (2) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis if the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or 
     respond to a humanitarian crisis.
       (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and 
     Organizations.--
       (1) Restrictions on united states delegations.--None of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used to pay expenses 
     for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, 
     body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
     body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, 
     the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism.
       (2) Restrictions on contributions.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of State 
     as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or 
     program within the United Nations system if such 
     organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or 
     presided over by a country the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 
     620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is 
     a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism.
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     restriction in this subsection if the Secretary determines 
     and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so 
     is important to the national interest of the United States, 
     including a description of the national interest served.
       (c) United Nations Human Rights Council.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available in support of 
     the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary 
     of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that participation in the Council is important 
     to the national interest of the United States and that such 
     Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel as a 
     permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of 
     members to such Council:  Provided, That such report shall 
     include a description of the national interest served and the 
     steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 
     ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 
     2018, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations 
     Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on 
     steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 
     ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council.
       (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--Prior to the 
     initial obligation of funds for the United Nations Relief and 
     Works Agency (UNRWA), and not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     whether UNRWA is--
       (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, 
     Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA 
     installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
       (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary 
     violation of its own policies (including the policies on 
     neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal 
     requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961;
       (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of 
     its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, 
     and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to 
     ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other 
     appropriate purposes;
       (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it 
     is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 
     301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing 
     regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it 
     has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;
       (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational 
     materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and 
     summer camps is consistent with the values of

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     human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce 
     incitement;
       (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions 
     or related entities in violation of relevant United States 
     law, and is taking steps to improve the financial 
     transparency of the organization; and
       (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of 
     Auditors' biennial audit requirements and is implementing in 
     a timely fashion the Board's recommendations.
       (e) Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members.--
     None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
     titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole 
     or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member 
     of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's 
     delegation at international conferences held under the 
     auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
       (f) Capital Projects.--None of the funds made available by 
     this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or 
     construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York:  
     Provided, That any operating plan submitted pursuant to this 
     Act for funds made available under the heading 
     ``Contributions to International Organizations'' shall 
     include information on capital projects, as described under 
     such heading in House Report 115-253.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds 
     available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2018 
     for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or 
     program within the United Nations system or any international 
     program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due 
     to any provision of law:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     State shall update such report each time additional funds are 
     withheld by operation of any provision of law:  Provided 
     further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds 
     identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall 
     be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (h) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping 
     Operations.--
       (1) In general.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     made available to implement section 301 of the Department of 
     State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323).
       (2) Withholding of funds.--The Secretary of State should 
     withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a 
     foreign country if the Secretary has credible information 
     that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, 
     including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping 
     operation, until the Secretary determines that the government 
     of such country is taking effective steps to bring the 
     responsible members of such unit to justice and to prevent 
     future incidents:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     promptly notify the government of each country subject to any 
     withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
     withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to 
     withhold such assistance is made:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 
     such government in bringing the responsible members of such 
     unit to justice.
       (3) Transfer of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less 
     than $1,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds appropriated under the heading ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'' for the United Nations Office of 
     the Special Coordinator on Improving the UN Response to 
     Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:  Provided, That such transfer 
     authority shall be exercised not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act.
       (i) Additional Availability.--Funds appropriated under 
     titles I and V of this Act which are returned or not made 
     available due to the implementation of subsection (a) or the 
     second proviso under the heading ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'' of such title shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019.
       (j) National Security Interest Withholding.--
       (1) Withholding.--The Secretary of State shall withhold 5 
     percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Contributions to International Organizations'' for 
     a specialized agency or other entity of the United Nations if 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the United States 
     Ambassador to the United Nations, determines and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations that such agency or entity 
     has taken an official action that is against the national 
     security interest of the United States or an ally of the 
     United States, including Israel.
       (2) Release of funds.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the United States Ambassador to the United 
     Nations, may release funds withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such agency or entity is taking steps to 
     address the action that resulted in the withholding of such 
     funds.
       (3) Reprogramming.--Should the Secretary of State be unable 
     to make a determination pursuant to paragraph (2) regarding 
     the release of withheld funds, such funds may be reprogrammed 
     for other purposes under the heading ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations''.
       (4) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, following consultation 
     with the Committees on Appropriations, may waive the 
     requirements of this subsection if the Secretary determines 
     that to do so in the national interest.

                   community-based police assistance

       Sec. 7049.  Funds made available by titles III and IV of 
     this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I 
     and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that 
     Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of 
     civilian police authority through training and technical 
     assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, 
     strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
     police roles that support democratic governance, including 
     assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to 
     disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved 
     police relations with the communities they serve.

                          disability programs

       Sec. 7050. (a) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made 
     available for programs and activities administered by the 
     United States Agency for International Development to address 
     the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with 
     disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives 
     that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, 
     advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and 
     integration of individuals with disabilities, including for 
     the cost of translation.
       (b) Management, Oversight, and Technical Support.--Of the 
     funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may 
     be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical 
     support.

                       international conferences

       Sec. 7051.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of 
     more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the 
     United States Government who are stationed in the United 
     States, at any single international conference occurring 
     outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days 
     in advance that such attendance is important to the national 
     interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this section the 
     term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference 
     attended by representatives of the United States Government 
     and of foreign governments, international organizations, or 
     nongovernmental organizations.

                aircraft transfer, coordination, and use

       Sec. 7052. (a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with 
     funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug 
     Initiative'', and ``Andean Counterdrug Programs'' may be used 
     for any other program and in any region.
       (b) Property Disposal.--The authority provided in 
     subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic 
     purposes in the designated country or region:  Provided, That 
     any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation 
     with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Aircraft Coordination.--
       (1) Authority.--The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by 
     the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development with funds made available in this 
     Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be 
     coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of 
     Mission:  Provided, That such aircraft may be used to 
     transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, 
     Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of 
     State and USAID programs and activities:  Provided further, 
     That official travel for other agencies for other purposes 
     may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without 
     reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis:  
     Provided further, That funds received by the Department of 
     State in connection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, 
     or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to 
     the Working Capital Fund of the Department and shall be 
     available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, 
     maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.
       (2) Scope.--The requirement and authorities of this 
     subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose 
     of which is the transportation of personnel.
       (d) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum 
     extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 
     including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne 
     by the recipient country.

   parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments

       Sec. 7053.  The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the 
     Department of State, Foreign

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     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 
     (division F of Public Law 111-117) shall apply to this Act:  
     Provided, That the date ``September 30, 2009'' in subsection 
     (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ``September 
     30, 2017''.

                    landmines and cluster munitions

       Sec. 7054. (a) Landmines.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, demining equipment available to the United 
     States Agency for International Development and the 
     Department of State and used in support of the clearance of 
     landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes 
     may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, 
     subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
     State may prescribe.
       (b) Cluster Munitions.--No military assistance shall be 
     furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license 
     for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
     or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, 
     unless--
       (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after 
     arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded 
     ordnance across the range of intended operational 
     environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, 
     transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster 
     munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions 
     will only be used against clearly defined military targets 
     and will not be used where civilians are known to be present 
     or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or
       (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the 
     purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such 
     cluster munitions.

                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 7055.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by Congress:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the 
     provisions of section 316 of the International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-533; 22 
     U.S.C. 2151a note).

 continuous supervision and general direction of economic and military 
                               assistance

       Sec. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, the 
     Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous 
     supervision and general direction of economic assistance, law 
     enforcement and justice sector assistance, military 
     assistance, and military education and training programs, 
     including but not limited to determining whether there shall 
     be a military assistance (including civic action) or a 
     military education and training program for a country and the 
     value thereof, to the end that such programs are effectively 
     integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of 
     the United States is best served thereby.
       (b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be 
     responsible for coordinating all assistance provided by the 
     United States Government to support international efforts to 
     combat illicit narcotics production or trafficking:  
     Provided, That the provision of assistance by the Department 
     of Defense which is comparable to assistance that may be made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall be provided in 
     a manner consistent with the requirements of section 333(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
     (Public Law 114-328).

     united states agency for international development management

       Sec. 7057. (a) Authority.--Up to $93,000,000 of the funds 
     made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to 
     carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', may be 
     used by the United States Agency for International 
     Development to hire and employ individuals in the United 
     States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant 
     to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949).
       (b) Restrictions.--
       (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year 
     pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not 
     exceed 175.
       (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in 
     subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2019.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority of subsection (a) should 
     only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of 
     positions that are filled by personal services contractors or 
     other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated 
     with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'', are eliminated.
       (d) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the 
     cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority 
     of this section shall be the account to which the 
     responsibilities of such individual primarily relate:  
     Provided, That funds made available to carry out this section 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
     this Act in title II under the heading ``Operating 
     Expenses''.
       (e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions.--Individuals hired 
     and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act 
     or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to 
     the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may be extended for a period of up to 
     4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such 
     section.
       (f) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under 
     title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'', may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available 
     for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) 
     of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary 
     responsibility is to carry out programs in response to 
     natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (g) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part 
     II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     and title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480; 7 
     U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 
     personal services contractors in the United States, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
     of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded 
     overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until 
     permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:  
     Provided, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be 
     assigned to any bureau or office:  Provided further, That 
     such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for 
     Peace Act (Public Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 
     made available only for personal services contractors 
     assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
       (h) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award 
     indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this 
     Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity 
     process for placing task orders under such contracts when the 
     order is placed with any category of small or small 
     disadvantaged business.
       (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--
     Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by 
     section 7059(o) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 
     (division F of Public Law 111-117) may be assigned to or 
     support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made 
     available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs.

                        global health activities

       Sec. 7058. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by titles 
     III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral 
     assistance for child survival activities or disease programs 
     including activities relating to research on, and the 
     prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law except 
     for provisions under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' 
     and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 
     U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended:  Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
     $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/
     reproductive health, including in areas where population 
     growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
       (b) Global Fund.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to 
     Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 
     percent should be withheld from obligation until the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Global Fund is--
       (1) maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, 
     including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the 
     Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public 
     Web site;
       (2) providing sufficient resources to maintain an 
     independent OIG that--
       (A) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund;
       (B) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations 
     and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and
       (C) compiles regular, publicly published audits and 
     investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting 
     aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-
     recipients, and Local Fund Agents;
       (3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
     procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of 
     whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices 
     for--
       (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosures;
       (B) legal burdens of proof;
       (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation; and
       (4) implementing the recommendations contained in the 
     Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the 
     Global Fund on November 21, 2011:
       Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition to 
     funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 
     2018 pursuant

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     to the application of any other provision contained in this 
     or any other Act.
       (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
       (1)  Extraordinary measures.--If the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that an international infectious disease outbreak is 
     sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that 
     it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health 
     Emergency of International Concern, funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', 
     ``Development Assistance'', ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', ``Complex Crises Fund'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
     and Central Asia'', ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and 
     ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' may be made available to 
     combat such infectious disease or public health emergency, 
     and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under such headings for the purposes of this 
     paragraph.
       (2) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available by 
     this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with 
     the appropriate congressional committees, and the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (3) Global health security.--Not later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this Act, a global health security strategy 
     shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
     committees in the manner described under this section in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
       (d) Repurposed Funds.--(1) Of the unobligated balances 
     available under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance'' 
     in title IX of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
     Public Law 113-235)--
       (A) $35,000,000 shall be made available for the Emergency 
     Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
     115-31):  Provided, That such funds may only be made 
     available if the USAID Administrator determines and reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
     national interest to respond to an emerging health threat 
     that poses severe threats to human health;
       (B) $100,000,000 shall be for programs to accelerate the 
     capabilities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and 
     respond to infectious disease outbreaks; and
       (C) $10,000,000 shall be made available for support of a 
     multi-partner trust fund or other multilateral efforts to 
     assist communities in Haiti affected by cholera resulting 
     from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti:  
     Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, the 
     Secretary of State shall ensure that mechanisms are in place 
     for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds:  
     Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection are in 
     addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes.
       (3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection under 
     the headings ``Global Health Programs'' and ``International 
     Disaster Assistance'' may be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds made available under such headings:  Provided, That 
     such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law.
       (4) The amounts repurposed under this subsection are 
     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 and shall be 
     available only if the President subsequently so designates 
     all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 
     Congress.

                            gender equality

       Sec. 7059. (a) Gender Equality.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in 
     United States Government diplomatic and development efforts 
     by raising the status, increasing the participation, and 
     protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.
       (b) Women's Leadership.--Of the funds appropriated by title 
     III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available to increase leadership opportunities for women in 
     countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to 
     law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for 
     women's political status, expanding women's participation in 
     political parties and elections, and increasing women's 
     opportunities for leadership positions in the public and 
     private sectors at the local, provincial, and national 
     levels.
       (c) Gender-Based Violence.--
       (1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
     this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available 
     to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to 
     gender-based violence in countries where it is common in 
     conflict and non-conflict settings.
       (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act 
     that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and 
     military personnel, including for international peacekeeping 
     operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and 
     response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, 
     and shall promote the integration of women into the police 
     and other security forces.
       (2) Department of State and United States Agency for 
     International Development gender programs shall incorporate 
     coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-
     based violence, including child marriage, rape, female 
     genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among 
     other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-
     conflict settings.
       (d) Women, Peace, and Security.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' should be made available to support a multi-
     year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United 
     States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners 
     in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional 
     processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected 
     by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the 
     equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to 
     women and girls.
       (e) Women and Girls at Risk From Extremism.--
       (1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available to support women and 
     girls who are at risk from extremism and conflict, and for 
     activities to--
       (A) empower women and girls to counter extremism;
       (B) address the needs of women and girls adversely impacted 
     by extremism and conflict;
       (C) document crimes committed by extremists against women 
     and girls, and support investigations and prosecutions of 
     such crimes, as appropriate;
       (D) increase the participation and influence of women in 
     formal and informal political processes and institutions at 
     the local level and within traditional governing structures;
       (E) support reconciliation programs between impacted 
     minority, religious, and ethnic groups and the broader 
     community;
       (F) develop and implement legal reforms and protections for 
     women and girls at the national and local government levels; 
     and
       (G) create and sustain networks for women and girls to 
     collectively safeguard their rights on a regional basis.
       (2) Clarification and notification.--Funds made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       (A) are in addition to amounts otherwise available by this 
     Act for such purposes; and
       (B) shall be made available following consultation with, 
     and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                           sector allocations

       Sec. 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
       (1) Basic education.--
       (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
     not less than $800,000,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law that 
     restricts assistance to foreign countries:  Provided, That 
     such funds should be used to implement the objectives of 
     basic education programs for each Country Development 
     Cooperation Strategy or similar strategy regarding basic 
     education established by the United States Agency for 
     International Development:  Provided further, That such funds 
     may also be used for secondary education activities:  
     Provided further, That the USAID Administrator, following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may 
     reprogram such funds between countries.
       (B) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     USAID Administrator shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated 
     balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each 
     country where USAID provides basic education assistance and 
     such report shall also include details on the types of 
     contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of 
     such assistance:  Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
     shall update such report on a quarterly basis until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided further, That if the USAID Administrator 
     determines that any unobligated balances of funds 
     specifically designated for assistance for basic education in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs are in excess of the 
     absorptive capacity of recipient countries, such funds may be 
     made available for other programs authorized under chapter 1 
     of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     notwithstanding such funding designation:  Provided further, 
     That the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 
     to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
     procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act 
     for assistance for basic education programs, not less than 
     $87,500,000 shall be made available for a contribution to 
     multilateral partnerships that support education.
       (2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title 
     III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for higher education:  Provided, 
     That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
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     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That of 
     such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 
     available for human and institutional capacity building 
     partnerships between higher education institutions in the 
     United States and developing countries, of which not less 
     than $15,000,000 shall be for new partnerships which should 
     be competed and awarded not later than one year after 
     enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That not later than 
     45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     proposed uses of funds for such partnerships.
       (b) Development Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Development Assistance'', not 
     less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less 
     than $12,000,000 shall be made available for cooperative 
     development programs of USAID.
       (c) Environment Programs.--
       (1) Authority and notification.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part 
     II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
     provisions of this subsection, to support environment 
     programs.
       (B) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (C) None of the funds in this Act are appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for a contribution, grant, or any 
     other payment for the Green Climate Fund.
       (2) Conservation programs and limitations.--
       (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
     not less than $269,000,000 shall be made available for 
     biodiversity conservation programs.
       (B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
     to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 
     trafficking.
       (C) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this 
     Act may be made available for training or other assistance 
     for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of 
     State determines has been credibly alleged to have 
     participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the 
     Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that to do so is in the national security interest of the 
     United States.
       (D) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity 
     programs shall not be used to support the expansion of 
     industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale 
     extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact 
     tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
     directors of each international financial institutions (IFI) 
     to vote against any financing of any such activity.
       (3) Large dams.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive director of each IFI 
     that it is the policy of the United States to vote in 
     relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such 
     institution to support the construction of any large dam 
     consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate Report 114-
     79, while also considering whether the project involves 
     important foreign policy objectives.
       (4) Sustainable landscapes.--Of the funds appropriated 
     under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall 
     be made available for sustainable landscapes programs.
       (d) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--Of the 
     funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than 
     $1,000,600,000 shall be made available for food security and 
     agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes 
     of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195), 
     of which not less than $315,960,000 shall be made available 
     for the Bureau for Food Security, USAID, including not less 
     than $55,000,000 for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs:  
     Provided, That funds may be made available for a contribution 
     as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as amended by 
     section 3206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
     79).
       (e) Microenterprise and Microfinance.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be 
     made available for microenterprise and microfinance 
     development programs for the poor, especially women.
       (f) Programs To Combat Trafficking in Persons.--Of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', and 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not 
     less than $65,000,000 shall be made available for activities 
     to combat trafficking in persons internationally, of which 
     not less than $40,000,000 shall be from funds made available 
     under the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'':  Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act 
     that are made available for programs to end modern slavery 
     shall be in addition to funds made available by this 
     subsection to combat trafficking in persons.
       (g) Reconciliation Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``Development Assistance'', not less than $30,000,000 shall 
     be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation 
     programs which bring together individuals of different 
     ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of 
     civil strife and war:  Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to 
     the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, 
     and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds 
     shall be matched by sources other than the United States 
     Government:  Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     administered by the Office of Conflict Management and 
     Mitigation, USAID.
       (h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available 
     for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to the 
     Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-121), of which not less than $145,000,000 shall be for 
     programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by 
     local communities in developing countries to build and 
     maintain safe latrines.

                overseas private investment corporation

       Sec. 7061. (a) Transfer of Funds.--Whenever the President 
     determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this 
     Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program 
     Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that 
     account:  Provided, That such funds shall not be available 
     for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation:  Provided further, That designated 
     funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant 
     to this section:  Provided further, That the exercise of such 
     authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections 
     (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in 
     effect until September 30, 2018.

                           arms trade treaty

       Sec. 7062.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
     until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for 
     the Treaty.

                           inspectors general

       Sec. 7063. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act may be used to deny an 
     Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any 
     records, documents, or other materials available to the 
     department or agency of the United States Government over 
     which such Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent 
     or impede the access of such Inspector General to such 
     records, documents, or other materials, under any provision 
     of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to 
     such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of 
     access of such Inspector General.
       (b) Timely Access.--A department or agency of the United 
     States Government covered by this section shall provide its 
     Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other 
     materials in a timely manner.
       (c) Compliance.--Each Inspector General covered by this 
     section shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on 
     disclosure relevant to the information provided by the 
     department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Report.--Each Inspector General covered by this section 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 5 
     calendar days of any failure by any department or agency of 
     the United States Government to provide its Inspector General 
     access to all requested records, documents, and other 
     materials.

    reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval 
                     station, guantanamo bay, cuba

       Sec. 7064.  Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of 
     an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact 
     of free association with the United States, to receive by 
     transfer or release individuals detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the terms of the agreement, including whether funds 
     appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs will be made available for assistance for such 
     country pursuant to such agreement.

                           multi-year pledges

       Sec. 7065.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any 
     multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III 
     through VI of this Act unless such pledge was--
       (1) previously justified, including the projected future 
     year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
       (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign

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     operations, and related programs or previously authorized by 
     an Act of Congress;
       (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
     projected future year costs; or
       (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees 
     on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at 
     least 7 days in advance of the pledge.

                     prohibition on use of torture

       Sec. 7066.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, 
     or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of 
     the United States Government.

                              extradition

       Sec. 7067. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than 
     funds provided under the headings ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', ``Complex Crises Fund'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance'', ``United States Emergency Refugee and 
     Migration Assistance Fund'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance'') for the central 
     government of a country which has notified the Department of 
     State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any 
     individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the 
     maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility 
     of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as 
     specified in a United States extradition request.
       (b) Clarification.--Subsection (a) shall only apply to the 
     central government of a country with which the United States 
     maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United 
     States has an extradition treaty and the government of that 
     country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the 
     treaty.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
     Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     such waiver is important to the national interest of the 
     United States.

                 commercial leasing of defense articles

       Sec. 7068.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide 
     financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
     procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
     purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial 
     suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than 
     helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible 
     civilian application), if the President determines that there 
     are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
     for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease 
     rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.

             joint strategic plan, budget, and transitions

       Sec. 7069. (a) Joint Strategic Plan and Budget.--Not later 
     than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall jointly submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a five year budget estimate that 
     details by each fiscal year the funds necessary to implement, 
     by agency, each of the four goals identified in the ``Joint 
     Strategic Plan for the Department of State and the United 
     States Agency for International Development, FY 2018-2022'' 
     (Joint Strategic Plan), required by section 306 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and published on February 12, 2018:  
     Provided, That the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
     inform the appropriate congressional committees not later 
     than September 30, 2018 of any changes to the Joint Strategic 
     Plan.
       (b) Strategic Transitions.--
       (1) The USAID Administrator shall regularly consult with 
     the appropriate congressional committees and development 
     stakeholders on efforts to transition nations from assistance 
     recipients to enduring diplomatic, economic, and security 
     partners:  Provided, That such consultations shall include 
     the guiding principles and metrics being developed to support 
     such efforts, and any other matters related to the 
     implementation plan required in paragraph (2).
       (2) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the USAID Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an implementation plan on country 
     transitions from assistance that includes--
       (A) the conditions and related benchmarks under which 
     countries may transition from assistance provided by this Act 
     and subsequent Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs;
       (B) the actions required by USAID to facilitate or support 
     country efforts toward such transition, including 
     consultation with civil society, other donors, multilateral 
     organizations, and implementing partners;
       (C) a description of the costs and number of personnel 
     associated with strategic transitions, including investments 
     to increase public and private domestic resource 
     mobilization; and
       (D) the plans to ensure post-transition development 
     progress.

              countering russian influence and aggression

       Sec. 7070. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     by this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
     central Government of the Russian Federation.
       (b) Annexation of Crimea.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the central government of a 
     country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps 
     intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 
     Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in 
     Ukraine:  Provided, That except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on 
     assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary 
     determines and reports to such Committees that to do so is in 
     the national interest of the United States, and includes a 
     justification for such interest.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for--
       (A) the implementation of any action or policy that 
     recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
     Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;
       (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 
     States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in 
     Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if 
     such activity includes the participation of Russian 
     Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled 
     financial entities; or
       (C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine 
     under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such 
     assistance includes the participation of Russian Government 
     officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial 
     entities.
       (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of each international financial 
     institution to vote against any assistance by such 
     institution (including any loan, credit, or guarantee) for 
     any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial 
     integrity of Ukraine.
       (4) The requirements and limitations of this subsection 
     shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty 
     over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control 
     of Russian-backed separatists.
       (c) Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and 
     Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the central government of a 
     country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
     independence of, or has established diplomatic relations 
     with, the Russian occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia 
     and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall publish on the Department of State Web site a 
     list of any such central governments in a timely manner:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
     restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the 
     Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of 
     the United States, and includes a justification for such 
     interest.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available to support the Russian occupation of the Georgian 
     territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
       (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of each international financial 
     institution to vote against any assistance by such 
     institution (including any loan, credit, or guarantee) for 
     any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial 
     integrity of Georgia.
       (d) Assistance to Counter Influence and Aggression.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', 
     ``International Military Education and Training'', and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than 
     $250,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     purposes of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as 
     authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence 
     in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-44; 22 
     U.S.C. 9543), and programs to enhance the capacity of law 
     enforcement and security forces in countries in Europe and 
     Eurasia and strengthen security cooperation between such 
     countries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, as appropriate.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 
     assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be 
     made available to advance the implementation of Association 
     Agreements and trade agreements with the European Union, and 
     to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and 
     political pressure from the Russian Federation.
       (e) Democracy Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be made available to support democracy programs in the 
     Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, 
     and shall also be made available to support the democracy and 
     rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).

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                      international monetary fund

       Sec. 7071. (a) Extensions.--The terms and conditions of 
     sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) 
     shall apply to this Act.
       (b) Repayment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any 
     loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private 
     creditors.

                    special defense acquisition fund

       Sec. 7072.  Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated 
     pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the 
     Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
     2020:  Provided, That the provision of defense articles and 
     defense services to foreign countries or international 
     organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State.

stability and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict

       Sec. 7073. (a) Countering Foreign Fighters and Extremist 
     Organizations.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
     this Act shall be made available for programs and activities 
     to counter and defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters 
     abroad, consistent with the strategy required by section 
     7073(a)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of 
     Public Law 115-31):  Provided, That the Secretary of State 
     shall ensure such programs are coordinated with and 
     complement the efforts of other United States Government 
     agencies and international partners, and that information 
     gained through the conduct of such programs is shared in a 
     timely manner with relevant departments and agencies of the 
     United States Government, other international partners, and 
     the appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate.
       (b) Countries Impacted by Significant Refugee Populations 
     or Internally Displaced Persons.--
       (1) Uses of funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' shall be made available for programs in 
     countries affected by significant populations of internally 
     displaced persons or refugees to--
       (A) expand and improve host government social services and 
     basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of such 
     populations and persons;
       (B) alleviate the social and economic strains placed on 
     host communities, including through programs to promote 
     livelihoods, vocational training, and formal and informal 
     education;
       (C) improve coordination of such assistance in a more 
     effective and sustainable manner; and
       (D) leverage increased assistance from donors other than 
     the United States Government for central governments and 
     local communities in such countries:
       Provided, That the Secretary of State shall periodically 
     inform the appropriate congressional committees of the 
     amounts and specific uses of funds made available for the 
     purposes of this subsection.
       (2) Concessional finance facility.--Funds appropriated 
     under title III of this Act under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' may be made available for the Concessional 
     Finance Facility of the World Bank to provide financing to 
     support refugees and host communities:  Provided, That such 
     funds shall be in addition to funds made available for 
     bilateral assistance in the report required by section 653(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made 
     available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
     on Appropriations.
       (c) Fragile States and Extremism.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act shall be made available for the purposes of section 
     7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of 
     Public Law 115-31), subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                            enterprise funds

       Sec. 7074. (a) Notification.--None of the funds made 
     available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 
     available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate 
     congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in 
     advance.
       (b) Distribution of Assets Plan.--Prior to the distribution 
     of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or 
     winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the 
     Enterprise Fund.
       (c) Transition or Operating Plan.--Prior to a transition to 
     and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel 
     investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the 
     President shall submit such transition or operating plan to 
     the appropriate congressional committees.

               use of funds in contravention of this act

       Sec. 7075.  If the President makes a determination not to 
     comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
     grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of 
     such determination, the basis for such determination and any 
     resulting changes to program and policy.

                            budget documents

       Sec. 7076. (a) Operating and Reorganization Plans.--Not 
     later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, 
     II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 
     and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 
     including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States 
     African Development Foundation, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds 
     appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in 
     such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 2018, that provides details of the 
     uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity 
     level:  Provided, That such plans shall include, as 
     applicable, a comparison between the congressional budget 
     justification funding levels, the most recent congressional 
     directives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels 
     proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, 
     and informative description/justification:  Provided further, 
     That if such department, agency, or organization receives an 
     additional amount under the same heading in title VIII of 
     this Act, operating plans required by this subsection shall 
     include consolidated information on all such funds:  Provided 
     further, That operating plans that include changes in levels 
     of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified 
     in the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or 
     amounts specifically designated in the respective tables 
     included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and 
     reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act.
       (b) Spend Plans.--
       (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary 
     of State or Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made 
     available by this Act, for--
       (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, 
     and the West Bank and Gaza;
       (B) assistance made available pursuant to section 7070(d) 
     of this Act to counter Russian influence and aggression, 
     except that such plan shall be on a country-by-country basis;
       (C) Power Africa and the regional security initiatives 
     listed under this section in Senate Report 115-152:  
     Provided, That the spend plan for such initiatives shall 
     include the amount of assistance planned for each country by 
     account, to the maximum extent practicable; and
       (D) democracy programs, programs to support section 7073(a) 
     of this Act, and sectors enumerated in subsections (a), (c), 
     (d), (e), (f), and (h) of section 7060 of this Act.
       (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Department of the Treasury, 
     International Affairs Technical Assistance'' in title III.
       (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 percent of the 
     funds contained in a spend plan required by this subsection 
     may be obligated prior to the submission of such spend plan 
     if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
     appropriate, determines that the obligation of such funds is 
     necessary to avoid significant programmatic disruption:  
     Provided, That not less than seven days prior to such 
     obligation, the Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     justification for such obligation and the proposed uses of 
     such funds.
       (c) Spending Report.--Not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on 
     spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2017 
     under the heading ``Development Credit Authority''.
       (d) Clarification.--The spend plans referenced in 
     subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the 
     notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (e) Congressional Budget Justification.--
       (1) The congressional budget justification for Department 
     of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
     of submission of the President's budget for fiscal year 2019: 
      Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall 
     be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later 
     than 10 calendar days thereafter.
       (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
     shall include in the congressional budget justification a 
     detailed justification for multi-year availability for any 
     funds requested under the headings ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' and ``Operating Expenses''.

                     reports and records management

       Sec. 7077. (a) Public Posting of Reports.--
       (1) Requirement.--Any agency receiving funds made available 
     by this Act shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), post on 
     the publicly available Web site of such agency

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     any report required by this Act to be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the 
     head of such agency that to do so is in the national 
     interest.
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 
     if--
       (A) the public posting of such report would compromise 
     national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or
       (B) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or 
     sensitive information.
       (3) Timing and intention.--The head of the agency posting 
     such report shall, unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
     do so only after such report has been made available to the 
     Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days:  
     Provided, That any report required by this Act to be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations shall include 
     information from the submitting agency on whether such report 
     will be publicly posted.
       (b) Requests for Documents.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
     Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 
     including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely 
     request any document, file, or record necessary to the 
     auditing requirements of the Department of State and the 
     United States Agency for International Development.
       (c) Records Management.--
       (1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and 
     ``Capital Investment Fund'' in title I, and ``Operating 
     Expenses'' and ``Capital Investment Fund'' in title II that 
     are made available to the Department of State and USAID may 
     be made available to support the use or establishment of 
     email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov 
     domain or not fitted for automated records management as part 
     of a Federal government records management program in 
     contravention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 
     Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113-187).
       (2) Directives.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall--
       (A) update the policies, directives, and oversight 
     necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and 
     presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning the 
     preservation of all records made or received in the conduct 
     of official business, including record emails, instant 
     messaging, and other online tools;
       (B) use funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'' in title I, and ``Operating Expenses'' and ``Capital 
     Investment Fund'' in title II, as appropriate, to improve 
     Federal records management pursuant to the Federal Records 
     Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other 
     applicable Federal records management statutes, regulations, 
     or policies for the Department of State and USAID;
       (C) direct departing employees that all Federal records 
     generated by such employees, including senior officials, 
     belong to the Federal Government; and
       (D) significantly improve the response time for identifying 
     and retrieving Federal records, including requests made 
     pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (3) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     to the National Archives and Records Administration 
     detailing, as appropriate and where applicable--
       (A) any updates or modifications made to the policy of each 
     agency regarding the use or the establishment of email 
     accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or 
     not fitted for automated records management as part of a 
     Federal government records management program since the 
     submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the report 
     required by section 7077(c)(3) of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31);
       (B) the extent to which each agency is in compliance with 
     applicable Federal records management statutes, regulations, 
     and policies, including meeting Directive goal 1.2 of the 
     Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18) by December 
     31, 2017; and
       (C) any steps taken since the submission of the report 
     referenced in subparagraph (A) to--
       (i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection;
       (ii) ensure that all employees at every level have been 
     instructed in procedures and processes to ensure that the 
     documentation of their official duties is captured, 
     preserved, managed, protected, and accessible in official 
     Government systems of the Department of State and USAID;
       (iii) implement recommendation 1 made by the Office of 
     Inspector General (OIG), Department of State, in the January 
     2016 Evaluation of the Department of State's FOIA Process for 
     Requests Involving the Office of the Secretary (ESP-16-01);
       (iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act 
     (FOIA) and Congressional oversight requests, and measurably 
     improve the response time for answering such requests; and
       (v) strengthen cyber security measures to mitigate 
     vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of 
     personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, 
     improve the process to identify and remove inactive user 
     accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control 
     of national security information, and implement the 
     recommendations of the corresponding reports of the OIG as 
     detailed under this section in House Report 115-253 and 
     contained in other relevant reports issued by the OIG.
       (4) Operating plans.--The operating plans required by 
     section 7076(a) of this Act for funds appropriated under the 
     headings listed in paragraph (1) shall include funds planned 
     for--
       (A) implementing the recommendations of the OIG reports 
     referenced in clauses (iii) and (v); and
       (B) measurably reducing the FOIA and Congressional 
     oversight requests backlog.

                        global internet freedom

       Sec. 7078. (a) Funding.--Of the funds available for 
     obligation during fiscal year 2018 under the headings 
     ``International Broadcasting Operations'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'', not less than $55,500,000 shall 
     be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom 
     globally:  Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized 
     for countries whose governments restrict freedom of 
     expression on the Internet, and that are important to the 
     national interest of the United States:  Provided further, 
     That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be 
     matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other 
     than the United States Government, including from the private 
     sector.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' that are 
     made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
       (A) coordinated with other democracy programs funded by 
     this Act under such headings, and shall be incorporated into 
     country assistance and democracy promotion strategies, as 
     appropriate;
       (B) for programs to implement the May 2011, International 
     Strategy for Cyberspace; the Department of State 
     International Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by section 
     402 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public 
     Law 114-113); and the comprehensive strategy to promote 
     Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as 
     required by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
     Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754);
       (C) made available for programs that support the efforts of 
     civil society to counter the development of repressive 
     Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering 
     threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; 
     to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to 
     enhance digital security training and capacity building for 
     democracy activists;
       (D) made available for research of key threats to Internet 
     freedom; the continued development of technologies that 
     provide or enhance access to the Internet, including 
     circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, 
     and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
     governments; and maintenance of the technological advantage 
     of the United States Government over such censorship 
     techniques:  Provided, That the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), shall coordinate any 
     such research and development programs with other relevant 
     United States Government departments and agencies in order to 
     share information, technologies, and best practices, and to 
     assess the effectiveness of such technologies; and
       (E) made available only after the Assistant Secretary for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, 
     concurs that such funds are allocated consistent with--
       (i) the strategies referenced in subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph;
       (ii) best practices regarding security for, and oversight 
     of, Internet freedom programs; and
       (iii) sufficient resources and support for the development 
     and maintenance of anti-censorship technology and tools.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Broadcasting Operations'' that are made 
     available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
       (A) made available only for tools and techniques to 
     securely develop and distribute BBG digital content; 
     facilitate audience access to such content on Web sites that 
     are censored; coordinate the distribution of BBG digital 
     content to targeted regional audiences; and to promote and 
     distribute such tools and techniques, including digital 
     security techniques;
       (B) coordinated with programs funded by this Act under the 
     heading ``International Broadcasting Operations'', and shall 
     be incorporated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
     appropriate;
       (C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to provide Internet 
     circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in countries 
     that are strategic priorities for the BBG and in a manner 
     consistent with the BBG Internet freedom strategy; and
       (D) made available for the research and development of new 
     tools or techniques authorized in paragraph (A) only after 
     the BBG CEO, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     other relevant United States Government departments and 
     agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits of such new tools

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     or techniques, and establishes safeguards to minimize the use 
     of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.
       (c) Coordination and Spend Plans.--After consultation among 
     the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict 
     planned activities, but not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG CEO 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans 
     for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote 
     Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description 
     of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that 
     such programs are not used for illicit purposes:  Provided, 
     That the Department of State spend plan shall include funding 
     for all such programs for all relevant Department of State 
     and USAID offices and bureaus.

                  impact on jobs in the united states

       Sec. 7079.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of such business enterprise in the 
     United States because United States production is being 
     replaced by such enterprise outside the United States;
       (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that 
     contributes to the violation of internationally recognized 
     workers' rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including 
     any designated zone or area in that country:  Provided, That 
     the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act 
     should be commensurate with the level of development of the 
     recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
     assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and 
     small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
       (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States 
     if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating 
     or transferring jobs from the United States to other 
     countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United 
     States; or
       (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 
     guidelines implemented pursuant to--
       (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117);
       (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation's 
     Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; 
     or
       (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity 
     Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States on December 12, 2013,
     when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
     guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, 
     any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose 
     of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in 
     International Development Association (IDA)-eligible 
     countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports 
     of goods and services from the United States or prevent the 
     loss of jobs from the United States.

united states citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained 
                                 abroad

       Sec. 7080. (a) Review.--The Special Presidential Envoy for 
     Hostage Affairs, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
     for Consular Affairs, Department of State, shall review the 
     practices of United States consular officers regarding 
     assistance for citizens and nationals of the United States 
     who are detained in countries where the Department of State's 
     Country Reports on Human Rights Practices indicate that 
     arbitrary arrest or the denial of due process is common, or 
     the judicial system is not independent or is susceptible to 
     corruption, to--
       (1) assess whether consular officers routinely seek to 
     determine if--
       (A) the detained individual has presented credible 
     information of factual innocence to United States officials;
       (B) credible information exists that the individual is 
     detained solely or substantially because he or she is a 
     citizen or national of the United States;
       (C) credible information exists that the individual is 
     being detained as a result of exercising his or her right to 
     freedom of expression, association, assembly, or religion;
       (D) credible information exists that the individual has 
     been detained arbitrarily and denied due process or a fair 
     trial;
       (E) independent nongovernmental organizations or 
     journalists have raised concerns about the innocence or the 
     conditions of confinement of the detained individual;
       (F) the detained individual has presented credible 
     information that his or her detention is a pretext; and
       (G) the individual is detained in inhumane conditions; and
       (2) identify what, if any, diplomatic or other actions are 
     taken by the Department on behalf of a detained individual if 
     the consular officer determines that the answer to any of the 
     questions specified in paragraph (1) is affirmative.
       (b) Recommendations, Guidance, and Report.--Not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act and after completion of 
     the review required under subsection (a), the Special 
     Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, after consultation 
     with the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department 
     of State, shall--
       (1) provide recommendations to the Secretary of State for 
     modifying the guidance concerning the arrest and detention of 
     United States citizens abroad in the Foreign Affairs Manual 
     and Foreign Affairs Handbook to better assist the Department 
     of State in identifying cases where such detention is 
     unlawful or wrongful and to enhance diplomatic engagements 
     with foreign governments and other actions on behalf of such 
     citizens and nationals; and
       (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees detailing the findings of the review required 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and the recommendations provided 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.

                      reorganization and redesign

       Sec. 7081. (a) Oversight.--
       (1) Prior consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs may not be used to 
     implement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan described 
     in paragraph (2) by the Department of State, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, or any other 
     Federal department, agency, or organization funded by this 
     Act without prior consultation by the head of such 
     department, agency, or organization with the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (2) Description of activities.--Pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any 
     action to--
       (A) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered 
     departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus 
     and offices within or between such departments, agencies, or 
     organizations, including the transfer to other agencies of 
     the authorities and responsibilities of such bureaus and 
     offices;
       (B) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United 
     States official presence overseas including at bilateral, 
     regional, and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other 
     platforms; and
       (C) expand or reduce the size of the Civil Service, Foreign 
     Service, eligible family member, and locally employed staff 
     workforce of the Department of State and USAID from the on-
     board levels as of December 31, 2017:  Provided, That not 
     less than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State and the USAID Administrator shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees such on-board levels.
       (3) Notification.--Funds made available by this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs that are made 
     available for the activities described in paragraph (2) shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That any such 
     notification submitted to such Committees shall include a 
     detailed justification for any proposed action, including the 
     information specified under this section in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       (4) Operating plans.--Operating plans submitted pursuant to 
     section 7076(a) of this Act shall detail, as applicable, 
     amounts for the bureaus, offices, and organizations detailed 
     under this section in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (b) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) Personnel.--
       (A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall each 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     detailing the personnel requirements necessary to implement 
     the December 2017 ``National Security Strategy of the United 
     States'' and the February 2018 ``Joint Strategic Plan for the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development, FY 2018-2022''.
       (B) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall each 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     analysis and justification for the reduction of Department of 
     State and USAID personnel during calendar year 2017, to 
     include an explanation of how such reductions support the 
     missions of each agency.
       (C) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act and 
     every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2019, the 
     Secretary of State, in the case of the Department of State, 
     and the USAID Administrator, in the case of USAID, shall 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees on the on-
     board personnel levels, hiring, and attrition of the Civil 
     Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally 
     employed staff workforce of the Department of State and 
     USAID, as appropriate, on an operating unit-by-operating unit 
     basis.
       (2) Administration of funds.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act--
       (A) under the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
     shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for 
     Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State; and

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       (B) that are made available for the Office of Global 
     Women's Issues shall be administered by the United States 
     Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.
       (3) Information technology platform.--
       (A) None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act 
     under the heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' may 
     be made available for a new major information technology 
     investment without the concurrence of the Chief Information 
     Officer, Department of State.
       (B) In complying with the requirements of this paragraph, 
     the Chief Information Officer, Department of State, shall 
     consider whether a new major information technology 
     investment--
       (i) is consistent with the Department Information 
     Technology Strategic Plan;
       (ii) maintains consolidated control over enterprise IT 
     functions or improves operational maintenance;
       (iii) improves Department of State resiliency to a cyber-
     attack;
       (iv) reduces Department of State IT costs over the long-
     term; and
       (v) is in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR), including FAR Part 6 regarding competition 
     requirements.
       (C) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees detailing the conclusions and 
     recommendations from the Information Technology (IT) Platform 
     Planning workstream of the Department of State redesign 
     initiative.
       (4) Regional development mission for asia.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act and made available for the Regional 
     Development Mission for Asia, USAID, in the table included 
     under title II of the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act) shall be subject to section 7019 of this 
     Act.

                     united nations population fund

       Sec. 7082. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' in this Act for fiscal year 2018, $32,500,000 
     shall be made available for the United Nations Population 
     Fund (UNFPA).
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of 
     the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred 
     to the ``Global Health Programs'' account and shall be made 
     available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive 
     health activities, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available 
     unless--
       (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an 
     account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not 
     commingle such funds with other sums; and
       (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions.
       (e) Report to Congress and Dollar-for-dollar Withholding of 
     Funds.--
       (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds 
     that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is 
     submitted for a country program in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA 
     plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the 
     amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People's 
     Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made 
     available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
     remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.

              multilateral development bank replenishments

       Sec. 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 
     285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 36. ELEVENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized 
     to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $189,580,000 
     to the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the Fund, 
     subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $189,580,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
       (b) The International Development Association Act (22 
     U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 30. EIGHTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the International 
     Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf 
     of the United States $3,291,030,000 to the eighteenth 
     replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to 
     obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,291,030,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
       (c) The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290g et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 225. FOURTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized 
     to contribute on behalf of the United States $513,900,000 to 
     the fourteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, 
     subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $513,900,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.

                               rescissions

                    (including rescission of funds)

       Sec. 7084. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the 
     President under the heading ``Development Assistance'', as 
     identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 72 X 1021, 
     $23,766,000 are rescinded.
       (b) Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 
     ``Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States'' for carryover under the heading ``Receipts 
     Collected'' in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
     Public Law 113-235), $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                               TITLE VIII

        OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $2,975,971,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, of which $2,376,122,000 is for Worldwide 
     Security Protection and shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer 
     up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made available under this 
     heading to any other appropriation of any department or 
     agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head 
     of such department or agency, to support operations in and 
     assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That 
     any such transfer shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $68,100,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019, of which $54,900,000 shall be for the Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for 
     reconstruction oversight:  Provided, That printing and 
     reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such 
     costs during fiscal year 2017:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of 
     SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service 
     after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on 
     the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 
     shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any 
     position in the competitive service for which the employee 
     possesses the required qualifications:  Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'', $71,778,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Worldwide Security Upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction as authorized:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      International Organizations

              contributions to international organizations

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $96,240,000:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'', $967,456,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', 
     $158,067,000, to remain available

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     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $2,500,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $1,588,778,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         transition initiatives

       For an additional amount for ``Transition Initiatives'', 
     $62,043,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          complex crises fund

       For an additional amount for ``Complex Crises Fund'', 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,152,122,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' to respond to refugee crises, including in 
     Africa, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and 
     Eurasia, $2,431,198,000, to remain available until expended, 
     except that such funds shall not be made available for the 
     resettlement costs of refugees in the United States:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $417,951,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $220,583,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        peacekeeping operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $325,213,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, 
     That funds available for obligation under this heading in 
     this Act may be used to pay assessed expenses of 
     international peacekeeping activities in Somalia, subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $460,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       additional appropriations

       Sec. 8001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for 
     fiscal year 2018.

                extension of authorities and conditions

       Sec. 8002.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the 
     additional amounts appropriated by this title to 
     appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under 
     the authorities and conditions applicable to such 
     appropriations accounts.

                   counterterrorism partnerships fund

       Sec. 8003.  Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Programs'' shall be made available for the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for programs in areas 
     liberated from, under the influence of, or adversely affected 
     by, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist 
     organizations:  Provided, That such areas shall include the 
     Kurdistan Region of Iraq:  Provided further, That prior to 
     the obligation of funds made available pursuant to this 
     section, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
     steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
     oversight, and control of such funds:  Provided further, That 
     section 7015(j) of this Act regarding notification of 
     assistance diverted or destroyed shall apply to funds made 
     available for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund:  
     Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
     section shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, and the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                           transfer of funds

       Sec. 8004. (a) Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the 
     headings ``Transition Initiatives'', ``Complex Crises Fund'', 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'' may be transferred to, and merged 
     with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be transferred to, 
     and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such 
     headings.
       (b) Global Security Contingency Fund.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, not to exceed $7,500,000 
     from funds appropriated under the headings ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' by 
     this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged 
     with, funds previously made available under the heading 
     ``Global Security Contingency Fund''.
       (c) Limitation.--The transfer authority provided in 
     subsection (a) may only be exercised to address 
     contingencies.
       (d) Notification.--The transfer authority provided by this 
     section shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
     regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
     addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under 
     any other provision of law, including section 610 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the 
     Secretary of State for the purposes of this title.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2018''.

DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $112,813,000, of which not to exceed $3,001,000 shall be 
     available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
     exceed $1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
     of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,555,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
     exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
     $14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
     $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $29,356,000 
     shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Administration; not to exceed $2,142,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed 
     $1,760,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive 
     Secretariat; not to exceed $11,318,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; 
     and not to exceed $16,745,000 shall be available for the 
     Office of the Chief Information Officer:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds 
     appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to 
     any other office of the Office of the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That no appropriation for any office shall be 
     increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 
     transfers:  Provided further, That notice of any change in 
     funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for 
     approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided  further, That not to exceed 
     $60,000

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     shall be for allocation within the Department for official 
     reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
     determine:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
     107-71, there may be credited to this appropriation up to 
     $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public 
     Affairs.

                        research and technology

       For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $23,465,109, 
     of which $2,618,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2020, and of which $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, is for new competitive grants under 49 U.S.C. 5505 
     to a national center for congestion research and a national 
     center for infrastructure research:  Provided, That such 
     amounts are in addition to amounts previously provided for 
     such program:  Provided further, That such amounts for 
     additional national centers are provided notwithstanding 49 
     U.S.C. 5505(c)(2)(A):  Provided further, That there may be 
     credited to this appropriation, to be available until 
     expended, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training:  Provided further, That 
     any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or 
     elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology 
     Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference 
     to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
     Technology of the Department of Transportation.

                  national infrastructure investments

       For capital investments in surface transportation 
     infrastructure, $1,500,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
     heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
     local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among 
     such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 
     have a significant local or regional impact:  Provided 
     further, That projects eligible for funding provided under 
     this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or 
     bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; 
     public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail 
     transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments 
     (including inland port infrastructure and land ports of 
     entry):  Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, the Secretary may use an amount not to 
     exceed $15,000,000 for the planning, preparation or design of 
     projects eligible for funding under this heading:  Provided 
     further, That grants awarded under the previous proviso shall 
     not be subject to a minimum grant size:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made 
     available under this heading for the purpose of paying the 
     subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for 
     Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United 
     States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the 
     funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph:  Provided 
     further, That in distributing funds provided under this 
     heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to 
     ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an 
     appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and 
     rural areas, and the investment in a variety of 
     transportation modes:  Provided further, That a grant funded 
     under this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and not 
     greater than $25,000,000:  Provided further, That not more 
     than 10 percent of the funds made available under this 
     heading may be awarded to projects in a single State:  
     Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
     which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at 
     the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
     that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 
     complete an overall financing package:  Provided further, 
     That not less than 30 percent of the funds provided under 
     this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas:  
     Provided further, That for projects located in rural areas, 
     the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary 
     may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent:  
     Provided further, That projects conducted using funds 
     provided under this heading must comply with the requirements 
     of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct a 
     new competition to select the grants and credit assistance 
     awarded under this heading:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may retain up to $25,000,000 of the funds provided 
     under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds 
     to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, 
     the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, and the Maritime Administration to fund the 
     award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made 
     under the National Infrastructure Investments program:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in the 
     previous proviso may be used to hire additional personnel:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not use the 
     Federal share as a selection criteria in awarding projects:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 
     of Funding Opportunity under the previous proviso no later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That the Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require 
     application submissions 90 days after the publishing of such 
     Notice:  Provided further, That of the applications submitted 
     under the previous two provisos, the Secretary shall make 
     grants no later than 270 days after enactment of this Act in 
     such amounts that the Secretary determines.

     national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau

       For necessary expenses for the administration of the 
     National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau 
     (the Bureau) within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Transportation, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall use such amount for the necessary expenses to fulfill 
     the responsibilities of the Bureau, as detailed in section 
     9001 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) 
     Act (Public Law 114-94) (49 U.S.C. 116):  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary is required to receive the advance 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to exercising the authorities of 49 U.S.C. 116(h):  
     Provided further, That the program be available to other 
     Federal agencies, States, municipalities and project sponsors 
     seeking Federal transportation expertise in obtaining 
     financing.

                      financial management capital

       For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
     Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-
     engineering business processes, $6,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2020.

                       cyber security initiatives

       For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
     including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
     information technology infrastructure, improvement of network 
     perimeter controls and identity management, testing and 
     assessment of information technology against business, 
     security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal 
     cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure 
     enhancements, and implementation of enhanced security 
     controls on network devices, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2019.

                         office of civil rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $9,500,000.

           transportation planning, research, and development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, to remain available until 
     expended, $14,000,000:  Provided, That of such amount, 
     $1,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency 
     Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC):  
     Provided further, That there may be transferred to this 
     appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
     transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred 
     under this heading for IIPIC activities not related to 
     transportation infrastructure:  Provided further, That the 
     tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available 
     to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of 
     major infrastructure projects not related to transportation 
     only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide 
     funding to the Department as provided for under the previous 
     proviso.

                          working capital fund

       For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
     outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
     $202,245,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation:  Provided, 
     That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
     to entities within the Department of Transportation:  
     Provided further, That the above limitation on operating 
     expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:  Provided 
     further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
     of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
     Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund 
     Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That no assessments may be levied against any 
     program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by 
     this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis 
     therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

               minority business resource center program

       For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Resource 
     Center, the provision of financial education outreach 
     activities to eligible transportation-related small 
     businesses, the monitoring of existing loans in the 
     guaranteed loan program, and the modification of such loans 
     of the Minority Business Resource Center, $500,301, as 
     authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332;  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     that section, these funds may be for business opportunities 
     related to any mode of transportation.

       small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach

       For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business 
     utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

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                        payments to air carriers

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       In addition to funds made available from any other source 
     to carry out the essential air service program under 49 
     U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That in determining between or among 
     carriers competing to provide service to a community, the 
     Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 
     the carriers:  Provided further, That basic essential air 
     service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-
     passenger capacity requirement under subsection 41732(b)(3) 
     of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to 
     enter into a new contract with a community located less than 
     40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the 
     Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost 
     share:  Provided further, That amounts authorized to be 
     distributed for the essential air service program under 
     subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:  
     Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse such 
     amounts from fees credited to the account established under 
     section 45303 of title 49, United States Code.

  administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the 
     Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
     assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
     appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except 
     for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     unless such assessments or agreements have completed the 
     normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
       Sec. 102.  The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the 
     Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of 
     the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for 
     each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance 
     to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.
       Sec. 103.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working 
     Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide partial or full 
     payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from 
     all Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit 
     distribution services that are necessary to carry out the 
     Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program 
     under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of Public 
     Law 109-59:  Provided, That the Department shall maintain a 
     reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to 
     be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit 
     benefits to Government employees:  Provided further, That 
     such reserve will not exceed one month of benefits payable 
     and may be used only for the purpose of providing for the 
     continuation of transit benefits:  Provided further, That the 
     Working Capital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each 
     customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of 
     the transit benefit.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                               operations

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, 
     the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of 
     aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and 
     maps sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts 
     made available by Public Law 112-95, $10,211,754,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, of which 
     $8,851,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,692,786,000 shall be 
     available for air traffic organization activities; not to 
     exceed $1,310,000,000 shall be available for aviation safety 
     activities; not to exceed $22,587,000 shall be available for 
     commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 
     $801,506,000 shall be available for finance and management 
     activities; not to exceed $60,000,000 shall be available for 
     NextGen and operations planning activities; not to exceed 
     $112,622,000 shall be available for security and hazardous 
     materials safety; and not to exceed $212,253,000 shall be 
     available for staff offices:  Provided, That not to exceed 5 
     percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety 
     budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity 
     under this heading:  Provided further, That no transfer may 
     increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 5 
     percent:  Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 
     percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
     section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section:  Provided further, That 
     not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted 
     to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of 
     Public Law 108-176:  Provided further, That the amount herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
     March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
     Congress:  Provided further, That not later than March 31 of 
     each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit 
     to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive 
     strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards 
     and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the 
     one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including 
     stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by 
     fiscal year:  Provided further, That the amount herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each 
     day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to 
     Congress:  Provided further, That funds may be used to enter 
     into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
     organization to assist in the development of aviation safety 
     standards:  Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act shall be available for new applicants for the second 
     career training program:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that 
     would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from 
     States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred 
     in the provision of agency services, including receipts for 
     the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, 
     and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, 
     including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, 
     or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair 
     or alteration forms:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $165,000,000 
     shall be used to fund direct operations of the current 253 
     air traffic control towers in the contract tower program, 
     including the contract tower cost share program, and any 
     airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 
     the program during the fiscal year:  Provided further, That 
     not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the 
     final disposition of the Benefit Cost Analysis for 
     applications for participation in the Contract Tower Program 
     and for reevaluation of Cost-share Program participants 
     pending as of January 1, 2016, as mandated by section 119C of 
     division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 
     (Public Law 115-31):  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography 
     are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 
     through, the Working Capital Fund:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act or any other Act may be used to eliminate the 
     Contract Weather Observers program at any airport.

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
     improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
     airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, 
     as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, 
     United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
     testing, including construction of test facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
     accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where 
     such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
     lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under 
     this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and 
     certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund, $3,250,000,000, of which $498,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, $2,602,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and 
     $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization 
     of national airspace systems:  Provided further, That no 
     later than March 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the Federal 
     Aviation Administration which includes funding for each 
     budget line item for fiscal years 2019 through 2023, with 
     total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the 
     funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by 
     the Office of Management and Budget.

                 research, engineering, and development

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $188,926,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private

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     sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for 
     research, engineering, and development.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and under other law authorizing such 
     obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning 
     of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at 
     airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 
     41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection 
     activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
     including those related to airport operating certificates 
     under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $3,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds under this heading shall be available 
     for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2018, 
     notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That none of the funds under this 
     heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
     conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, 
     or other airport improvements that are necessary to install 
     bulk explosive detection systems:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, the Government's share of allowable project costs under 
     paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section 
     shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or 
     medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-
     phased construction project for which the project sponsor 
     received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 
     project:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not 
     more than $111,863,000 shall be available for administration, 
     not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport 
     Cooperative Research Program, not less than $33,210,000 shall 
     be available for Airport Technology Research, and 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available and transferred to ``Office of the Secretary, 
     Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out the Small Community Air 
     Service Development Program:  Provided further, That in 
     addition to airports eligible under section 41743 of title 
     49, such program may include the participation of an airport 
     that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 
     a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 
     effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a 
     request for proposals.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

       For an additional amount for ``Grants-In-Aid for 
     Airports'', to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
     grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 
     471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That amounts made available 
     under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 
     and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment 
     formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
     percentages under chapter 471:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
     as discretionary grants to airports:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects 
     at (a) nonprimary airports that are classified as Regional, 
     Local, or Basic airports and are not located within a 
     Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area as defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget, or (b) primary airports 
     that are classified as Small or Nonhub airports:  Provided 
     further, That the Federal share payable of the costs for 
     which a grant is made under this heading to a nonprimary 
     airport shall be 100 percent:  Provided further, That the 
     amount made available under this heading shall not be subject 
     to any limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for 
     Airports program set forth in any Act:  Provided further, 
     That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     may retain up to 0.5 percent of the funds provided under this 
     heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator 
     of grants made under this heading.

       administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

       Sec. 110.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the 
     federally funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     2018.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport 
     sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration 
     without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities 
     and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for 
     services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or 
     weather reporting:  Provided, That the prohibition of funds 
     in this section does not apply to negotiations between the 
     agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-
     market'' rates for these items or to grant assurances that 
     require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control 
     facilities.
       Sec. 112.  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
     satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 
     U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the 
     close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy 
     section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.
       Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
     appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged 
     with and available for the same purposes of such 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 114.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration 
     employee unless such employee actually performed work during 
     the time corresponding to such premium pay.
       Sec. 115.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift 
     certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
       Sec. 116.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written 
     approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act 
     may be used to implement or to continue to implement any 
     limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a 
     private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
     blocking of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration 
     number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 
     data that is made available to the public, except data made 
     available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
     flights of that owner or operator.
       Sec. 118.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than eight political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.
       Sec. 119.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of 
     title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
     Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to 
     aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees 
     are consistent with Executive Order 13642.
       Sec. 119A.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration or reduce its services unless the 
     Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
     advance.
       Sec. 119B.  None of the funds appropriated or limited by 
     this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior 
     permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New 
     Jersey.
       Sec. 119C.  None of the funds provided under this Act may 
     be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to withhold from consideration and approval 
     any application for participation in the Contract Tower 
     Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program 
     participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long as the 
     Federal Aviation Administration has received an application 
     from the airport, and as long as the Administrator determines 
     such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in the 
     Federal Aviation Administration report, Establishment and 
     Discontinuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers 
     (FAA-APO-90-7 as of August, 1990).
       Sec. 119D.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended to limit the use of an Organization Designation 
     Authorization's (ODA) delegated functions documented in its 
     procedures manual on a type certification project unless the 
     Administrator documents a systemic airworthiness 
     noncompliance performance issue as a result of inspection or 
     oversight that the safety of air commerce requires a 
     limitation with regard to a specific authorization or where 
     an ODA's capability has not been previously established in 
     terms of a new compliance method or design feature:  
     Provided, That in such cases FAA shall work with the ODA 
     holder if requested to develop the capability to execute that 
     function safely, efficiently and effectively.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Not to exceed $439,443,925, together with advances and 
     reimbursements received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
     administration and operation of the Federal Highway 
     Administration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
     to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance

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     with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.

                          federal-aid highways

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Funds available for the implementation or execution of 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and 
     the provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
     Act shall not exceed total obligations of $44,234,212,000 for 
     fiscal year 2018:  Provided, That the Secretary may collect 
     and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States 
     Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, 
     including counsel, in the field of municipal and project 
     finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of 
     Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs 
     to the Federal Government of servicing such credit 
     instruments:  Provided further, That such fees are available 
     until expended to pay for such costs:  Provided further, That 
     such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that 
     are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to 
     any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative 
     expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code.

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
     $44,973,212,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
     expended.

                    highway infrastructure programs

       There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $2,525,000,000:  Provided, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be derived from the 
     general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for 
     fiscal year 2018 in this or any other Act for ``Federal-aid 
     Highways'' under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds 
     provided in any other Act:  Provided further, That section 
     1101(b) of Public Law 114-94 shall apply to funds made 
     available under this heading:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $1,980,000,000 shall 
     be set aside for activities eligible under section 
     133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, $15,800,000 
     shall be set aside for activities eligible under the Puerto 
     Rico Highway Program as described in section 165(b)(2)(C) of 
     such title, $4,200,000 shall be set aside for activities 
     eligible under the Territorial Highway Program, as described 
     in section 165(c)(6) of such title, and $300,000,000 shall be 
     set aside for the nationally significant Federal lands and 
     tribal projects program under section 1123 of the Fixing 
     America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Public Law 114-
     94):  Provided further, That the funds made available under 
     this heading for activities eligible under section 
     133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, shall be 
     apportioned to the States in the same ratio as the obligation 
     limitation for fiscal year 2018 is distributed among the 
     States in section 120(a)(5) of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That the funds made available under this heading for 
     activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, 
     United States Code, shall be suballocated in the manner 
     described in section 133(d) of such title, except that the 
     set-aside described in section 133(h) of such title shall not 
     apply to funds made available under this heading:  Provided 
     further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
     activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of such title 
     shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     such title and shall remain available through September 30, 
     2021:  Provided further, That, except as provided in the 
     following proviso, the funds made available under this 
     heading for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway 
     Program and activities eligible under the Territorial Highway 
     Program shall be administered as if allocated under sections 
     165(b) and 165(c), respectively, of such title and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2021:  Provided 
     further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
     activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 
     165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such title:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 1123(h) of the FAST 
     Act, the funds made available under this heading for the 
     nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
     program in section 1123 of such Act shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $225,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2021, shall be set aside for 
     a competitive highway bridge program for States that have a 
     population density of less than 100 individuals per square 
     mile:  Provided further, That the funds made available by the 
     previous proviso shall be (1) used for highway bridge 
     replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads that 
     demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge 
     projects and (2) administered as if apportioned under chapter 
     1 of title 23, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
     for purpose of the previous two provisos, the Secretary shall 
     calculate population density figures based on the latest 
     available data from the decennial census conducted under 
     section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code.

       administrative provisions--federal highway administration

       Sec. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highways--
       (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and 
     programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 
     and
       (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts--
       (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the 
     funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code); and
       (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a 
     previous fiscal year;
       (3) determine the proportion that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
     less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
     programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
     amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
     year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than 
     programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated 
     by the Secretary under the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of 
     that title, by multiplying--
       (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
       (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such 
     program for such fiscal year; and
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under 
     paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
     under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts 
     apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 
     from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts 
     apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
     proportion that--
       (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs 
     that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
     each State for such fiscal year; bears to
       (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
     States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to 
     obligations under or for--
       (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
       (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
     Stat. 1701);
       (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
       (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 198);
       (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
       (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect on June 8, 1998);
       (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
     authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
     for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
     only to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
     lapsed or been used;
       (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
     Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
     with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
     obligations at the time at which the funds were initially 
     made available for obligation; and
       (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
     each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, only in an amount 
     equal to $639,000,000).

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       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after 
     August 1 of such fiscal year--
       (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
     available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed 
     cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
       (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
     contract authority for transportation research programs 
     carried out under--
       (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and
       (B) title VI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
     Act.
       (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
       (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
     on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs for future fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
     (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 
     of title 23, United States Code) that--
       (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     for Federal-aid highway programs; and
       (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
     section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be 
     available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
       (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
     in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
     authority under subsection (a)(5).
       (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received 
     by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of 
     data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 
     chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited 
     to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of 
     reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.
       Sec. 122.  Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under 
     his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement 
     for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
     comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
     the reasons therefor:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
     America requirements.
       Sec. 123.  None of the funds provided in this Act to the 
     Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
     assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application 
     approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 
     604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Transportation provides notification in writing to the 
     following committees: the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
     and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:  Provided, 
     That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, 
     the name of the project sponsor; a description of the 
     project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a 
     direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the 
     amount of credit assistance.
       Sec. 124.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, 
     United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days 
     before making a grant under that section, provides written 
     notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation 
     and justification for the project and the amount of the 
     proposed grant award:  Provided, That the written 
     notification required in the previous proviso shall be made 
     no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 125.  For this fiscal year, the Federal Highway 
     Administration shall reinstate Interim Approval IA-5, 
     relating to the provisional use of an alternative lettering 
     style on certain highway guide signs, as it existed before 
     its termination, as announced in the Federal Register on 
     January 25, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 4083).
       Sec. 126. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
     165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project 
     eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of 
     title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or 
     territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation 
     limitation:  Provided, That the Department of Transportation 
     for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was 
     originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of 
     Transportation of its intent to use its authority under this 
     section and submits a quarterly report to the Secretary 
     identifying the projects to which the funding would be 
     applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability 
     of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and 
     associated obligation limitation shall remain available for 
     obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal 
     year in which the Secretary of Transportation is notified. 
     The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with 
     funds made available under this section shall be the same as 
     associated with the earmark.
       (b) In this section, the term ``earmarked amount'' means--
       (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
     XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a 
     prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
     authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
     fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and 
     administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or
       (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior 
     law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
     authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
     fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and 
     administered by the Federal Highway Administration.
       (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised 
     only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
     less than 10 percent of the amount made available for 
     obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and 
     shall be applied to projects within the same general 
     geographic area within 50 miles for which the funding was 
     designated, except that a State or territory may apply such 
     authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
     activities the State or territory certifies have been closed 
     and for which payments have been made under a final voucher.
       (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
     information provided by the States and territories each 
     quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 127.  Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Vehicles in North Dakota.--A vehicle limited or 
     prohibited under this section from operating on a segment of 
     the Interstate System in the State of North Dakota may 
     operate on such a segment if such vehicle--
       ``(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less;
       ``(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies with the 
     single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits set forth 
     in subsection (a); and
       ``(3) is authorized to operate on such segment under North 
     Dakota State law.''.
       Sec. 128.  Section 1105(c)(89) of Public Law 102-240, as 
     amended, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(89) I-57 Corridor Extension as follows: In Arkansas, the 
     corridor shall follow United States Route 67 in North Little 
     Rock, Arkansas, from I-40 to United States Route 412, then 
     continuing generally northeast to the State line, and in 
     Missouri, the corridor shall continue generally north from 
     the Arkansas State line to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and then 
     follow United States Route 60 to I-57.''.
       Sec. 129.  Section 1012(e) of Public Law 102-240 is amended 
     by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Notwithstanding'' and adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(2) Upon the request of any State Department of 
     Transportation that was authorized to enter into a tolling 
     agreement under section 120(c) of Public Law 100-17 (101 
     STAT. 159), the Secretary is authorized to modify the 
     agreement entered into under Public Law 100-17, as follows. 
     The Secretary shall authorize the use of excess toll revenues 
     for any other purpose for which Federal funds may be 
     obligated under title 23, United States Code, provided the 
     State--
       ``(A) certifies annually that the tolled facility is being 
     adequately maintained; and
       ``(B) agrees to comply with the audit requirements in 
     section 129(a)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code.
       ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), `excess toll 
     revenues' means revenues in excess of amounts necessary for 
     operation and maintenance; debt service; reasonable return on 
     investment of any private person or entity that may be 
     authorized by the State to operate and maintain the facility; 
     and any cost necessary for improvement, including 
     reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and 
     rehabilitation.''.
       Sec. 129A.  Section 127(a)(10) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read--
       ``(10) With respect to Interstate Routes 89, 93, and 95 in 
     the State of New Hampshire--
       ``(A) State laws (including regulations) concerning vehicle 
     weight limitations that were in effect on January 1, 1987, 
     and are applicable to State highways other than the 
     Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of the 
     requirements of this subsection; and
       ``(B) effective June 30, 2016, a combination of truck-
     tractor and dump trailer equipped with 6 axles or more with a 
     gross weight of

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     up to 99,000 pounds shall be permitted if the distances 
     between the extreme axles, excluding the steering axle, is 28 
     feet or more.''.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

              motor carrier safety operations and programs

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
     execution and administration of motor carrier safety 
     operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 
     49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America's 
     Surface Transportation Act, $283,000,000, to be derived from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     available for implementation, execution or administration of 
     motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under 
     title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total 
     obligations of $283,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Operations and Programs'' for fiscal year 2018, of which 
     $9,073,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2020, is for the research and technology 
     program, and of which $34,824,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2020, is for information 
     management.

                      motor carrier safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
     States Code, as amended by the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act, $374,800,000, to be derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     available for the implementation or execution of motor 
     carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
     $374,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Grants''; of which $298,900,000 shall be available for the 
     motor carrier safety assistance program, $31,800,000 shall be 
     available for the commercial driver's license program 
     implementation program, $43,100,000 shall be available for 
     the high priority activities program, and $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant 
     program:  Provided further, That of the unobligated amounts 
     provided for Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Network 
     Development or other Motor Carrier Safety grants in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
     105-178), SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59), or other 
     appropriation or authorization acts prior to fiscal year 
     2017, $87,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is 
     provided for the modernization and maintenance of border 
     facilities, and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2022:  Provided further, That of the unobligated amounts 
     provided for Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Network 
     Development or other Motor Carrier Safety grants in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
     105-178), SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59), or other 
     appropriation or authorization acts prior to fiscal year 
     2017, $100,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is 
     provided for a highly automated vehicle research and 
     development program and shall remain available until 
     expended, of which not less than $60,000,000 shall be for 
     demonstration grants, and of which not less than $38,000,000 
     shall be for research activities:  Provided further, That the 
     activities funded by the previous proviso may be accomplished 
     through direct expenditure, direct research activities, 
     grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, intra or 
     interagency agreements, or other agreements with public 
     organizations:  Provided further, That such amounts, 
     payments, and obligation limitation as may be necessary to 
     carry out highly automated vehicle research and development 
     program activities may be transferred and credited to 
     appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies: 
      Provided further, That $187,000,000 for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out this section shall be 
     derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account), to be available until expended.

 administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

       Sec. 130.  Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall 
     be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 
     350 of Public Law 107-87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110-
     28.
       Sec. 131.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
     shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by 
     certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of 
     delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
     persons responsible for the violations.
       Sec. 132.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, 
     administer, or enforce the requirements of section 31137 of 
     title 49, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the 
     Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use 
     of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title, 
     transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the 
     Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 
     1471) or insects.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                        operations and research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
     authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
     title 49, United States Code, $189,075,000, of which 
     $40,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
     2019.

                        operations and research

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, section 4011 of the FAST Act 
     (Public Law 114-94), and chapter 303 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $149,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
     execution of programs the total obligations for which, in 
     fiscal year 2018, are in excess of $149,000,000, of which 
     $143,700,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
     403 and $5,300,000 shall be for the National Driver Register 
     authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That within the $149,000,000 obligation 
     limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, and shall be in 
     addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 
     obligations for future years.

                     highway traffic safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
     4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
     Act, to remain available until expended, $597,629,000, to be 
     derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account):  Provided, That none of the funds in this 
     Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
     programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
     2018, are in excess of $597,629,000 for programs authorized 
     under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of 
     the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, of which 
     $261,200,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs'' under 
     23 U.S.C. 402; $280,200,000 shall be for ``National Priority 
     Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 405; $29,900,000 shall be 
     for ``High Visibility Enforcement Program'' under 23 U.S.C. 
     404; $26,329,000 shall be for ``Administrative Expenses'' 
     under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act:  Provided further, That none of these 
     funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or 
     remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for 
     State, local or private buildings or structures:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 
     available for ``National Priority Safety Programs'' under 23 
     U.S.C. 405 for ``Impaired Driving Countermeasures'' (as 
     described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
     available for technical assistance to the States:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the ``Transfers'' provision 
     under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to 
     increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall 
     include the obligation authority for such amounts:  Provided 
     further, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the 
     authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23 
     U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days.

      administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety 
                             administration

       Sec. 140.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available 
     to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of 
     the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States 
     Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State 
     management reviews and to pay for core competency development 
     training and related expenses for highway safety staff.
       Sec. 141.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in 
     this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation 
     authority was made available in previous public laws but only 
     to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
     been used.
       Sec. 142.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration's National Roadside Survey.
       Sec. 143.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking 
     in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full 
     and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 
     U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
       Sec. 144.  In addition to the amounts made available under 
     the heading, ``Operations and Research (Liquidation of 
     Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway 
     Trust Fund)'' for carrying out the provisions of section 403 
     of title 23, United States

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     Code, $11,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration from the general fund, of which not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to provide funding for 
     grants, pilot program activities, and innovative solutions to 
     reduce alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities and other causes 
     of the recent increase in highway fatalities from impaired 
     driving in collaboration with eligible entities under section 
     403 of title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed 
     $6,500,000 shall be available to continue a high visibility 
     enforcement paid-media campaign regarding highway-rail grade 
     crossing safety in collaboration with the Federal Railroad 
     Administration.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                         safety and operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $221,698,000, of 
     which $15,900,000 shall remain available until expended, and 
     of which up to $350,000 shall be available for the Secretary 
     of Transportation to assist Class II and Class III railroads 
     in preparing to apply and applying for direct loans and loan 
     guarantees for eligible projects pursuant to sections 501 
     through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210) to also remain 
     available until expended.

                   railroad research and development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $40,600,000, to remain available until expended.

       railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant 
     to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization 
     and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, $25,000,000, 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, as amended:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
     to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to 
     sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, such authority shall exist as long as any such 
     direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding:  Provided 
     further, That, for direct loans and loan guarantees issued 
     pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
     94-210), as amended, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, not later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     define each cohort as the loans provided for that fiscal 
     year, creating individual fiscal year cohorts for each fiscal 
     year in which a loan was provided from the date of enactment 
     of Public Law 105-178 to the date of enactment of Public Law 
     114-94:  Provided further, That, when all obligations 
     attached to a cohort as defined under the previous proviso 
     have been satisfied, the Secretary shall repay the credit 
     risk premiums of loans in the cohort, with interest accrued 
     thereon, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act or, for a cohort with obligations that have not 
     yet been satisfied, not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which all obligations attached to the cohort have been 
     satisfied:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 
     treat the repayment of a loan after the date of enactment of 
     Public Law 114-94 as precluding, limiting, or negatively 
     affecting the satisfaction of the obligation of its cohort 
     for a fiscal year prior to the enactment of Public Law 114-
     94.

           federal-state partnership for state of good repair

       For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership 
     for State of Good Repair Grants as authorized by section 
     24911 of title 49, United States Code, $250,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may withhold up to one percent of the amount 
     provided under this heading for the costs of award and 
     project management oversight of grants carried out under 
     section 24911 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That section 24911(e)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``transportation'' and inserting 
     ``transportation at the eligible project location''.

        consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements

       For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
     Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants, as authorized 
     by section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $592,547,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $250,000,000 shall be available for eligible projects under 
     section 24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the 
     implementation of positive train control systems, and of 
     which $35,547,000 shall be available for eligible projects 
     under section 24407(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
     that contribute to the initiation or restoration of intercity 
     passenger rail service:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     not preclude projects from consideration for funding under 
     the previous proviso due to a lack of agreement among the 
     funding recipients, operator, and host railroad regarding 
     access to and use of the host railroad facilities, if an 
     agreement or order for the use of such facilities may occur 
     under section 24308 of title 49, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That section 24405(f) of title 49, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to projects for the 
     implementation of positive train control systems otherwise 
     eligible under section 24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That amounts available under this 
     heading for projects selected for commuter rail passenger 
     transportation may be transferred by the Secretary, after 
     selection, to the appropriate agencies to be administered in 
     accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not limit eligible 
     projects from consideration for funding for planning, 
     engineering, environmental, construction, and design elements 
     of the same project in the same application:  Provided 
     further, That unobligated balances remaining after four years 
     from the date of enactment may be used for any eligible 
     project under section 24407(c) of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up 
     to one percent of the amount provided under this heading for 
     the costs of award and project management oversight of grants 
     carried out under section 24407 of title 49, United States 
     Code.

                      restoration and enhancement

       For necessary expenses related to Restoration and 
     Enhancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 
     49, United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up 
     to one percent of the funds provided under this heading to 
     fund the costs of award and project management and oversight.

     northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger 
                              corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities 
     associated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by 
     section 11101(a) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114-94), 
     $650,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of 
     the funds provided under both this heading and the ``National 
     Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation'' heading to fund the costs of project management 
     and oversight of activities authorized by section 11101(c) of 
     division A of Public Law 114-94:  Provided further, That in 
     addition to the project management oversight funds authorized 
     under section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114-94, 
     the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of 
     the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses 
     associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
     under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
     this heading and the ``National Network Grants to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' heading, not less 
     than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-
     served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act.

 national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities 
     associated with the National Network as authorized by section 
     11101(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 
     (division A of Public Law 114-94), $1,291,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
     retain up to an additional $2,000,000 of the funds provided 
     under this heading to fund expenses associated with the 
     State-Supported Route Committee established under section 
     24712 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, 
     That up to $5,000,000 of the amount provided under this 
     heading shall be available for costs associated with any 
     matters Amtrak may elect to bring before the Surface 
     Transportation Board related to passenger rail service:  
     Provided further, That at least $50,000,000 of the amount 
     provided under this heading shall be available for the 
     development, installation and operation of railroad safety 
     technology, including the implementation of a positive train 
     control system, on State-supported routes as defined under 
     section 24102(13) of title 49, United States Code, on which 
     positive train control systems are not required by law or 
     regulation.

       administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

       Sec. 150.  None of the funds provided to the National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
     overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual 
     employee:  Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
     the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
     when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a 
     risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:  
     Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each 
     quarter within 30 days of such quarter of the calendar year 
     on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the 
     cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the 
     reasons each waiver was granted:  Provided further, That the 
     President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment of 
     this Act, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the 
     Corporation for 2017 and the three prior calendar years:  
     Provided further, That such summary shall include the total 
     number of employees that received waivers and the total 
     overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees 
     receiving waivers for each month for 2017 and for the three 
     prior calendar years.

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                     Federal Transit Administration

                        administrative expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $113,165,000:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used 
     to create a permanent office of transit security under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That upon submission to the 
     Congress of the fiscal year 2019 President's budget, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the 
     annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations 
     for fiscal year 2019.

                         transit formula grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
     Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for 
     payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 
     5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by 
     the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, and section 
     20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 3006(b) of the 
     Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, $10,300,000,000, 
     to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That funds available for the implementation or execution of 
     programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
     5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
     amended by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 
     and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 
     3006(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 
     shall not exceed total obligations of $9,733,353,407 in 
     fiscal year 2018:  Provided further, That the Federal share 
     of the cost of activities carried out under section 5312 
     shall not exceed 80 percent, except that if there is 
     substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may 
     approve a greater Federal share.

                     transit infrastructure grants

       For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
     grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 
     state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such title, 
     high density state apportionments under section 5340(d) of 
     such title, and the bus testing facilities under sections 
     5312 and 5318 of such title, $834,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That $400,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants as authorized under section 5339 of such 
     title, of which $209,104,000 shall be available for the buses 
     and bus facilities formula grants as authorized under section 
     5339(a) of such title, $161,446,000 shall be available for 
     the buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized 
     under section 5339(b) of such title, and $29,450,000 shall be 
     available for the low or no emission grants as authorized 
     under section 5339(c) of such title:  Provided further, That 
     $400,000,000 shall be available for the state of good repair 
     grants as authorized under section 5337 of such title:  
     Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall be available for the 
     high density state apportionments as authorized under section 
     5340(d) of such title:  Provided further, That $2,000,000 
     shall be available for the bus testing facility as authorized 
     under section 5318 of such title:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such title, $2,000,000 
     shall be available for the operation and maintenance of bus 
     testing facilities by institutions of higher education 
     selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of such title:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall enter into a contract or 
     cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, each 
     institution of higher education selected pursuant to section 
     5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain a facility to 
     conduct the testing of low or no emission vehicle new bus 
     models using the standards established pursuant to section 
     5318(e)(2) of such title:  Provided further, That the term 
     ``low or no emission vehicle'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 5312(e)(6) of such title:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the cost of testing a 
     low or no emission vehicle new bus model at each selected 
     institution of higher education:  Provided further, That the 
     entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 percent of the 
     cost of testing:  Provided further, That a low or no emission 
     vehicle new bus model tested that receives a passing 
     aggregate test score in accordance with the standards 
     established under section 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be 
     deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of section 
     5318(e) of such title:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available by this heading shall be derived from the general 
     fund:  Provided further, That the amounts made available 
     under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on 
     obligations for transit programs set forth in any Act.

                   technical assistance and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
     $5,000,000.

                       capital investment grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital 
     investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $2,644,960,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 2021:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $2,252,508,586 shall be 
     obligated by December 31, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     $5,050,000 from unobligated amounts appropriated for the 
     buses and bus facilities program under section 5309 of such 
     title from fiscal years 2000 to 2005 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2021 to carry out section 5309:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $1,506,910,000 shall be available for projects 
     authorized under section 5309(d) of such title, $715,700,000 
     shall be available for projects authorized under section 
     5309(e) of such title, $400,900,000 shall be available for 
     projects authorized under section 5309(h) of such title:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to 
     administer the capital investment grant program in accordance 
     with the procedural and substantive requirements of section 
     5309 of such title.

      grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

       For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of 
     Public Law 110-432, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance 
     expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for 
     each specific project:  Provided further, That prior to 
     approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the 
     Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making 
     progress to improve its safety management system in response 
     to the Federal Transit Administration's 2015 safety 
     management inspection:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority has placed the highest priority on those 
     investments that will improve the safety of the system before 
     approving such grants:  Provided further, That the Secretary, 
     in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may 
     waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of 
     Public Law 110-432.

       administrative provisions--federal transit administration

       Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 2017, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 162. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds in this or any other Act may be available to 
     advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards 
     a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 
     for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, 
     Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or 
     planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South 
     Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
     Avenue in Houston, Texas.
       (b) The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, 
     Texas, may attempt to construct or construct a new fixed 
     guideway capital project, including light rail, in the 
     locations referred to in subsection (a) if--
       (1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such locations 
     approve a ballot proposition that specifies routes on 
     Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak 
     Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas; and
       (2) the proposed construction of such routes is part of a 
     comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area wide transportation 
     plan that includes multiple additional segments of fixed 
     guideway capital projects, including light rail for the 
     jurisdiction set forth in the ballot proposition. The ballot 
     language shall include reasonable cost estimates, sources of 
     revenue to be used and the total amount of bonded 
     indebtedness to be incurred as well as a description of each 
     route and the beginning and end point of each proposed 
     transit project.
       Sec. 163.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to 
     enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with 
     a New Starts share greater than 51 percent.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       operations and maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
     maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 
     portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $40,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662:  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, not less than $19,500,000 shall be used on asset 
     renewal activities and

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     shall remain available through September 30, 2020.

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $300,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $513,642,000, of which 
     $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime 
     Academies, and of which $300,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel 
     Program, including funds for construction, planning, 
     administration, and design of school ships in accordance with 
     section 3505 of Public Law 114-328, as applicable, with 
     unobligated balances from previous appropriations for the 
     National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program also available 
     for and merged into this appropriation; and of which 
     $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2019, 
     for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime 
     Academies, and of which $1,800,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, 
     and of which $52,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, 
     and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 
     Academy, and of which $3,000,000 shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2019, for Maritime Environment and 
     Technology Assistance program authorized under section 50307 
     of title 46, United States Code, and of which $7,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for the Short Sea 
     Transportation Program (America's Marine Highways) to make 
     grants for the purposes authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) 
     and (3) of title 46, United States Code:  Provided, That not 
     later than January 12, 2019, the Administrator of the 
     Maritime Administration shall transmit to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual report on 
     sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States 
     Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 
     of Public Law 110-417.

                     assistance to small shipyards

       To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under 
     section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
     Public Law 113-281, $20,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended.

                             ship disposal

       For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete 
     vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime 
     Administration, $116,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $30,000,000, of which 
     $27,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, 
     shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, as amended:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the guaranteed loan program, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     ``Operations and Training'', Maritime Administration.

           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime 
     Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
     services and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
     lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property 
     under control of the Maritime Administration:  Provided, That 
     payments received therefor shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That rental 
     payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for 
     items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall 
     be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       Sec. 171.  None of the funds available or appropriated in 
     this Act shall be used by the United States Department of 
     Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration 
     to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or 
     perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, 
     scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic 
     ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and 
     scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the 
     Maritime Administration or that is part of the National 
     Defense Reserve Fleet:  Provided, That such sales offers must 
     be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work 
     will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified 
     within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106-398:  
     Provided further, That nothing contained herein shall affect 
     the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at 
     least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the 
     requirements of 54 U.S.C. 308704, section 3502, or otherwise 
     authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                          operational expenses

       For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $23,000,000:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a 
     final rule to expand the applicability of comprehensive oil 
     spill response plans within 5 days of enactment of this Act.

                       hazardous materials safety

       For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 
     safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration, $59,000,000, of which $7,570,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That up 
     to $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall 
     be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as 
     offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be 
     credited to this appropriation, to be available until 
     expended, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
     and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in 
     performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
     functions.

                            pipeline safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $162,000,000, of which $23,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2020; and of which 
     $131,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $64,736,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2020; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and deposited in the 
     Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for 
     the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 60141 and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That not less 
     than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
     shall be for the One-Call State grant program.

                     emergency preparedness grants

                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       Notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 
     U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2018 from amounts 
     made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), and 5128(b) and (c):  
     Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not more 
     than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this 
     account shall be available to pay administrative costs:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 49 
     U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available 
     for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of 
     Transportation, or his or her designee.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, $92,152,000:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in 
     carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General 
     Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
     of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
     U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
     regulation by the Department of Transportation:  Provided 
     further, That the funds made available under this heading may 
     be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 
     49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and 
     unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air 
     carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of 
     domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of 
     this proviso.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

       Sec. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations to the Department and its operating 
     administrations shall be available for the purchase, 
     maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft 
     systems that advance the Department's, or its operating 
     administrations', missions.
       (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or procured by 
     the Department prior to the enactment of this Act shall be 
     deemed authorized.
       Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
     not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 182. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
     Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 
     U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor 
     vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined 
     in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 
     for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not 
     withhold funds provided

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     in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance 
     with this provision.
       Sec. 183.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:  
     Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this 
     provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
     States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
     and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be 
     credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account and to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except 
     for State rail safety inspectors participating in training 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act to the 
     Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan 
     guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary grant unless the 
     Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 
     days before any project competitively selected to receive any 
     discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, 
     loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full 
     funding grant agreement is announced by the Department or its 
     modal administrations:  Provided, That the Secretary gives 
     concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations for any ``quick release'' of funds from the 
     emergency relief program:  Provided further, That no 
     notification shall involve funds that are not available for 
     obligation.
       (b) In addition to the notification required in subsection 
     (a), none of the funds made available in this Act to the 
     Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan 
     guarantee, line of credit, cooperative agreement or 
     discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation 
     provides the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a 
     comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines 
     of credit, cooperative agreement or discretionary grants that 
     will be announced not less the 3 full business days before 
     such announcement:  Provided, That the requirement to provide 
     a list in this subsection does not apply to any ``quick 
     release'' of funds from the emergency relief program:  
     Provided further, That no list shall involve funds that are 
     not available for obligation.
       Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department of Transportation 
     from travel management centers, charge card programs, the 
     subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are 
     to be credited to appropriations of the Department of 
     Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of 
     Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until expended.
       Sec. 187.  Amounts made available in this or any prior Act 
     that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by 
     the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor 
     under a financial assistance award, which are recovered 
     pursuant to law, shall be available--
       (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the 
     Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments: 
      Provided, That amounts made available in this Act shall be 
     available until expended; and
       (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering 
     improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 
     of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:  Provided, 
     That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)--
       (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation 
     from which the improper payments were made, and shall be 
     available for the purposes and period for which such 
     appropriations are available:  Provided further, That where 
     specific project or accounting information associated with 
     the improper payment or payments is not readily available, 
     the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall 
     be available for the purposes and period associated with the 
     account so credited; or
       (B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:  
     Provided further, That prior to the transfer of any such 
     recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     the amount and reasons for such transfer:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this section, the term ``improper 
     payments'' has the same meaning as that provided in section 
     2(d)(2) of Public Law 107-300.
       Sec. 188.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
     any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided 
     solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied 
     solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation may provide 
     notice to other congressional committees of the action of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such 
     reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date 
     on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied 
     by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 189.  Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal 
     administrations may be obligated for the Office of the 
     Secretary for the costs related to assessments or 
     reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
     costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a 
     direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
     administrations.
       Sec. 190.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for 
     developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit 
     benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by 
     various paper and electronic media.
       Sec. 191.  The Department of Transportation may use funds 
     provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract 
     under title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing 
     geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 
     otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, 
     policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal 
     Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration 
     grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or 
     construction project with which the Department of 
     Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient 
     certifies the following:
       (1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a 
     pool of readily available but unemployed individuals 
     possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the 
     work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;
       (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate 
     provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor 
     does not displace any of its existing employees in order to 
     satisfy such hiring preference; and
       (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or 
     delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does 
     not delay or displace any transportation project in the 
     applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or 
     Transportation Improvement Program.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of 
     Transportation Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                                TITLE II

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration

                           executive offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, 
     which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
     Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and 
     Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
     Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,708,000:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $19,876 of the amount made available under 
     this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official 
     reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
     determine.

                     administrative support offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
     Support Offices, $518,303,000, of which $52,200,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 
     $95,400,000 shall be available for the Office of the General 
     Counsel; $204,253,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Administration; $39,300,000 shall be available for the Office 
     of the Chief Human Capital Officer; $53,500,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; 
     $19,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
     Procurement Officer; $3,800,000 shall be available for the 
     Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 
     $4,950,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic 
     Planning and Management; and $45,400,000 shall be available 
     for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:  Provided, 
     That funds provided under this heading may be used for 
     necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not 
     otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
     directly support program activities funded in this title:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly written 
     notification regarding the status of pending congressional 
     reports:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress:  
     Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations organization charts reflecting 
     the Department's and each office's structure (to the branch 
     level) on October 1, 2017 and on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

                  Program Office Salaries and Expenses

                       public and indian housing

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public 
     and Indian Housing, $216,633,000.

                   community planning and development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Community Planning and Development, $107,554,000.

                                housing

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Housing, $383,000,000.

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                    policy development and research

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy 
     Development and Research, $24,065,000.

                   fair housing and equal opportunity

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair 
     Housing and Equal Opportunity, $69,808,000.

            office of lead hazard control and healthy homes

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead 
     Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $7,600,000.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the 
     ``Fund''), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3535(f)), amounts transferred to the Fund under this heading 
     shall be available for Federal shared services used by 
     offices and agencies of the Department, and for such portion 
     of any office or agency's printing, records management, space 
     renovation, furniture, or supply services as the Secretary 
     determines shall be derived from centralized sources made 
     available by the Department to all offices and agencies and 
     funded through the Fund:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
     available in this title for salaries and expenses under the 
     headings ``Executive Offices'', ``Administrative Support 
     Offices'', ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'', and 
     ``Government National Mortgage Association'', the Secretary 
     shall transfer to the Fund such amounts, to remain available 
     until expended, as are necessary to fund services, specified 
     in the matter preceding the first proviso, for which the 
     appropriation would otherwise have been available, and may 
     transfer not to exceed an additional $5,000,000, in 
     aggregate, from all such appropriations, to be merged with 
     the Fund and to remain available until expended for use for 
     any office or agency:  Provided further, That amounts in the 
     Fund shall be the only amounts available to each office or 
     agency of the Department for the services, or portion of 
     services, specified in the matter preceding the first 
     proviso:  Provided further, That with respect to the Fund, 
     the authorities and conditions under this heading shall 
     supplement the authorities and conditions provided under 
     section 7(f).

                       Public and Indian Housing

                     tenant-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-
     based rental assistance authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) 
     (``the Act'' herein), not otherwise provided for, 
     $18,015,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2017 (in addition to the 
     $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
     that shall be available on October 1, 2017), and 
     $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2018:  Provided, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading are provided as follows:
       (1) $19,600,000,000 shall be available for renewals of 
     expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions 
     contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any 
     provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 
     8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special 
     purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
     paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar 
     year 2018 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for 
     each public housing agency based on validated voucher 
     management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior 
     calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as 
     established by the Secretary, by notice published in the 
     Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for 
     the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers 
     under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, 
     and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used 
     to fund a total number of unit months under lease which 
     exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units 
     under contract, except for public housing agencies 
     participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead 
     governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     necessary to stay within the amount specified under this 
     paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 
     paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation 
     otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided 
     further, That except as provided in the following provisos, 
     the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
     otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated 
     to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and 
     pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall 
     notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the 
     latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 
     2018:  Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 
     notification period with the prior written approval of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That public housing agencies participating in the 
     MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW 
     agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata 
     adjustments under the previous provisos:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' 
     calendar year 2018 allocations based on the excess amounts of 
     public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, 
     including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance with 
     VMS data in calendar year 2017 that is verifiable and 
     complete), as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That public housing agencies participating in the MTW 
     demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as 
     determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the 
     single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
     agreements, from the agencies' calendar year 2018 MTW funding 
     allocation:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
     any offset referred to in the previous two provisos 
     throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of 
     rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient 
     funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or 
     reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:  
     Provided further, That up to $75,000,000 shall be available 
     only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
     housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a 
     public housing agency that experienced a significant 
     increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 
     vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from 
     portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers 
     that were not in use during the previous 12-month period in 
     order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to 
     section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs 
     associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-
     VASH) vouchers; and (4) for public housing agencies that 
     despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as 
     determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to 
     terminate rental assistance for families as a result of 
     insufficient funding:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on 
     need, as determined by the Secretary;
       (2) $85,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
     for relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
     demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, 
     conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
     8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
     Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
     combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
     request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, 
     enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such 
     assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice 
     Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, 
     and tenant protection assistance including replacement and 
     relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to 
     prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants 
     currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 
     1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106-
     569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under 
     this Act:  Provided, That when a public housing development 
     is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 
     of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental 
     assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
     risk to residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     only provide replacement vouchers for units that were 
     occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
     available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
     availability of funds:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be 
     available to provide tenant protection assistance, not 
     otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents 
     residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 
     greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result 
     of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 
     202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior 
     to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance 
     contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced 
     voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; 
     or (C) the expiration of affordability restrictions 
     accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered 
     by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such tenant 
     protection assistance made available under the previous 
     proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) 
     or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)):  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 
     including, but not limited to, requirements for defining 
     eligible at-risk households within 60 days of the enactment 
     of this Act:  Provided further, That any tenant protection 
     voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph 
     shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except 
     the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by 
     notice, when the initial family that received any such 
     voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 
     for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall 
     cease to exist:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts made 
     available under this paragraph for units assisted under a 
     project-based subsidy contract funded under the ``Project-
     Based Rental Assistance'' heading under this title where the 
     owner has received a Notice of Default and the units pose an 
     imminent health and safety risk to residents:  Provided 
     further, That to the extent that the Secretary determines 
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     feasible for continued rental assistance payments or transfer 
     of the subsidy contract associated with such units to another 
     project or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 
     amounts associated with such units under such contract shall 
     be recaptured and used to reimburse amounts used under this 
     paragraph for rental assistance under the preceding proviso;
       (3) $1,760,000,000 shall be for administrative and other 
     expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 
     section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up 
     to $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate to public housing agencies that need additional 
     funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees 
     associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
     Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other 
     special purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That no less 
     than $1,730,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph 
     shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the 
     calendar year 2018 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the 
     Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and 
     Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276):  
     Provided further, That if the amounts made available under 
     this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined 
     under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
     amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage 
     applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this 
     paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full 
     payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
     utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
     carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose 
     vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
     were appropriated:  Provided further, That all public housing 
     agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
     funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject 
     to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous 
     proviso:  Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
     paragraph shall be only for activities related to the 
     provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under 
     section 8, including related development activities;
       (4) $505,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 
     contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 
     administrative expenses:  Provided, That administrative and 
     other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
     the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be 
     funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro 
     rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and 
     other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) 
     of this heading:  Provided further, That any amounts provided 
     under this paragraph in this Act or prior Acts, remaining 
     available after funding renewals and administrative expenses 
     under this paragraph, shall be available for incremental 
     tenant-based assistance contracts under such section 811, 
     including necessary administrative expenses;
       (5) $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and 
     associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD-VA Supportive 
     Housing to serve Native American veterans that are homeless 
     or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or 
     other Indian areas:  Provided, That such amount shall be made 
     available for renewal grants to recipients that received 
     assistance under prior Acts under the Tribal HUD-VA 
     Supportive Housing program:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for renewal 
     grants, including data on the utilization of assistance 
     reported by grant recipients:  Provided further, That such 
     assistance shall be administered in accordance with program 
     requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 and modeled after the HUD-VASH 
     program:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall be 
     authorized to waive, or specify alternative requirements for 
     any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
     administers in connection with the use of funds made 
     available under this paragraph (except for requirements 
     related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
     and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that 
     any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary 
     for the effective delivery and administration of such 
     assistance:  Provided further, That grant recipients shall 
     report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental 
     assistance and other program data, as prescribed by the 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     reallocate, as determined by the Secretary, amounts returned 
     or recaptured from awards under prior acts;
       (6) $40,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
     for use through a supported housing program administered in 
     conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
     authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall make such funding available, 
     notwithstanding section 203 (competition provision) of this 
     title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible 
     VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on 
     geographical need for such assistance as identified by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public 
     housing agency administrative performance, and other factors 
     as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or 
     specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any 
     provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with 
     the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except 
     for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
     labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the 
     Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements 
     are necessary for the effective delivery and administration 
     of such voucher assistance:  Provided further, That 
     assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue 
     to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over;
       (7) $20,000,000 shall be made available for new incremental 
     voucher assistance through the family unification program as 
     authorized by section 8(x) of the Act:  Provided, That the 
     assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue 
     to remain available for family unification upon turnover:  
     Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
     administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act 
     under the family unification program that determines that it 
     no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon 
     turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the 
     Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and 
     reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies 
     based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such 
     program; and
       (8) the Secretary shall separately track all special 
     purpose vouchers funded under this heading.

                        housing certificate fund

                        (including rescissions)

       Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading 
     ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' and the heading 
     ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'', for fiscal year 2018 and 
     prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to 
     section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based 
     contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 
     which such funds were appropriated:  Provided, That any 
     obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 
     1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded:  
     Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or 
     recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 
     project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 
     through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount 
     of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount 
     rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
     expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available.

                      public housing capital fund

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
     capital and management activities for public housing 
     agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ``Act'') 
     $2,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
      Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, during fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department 
     official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant 
     Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under 
     paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 
     time periods under such section:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of such section 9(j), the term ``obligate'' means, 
     with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
     binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or 
     in the future:  Provided further, That up to $8,300,000 shall 
     be to support ongoing public housing financial and physical 
     assessment activities:  Provided further, That up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative 
     and judicial receiverships:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed 
     $21,500,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make 
     grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this Act, to public 
     housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety 
     and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-
     related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen 
     or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding 
     Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2018:  
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under the 
     previous proviso, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for 
     safety and security measures:  Provided further, That in 
     addition to the amount in the previous proviso for such 
     safety and security measures, any amounts that remain 
     available, after all applications received on or before 
     September 30, 2019, for emergency capital needs have been 
     processed, shall be allocated to public housing agencies for 
     such safety and security measures:  Provided further, That of 
     the total

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     amount provided under this heading, up to $35,000,000 shall 
     be for supportive services, service coordinators and 
     congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6) and the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 
     et seq.):  Provided further, That of the total amount made 
     available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a 
     Jobs-Plus initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus 
     demonstration:  Provided further, That funding provided under 
     the previous proviso shall be available for competitive 
     grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, 
     local workforce investment boards established under section 
     117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other 
     agencies and organizations that provide support to help 
     public housing residents obtain employment and increase 
     earnings:  Provided further, That applicants must demonstrate 
     the ability to provide services to residents, partner with 
     workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may allow public housing 
     agencies to request exemptions from rent and income 
     limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the 
     Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that 
     any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary 
     for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative 
     as a voluntary program for residents:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register 
     any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the 
     preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective 
     date of such notice:  Provided further, That for funds 
     provided under this heading, the limitation in section 
     9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous 
     proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities 
     authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall notify public housing 
     agencies requesting waivers under the previous proviso if the 
     request is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting 
     the request:  Provided further, That from the funds made 
     available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide 
     bonus awards in fiscal year 2018 to public housing agencies 
     that are designated high performers:  Provided further, That 
     the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their 
     formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                     public housing operating fund

       For 2018 payments to public housing agencies for the 
     operation and management of public housing, as authorized by 
     section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,550,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                    choice neighborhoods initiative

       For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
     Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 
     specified under this heading), for transformation, 
     rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public 
     and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
     poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income 
     neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public 
     assets, transportation and access to jobs, $150,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That 
     grant funds may be used for resident and community services, 
     community development, and affordable housing needs in the 
     community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 
     properties to affordable housing:  Provided further, That the 
     use of funds made available under this heading shall not be 
     deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) 
     of such Act:  Provided further, That grantees shall commit to 
     an additional period of affordability determined by the 
     Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  Provided further, That 
     grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal 
     or private funds:  Provided further, That grantees may 
     include local governments, tribal entities, public housing 
     authorities, and nonprofits:  Provided further, That for-
     profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity:  
     Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, 
     a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under 
     section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 
     to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such 
     section:  Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 
     less than $75,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing 
     agencies:  Provided further, That such grantees shall create 
     partnerships with other local organizations including 
     assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident 
     organizations:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, 
     Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and 
     Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage 
     other appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further, That 
     no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this 
     heading may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 
     local planning with input from residents and the community:  
     Provided further, That unobligated balances, including 
     recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 
     Housing (HOPE VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 
     years may be used for purposes under this heading, 
     notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     issue the Notice of Funding Availability for funds made 
     available under this heading no later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall make grant awards no later than 270 days after 
     enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
     determines.

                        family self-sufficiency

       For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family 
     self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of 
     local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under 
     sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private 
     resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic 
     independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify 
     alternative requirements under subsections b(3), b(4), b(5), 
     or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the 
     operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for 
     individuals receiving assistance under different provisions 
     of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That owners of a privately owned multifamily 
     property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a 
     Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted 
     tenants of such property in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such 
     procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
     permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in 
     accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to 
     use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire 
     coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program.

                  native american housing block grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 
     U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $655,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022:  Provided, That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, 
     to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of 
     such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the 
     formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component 
     based on single-race census data and with the need component 
     based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the 
     allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the 
     two resulting allocation amounts:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts made available under this heading, $7,000,000 
     shall be for providing training and technical assistance to 
     Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing 
     entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing units, 
     contract expertise, and for training and technical assistance 
     related to funding provided under this heading and other 
     headings under this Act for the needs of Native American 
     families and Indian country:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under the previous provisos, not less 
     than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national 
     organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 
     U.S.C. 4212):  Provided further, That amounts made available 
     under the previous two provisos may be used, contracted, or 
     competed as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 
     shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and 
     other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:  
     Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize the total principal amount of any 
     notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $17,391,304:  Provided further, 
     That the Department will notify grantees of their formula 
     allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That for an additional amount for the 
     Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
     under title I of NAHASDA, $100,000,000 to remain available 
     until September 30, 2022:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall obligate this additional amount for 
     competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under 
     NAHASDA that apply for funds:  Provided further, That in 
     awarding this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 
     need and administrative capacity, and shall give priority to 
     projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation:  
     Provided further, That up to 1 percent of this additional 
     amount may be transferred, in aggregate, to ``Program Office 
     Salaries and Expenses--Public and Indian Housing'' for 
     necessary costs of administering and overseeing the 
     obligation and expenditure of this additional amount:  
     Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the 
     previous proviso shall remain available until September 30, 
     2023.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such

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     costs, including the costs 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 total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, up to $270,270,270, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That up to $750,000 of this 
     amount may be for administrative contract expenses including 
     management processes and systems to carry out the loan 
     guarantee program.

                  native hawaiian housing block grant

       For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
     authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 
     et seq.), $2,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
     2022:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 812(b) of such 
     Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest 
     grant amounts provided under this heading in investment 
     securities and other obligations:  Provided further, That the 
     language under the first proviso under the heading ``Native 
     Hawaiian Housing Block Grant'' in the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 
     113-235) is amended by striking ``Hawaii-based'':  Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under this heading in 
     this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental 
     assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on and 
     off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $375,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, except that amounts 
     allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for 
     permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under 
     section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under 
     this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that 
     meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new 
     contracts under such section:  Provided further, That the 
     Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
     within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                       community development fund

       For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
     to other entities, for economic and community development 
     activities, and for other purposes, $3,365,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020, unless otherwise 
     specified:  Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
     $3,300,000,000 is for carrying out the community development 
     block grant program under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (``the Act'' 
     herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.):  Provided further, That 
     unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to 
     exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be expended for planning and 
     management development and administration:  Provided further, 
     That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local 
     government, Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or 
     indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, 
     trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds 
     to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, 
     credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such 
     funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of 
     the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided 
     to a for-profit entity for an economic development project 
     under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been 
     evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required 
     under subsection (e)(2):  Provided further, That the 
     Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
     within 60 days of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $65,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes 
     notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 
     203 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be used for 
     emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
     safety.

         community development loan guarantees program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, during fiscal year 2018, commitments to guarantee loans 
     under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is 
     guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of 
     $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on 
     outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such 
     section 108:  Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees 
     from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such 
     section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for 
     guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected 
     in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974.

                  home investment partnerships program

       For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, as amended, $1,362,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     amount made available under this heading, the threshold 
     reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of 
     such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount:  
     Provided further, That the Department shall notify grantees 
     of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of 
     this Act.

        self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

       For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
     Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 
     Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help 
     Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 
     11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, 
     as amended:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building 
     activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD 
     Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not 
     less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural 
     capacity building activities:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
     made available for capacity building by national rural 
     housing organizations with experience assessing national 
     rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical 
     assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, 
     local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high need rural 
     communities:  Provided further, That an additional 
     $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     a program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled or 
     low-income veterans, as authorized under section 1079 of 
     Public Law 113-291.

                       homeless assistance grants

       For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act, as amended; the Continuum of Care program as 
     authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the 
     Rural Housing Stability Assistance program as authorized 
     under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,513,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, That 
     any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such 
     Continuum of Care program shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That not less than $270,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for such Emergency Solutions Grants program:  
     Provided further, That not less than $2,106,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     such Continuum of Care and Rural Housing Stability Assistance 
     programs:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available for grants for rapid re-housing projects and 
     supportive service projects providing coordinated entry, and 
     for eligible activities the Secretary determines to be 
     critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, 
     dating violence, and stalking:  Provided further, That such 
     projects shall be eligible for renewal under the continuum of 
     care program subject to the same terms and conditions as 
     other renewal applicants:  Provided further, That up to 
     $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be available for the national homeless data analysis project: 
      Provided further, That all funds awarded for supportive 
     services under the Continuum of Care program and the Rural 
     Housing Stability Assistance program shall be matched by not 
     less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee:  
     Provided further, That for all match requirements applicable 
     to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal 
     year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) 
     as a source of match funds other funds administered by the 
     Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) 
     a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
     funds:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall collect 
     system performance measures for each continuum of care, and 
     that relative to fiscal year 2015, under the Continuum of 
     Care competition with respect to funds made available under 
     this heading, the Secretary shall base an increasing share of 
     the score on performance criteria:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided under this heading shall be 
     available to provide funding for new projects, except for 
     projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary 
     determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that 
     projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to 
     which they improve the continuum of care's system 
     performance:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care program to 
     continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to 
     reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher 
     performing projects:  Provided further, That all awards of 
     assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate 
     and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
     social services, and employment programs for which homeless 
     populations may be eligible:  Provided further, That any 
     unobligated amounts remaining from funds appropriated under 
     this heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-
     based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-
     year grant terms may be

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     used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such funds were appropriated:  Provided 
     further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals 
     previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account 
     and transferred to this account shall be available, if 
     recaptured, for Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 
     2018:  Provided further, That the Department shall notify 
     grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated 
     (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for 
     the Emergency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That up to 
     $80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how a 
     comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and 
     under, in up to 25 communities, including at least eight 
     communities with substantial rural populations, can 
     dramatically reduce youth homelessness:  Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, 
     up to $5,000,000 shall be available to provide technical 
     assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, 
     and reporting of data and performance measures under the 
     comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition 
     to and in coordination with other technical assistance funds 
     provided under this title:  Provided further, That such 
     projects shall be eligible for renewal under the continuum of 
     care program subject to the same terms and conditions as 
     other renewal applicants:  Provided further, That youth aged 
     24 and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not 
     be required to provide third party documentation to establish 
     their eligibility under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive 
     services:  Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24 
     and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under who 
     are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-
     serving providers funded under this heading.

                            Housing Programs

                    project-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of project-
     based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (``the Act''), not otherwise 
     provided for, $11,115,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available on October 1, 2017 (in addition 
     to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this 
     heading that became available October 1, 2017), and 
     $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2018:  Provided, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be available for 
     expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 
     441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 
     projects that are subject to approved plans of action under 
     the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
     the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other 
     expenses associated with project-based activities and 
     assistance funded under this paragraph:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to 
     exceed $285,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 
     contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
     assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for 
     performance-based contract administrators for the 
     administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to 
     section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of 
     the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 
     for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
     1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
     section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project 
     assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667); and 
     loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public 
     Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided further, That amounts 
     recaptured under this heading, the heading ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'', or the heading 
     ``Housing Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of or 
     amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for 
     performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding 
     the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:  
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual 
     receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
     project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
     authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that 
     surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing 
     residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount 
     to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 
     Department and deposited in this account, to be available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That amounts deposited 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in 
     addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for 
     uses authorized under this heading.

                        housing for the elderly

       For capital advances, including amendments to capital 
     advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized 
     by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and 
     for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 
     202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for 
     such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such 
     assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior 
     preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, 
     as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and 
     Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for 
     supportive services associated with the housing, $678,000,000 
     to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which 
     $105,000,000 shall be for capital advance and project-based 
     rental assistance awards:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for 
     service coordinators and the continuation of existing 
     congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
     projects:  Provided further, That amounts under this heading 
     shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
     inspections and inspection-related activities associated with 
     section 202 projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms 
     and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the 
     initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 
     years in duration:  Provided further, That upon request of 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds 
     that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
     subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, 
     and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
     an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
     remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
     be available until September 30, 2021:  Provided further, 
     That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 
     previous proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
     amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for amendments 
     and renewals:  Provided further, That unobligated balances, 
     including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
     transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                 housing for persons with disabilities

       For capital advances, including amendments to capital 
     advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with 
     disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), as 
     amended, and for project rental assistance for supportive 
     housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) 
     of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to 
     section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 
     73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such 
     assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such 
     assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental 
     assistance to State housing finance agencies and other 
     appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for 
     supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
     with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such 
     Act, $229,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2021, of which $82,600,000 shall be for capital advance and 
     project rental assistance awards:  Provided, That amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be available for Real 
     Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related 
     activities associated with section 811 projects:  Provided 
     further, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds 
     that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
     subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract 
     and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
     an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted 
     to the Department and deposited in this account, to be 
     available until September 30, 2021:  Provided further, That 
     amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous 
     proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts 
     otherwise provided by this heading for amendments and 
     renewals:  Provided further, That unobligated balances, 
     including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
     transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
     used for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the purposes 
     for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                     housing counseling assistance

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
     loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $55,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019, including up to 
     $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:  Provided, 
     That grants made available from amounts provided under this 
     heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That funds shall be used for 
     providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, 
     both current and prospective, with respect to property 
     maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such other 
     matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving 
     their housing conditions, meeting their

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     financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of 
     tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for 
     housing counselor training:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under 
     this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear 
     agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of 
     annual appropriations.

                       rental housing assistance

       For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) 
     and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-1) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, 
     $14,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such amount, together with unobligated balances from 
     recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 
     from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any 
     unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
     fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
     up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of 
     law.

            payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

       For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
     Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $11,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $11,000,000 is to be 
     derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:  
     Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated 
     under this heading shall be available from the general fund 
     of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations 
     and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to 
     the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That the amount made available under this heading 
     from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 
     shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 
     year 2018 appropriation:  Provided further, That for the 
     dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees 
     from any program participant:  Provided further, That such 
     collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
     Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as 
     well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
     expenses of such Act:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
     the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
     under such Act through the use of approved service providers 
     that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

       New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 
     under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 
     $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That during fiscal year 2018, obligations to 
     make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) 
     of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $5,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing amount in 
     the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
     governmental entities in connection with sales of single 
     family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
     insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund:  Provided 
     further, That for administrative contract expenses of the 
     Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That 
     to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
     $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2018, an additional 
     $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 
     available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
     commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
     $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 
     this proviso exceed $30,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     during fiscal year 2018 the Secretary may insure and enter 
     into new commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of 
     the National Housing Act only to the extent that the net 
     credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the 
     Secretary shall not take any action against a lender solely 
     on the basis of compare ratios that have been adversely 
     affected by defaults on mortgages secured by properties in 
     areas where a major disaster was declared in 2017 or 2018 
     pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).

                general and special risk program account

       New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the 
     General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by 
     sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     during fiscal year 2018, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 
     207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall 
     not exceed $5,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit 
     and governmental entities in connection with the sale of 
     single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under such Act.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

       New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
     purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
     $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That $27,000,000 shall be available for 
     necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government 
     National Mortgage Association:  Provided further, That to the 
     extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
     $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2018, an additional 
     $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available 
     until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
     loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount 
     below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available 
     by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected 
     pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
     account.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 
     1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for 
     technical assistance, $89,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That with respect to amounts 
     made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 
     203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
     agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, or 
     colleges or universities for research projects:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the previous proviso, such 
     partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at 
     least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:  
     Provided further, That for non-competitive agreements entered 
     into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with 
     section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and 
     Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) 
     in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect 
     to documentation of award decisions:  Provided further, That 
     prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the 
     Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate 
     funding for this activity:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided under this heading may be available for 
     the doctoral dissertation research grant program.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and 
     collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training 
     Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training:  
     Provided further, That no funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
     branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
     specific contract, grant, or loan:  Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development for the creation and promotion of translated 
     materials and other programs that support the assistance of 
     persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the 
     services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                         lead hazard reduction

       For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
     section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992, $230,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, of which $45,000,000 shall be for 
     the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 
     502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, that 
     shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration 
     efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-
     based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and 
     hazards:  Provided, That for purposes of environmental 
     review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law 
     that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the 
     Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies 
     program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts 
     for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to 
     be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) 
     of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 
     1994:  Provided further,

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     That not less than $95,000,000 of the amounts made available 
     under this heading for the award of grants pursuant to 
     section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the 
     highest lead-based paint abatement needs:  Provided further, 
     That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is 
     acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
     funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:  Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under this heading in 
     this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain 
     available, may be used for any purpose under this heading 
     notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were 
     appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and 
     there are other program competitions under this heading that 
     are oversubscribed.

                      Information Technology Fund

       For the development of, modifications to, and 
     infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific 
     information technology systems, for the continuing operation 
     and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific 
     information systems, and for program-related maintenance 
     activities, $267,000,000, of which $250,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019, and of which $17,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, 
     That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts 
     appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be 
     used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition 
     to any other information technology purposes for which such 
     amounts were appropriated:  Provided further, That not more 
     than 10 percent of the funds made available under this 
     heading for development, modernization and enhancement may be 
     obligated until the Secretary submits to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations, for approval, a plan for 
     expenditure that--(A) identifies for each modernization 
     project: (i) the functional and performance capabilities to 
     be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (ii) 
     the estimated life-cycle cost, and (iii) key milestones to be 
     met; and (B) demonstrates that each modernization project is: 
     (i) compliant with the Department's enterprise architecture, 
     (ii) being managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle 
     management policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the 
     Department's capital planning and investment control 
     requirements, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed 
     project office.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $128,082,000:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General shall have independent authority over all 
     personnel issues within this office.

    General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                     (including transfer of funds)

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 201.  Fifty percent of the amounts of budget 
     authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
     associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
     from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, 
     shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget 
     authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
     the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies 
     or local governments or local housing agencies with projects 
     approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
     accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous 
     sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the 
     budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with 
     incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest 
     rate.
       Sec. 202.  None of the amounts made available under this 
     Act may be used during fiscal year 2018 to investigate or 
     prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful 
     activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the 
     filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is 
     engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing 
     action by a Government official or entity, or a court of 
     competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 203.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, 
     cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to 
     title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and 
     in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
       Sec. 204.  Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, 
     without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, 
     for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for 
     utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of 
     the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government 
     National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
     Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or 
     any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured 
     bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1).
       Sec. 205.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or 
     through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any 
     appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall be available for any program, project or 
     activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
     estimates submitted to Congress.
       Sec. 206.  Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2018 
     for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter 
     provided:  Provided, That collections of these corporations 
     and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
     commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this 
     Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of 
     assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
     Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the 
     mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these 
     corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are 
     necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
     States Government.
       Sec. 207.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, 
     unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and 
     activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall 
     submit additional, updated budget information to these 
     Committees upon request.
       Sec. 208.  The President's formal budget request for fiscal 
     year 2019, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development's congressional budget justifications to be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical 
     account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.
       Sec. 209.  No funds provided under this title may be used 
     for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association 
     that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       Sec. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     subject to the conditions listed under this section, for 
     fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all 
     project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the 
     Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-
     income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more 
     multifamily housing project or projects to another 
     multifamily housing project or projects.
       (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based 
     assistance under this section may be done in phases to 
     accommodate the financing and other requirements related to 
     rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to 
     which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such 
     project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
       (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to 
     the following conditions:
       (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
       (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: The 
     number of low-income and very low-income units and the 
     configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the 
     transferring project shall be no less than when transferred 
     to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar 
     amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring 
     project shall remain the same in the receiving project or 
     projects.
       (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The 
     Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling 
     units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a 
     reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market 
     demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is 
     no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.
       (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the 
     Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically 
     nonviable.
       (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed 
     applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
       (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project 
     shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the 
     transferring project and provide a certification of approval 
     by all appropriate local governmental officials.
       (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain 
     eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving 
     project or projects shall not be required to vacate their 
     units in the transferring project or projects until new units 
     in the receiving project are available for occupancy.
       (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the 
     best interest of the tenants.
       (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving 
     project or projects meets the condition specified in 
     subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project 
     resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner 
     shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien 
     transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, 
     except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon 
     determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
     the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or 
     rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.

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       (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of 
     subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 
     project or projects shall execute and record either a 
     continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use 
     agreement for the project where, in either case, any use 
     restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than 
     the existing use restrictions.
       (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent 
     that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of 
     any such increased cost.
       (d) For purposes of this section--
       (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall 
     have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations 
     governing the program under which the project is insured or 
     assisted;
       (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing 
     that meets one of the following conditions--
       (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the 
     National Housing Act;
       (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to 
     the structure including projects undergoing mark to market 
     debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
       (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
       (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
     Housing Act;
       (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or
       (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use 
     agreement;
       (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
       (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 
     rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 
     8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately 
     before October 1, 1983);
       (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
       (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or 
     additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act;
       (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959; and
       (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the 
     multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all 
     of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily 
     required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are 
     to be transferred;
       (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily 
     housing project which is transferring some or all of the 
     project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required 
     low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the 
     receiving project or projects; and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (e) Research Report.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, 
     including the effect of such transfers on the operational 
     efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
     conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
     properties.
       Sec. 211. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
     to any individual who--
       (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
       (2) is under 24 years of age;
       (3) is not a veteran;
       (4) is unmarried;
       (5) does not have a dependent child;
       (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is 
     defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving 
     assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;
       (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older 
     and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
       (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
     who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
       (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person 
     to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial 
     assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any 
     other required fees and charges) that an individual receives 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.), from private sources, or an institution of higher 
     education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income to that 
     individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with 
     dependent children.
       Sec. 212.  The funds made available for Native Alaskans 
     under the heading ``Native American Housing Block Grants'' in 
     title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native 
     Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in 
     fiscal year 2005.
       Sec. 213.  Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
     sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may, until September 30, 2018, insure and enter 
     into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255.
       Sec. 214.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2018, in managing and disposing of any 
     multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during 
     the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract 
     for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the 
     Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other 
     programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the 
     property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in 
     consultation with the tenants and the local government, that 
     such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is 
     not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under 
     such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of 
     (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
     and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
     including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (``MAHRAA'') and (2) environmental conditions that 
     cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
     may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 
     contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an 
     owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or 
     provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 
     take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts 
     remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
     exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
     relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health 
     and safety after written notice to and informed consent of 
     the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, 
     such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition 
     of any multifamily property described under this section, the 
     contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 
     be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
       Sec. 215.  The commitment authority funded by fees as 
     provided under the heading ``Community Development Loan 
     Guarantees Program Account'' may be used to guarantee, or 
     make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations 
     issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities 
     in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 
     108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:  
     Provided, That any State receiving such a guarantee or 
     commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such 
     guarantee to the units of general local government in non-
     entitlement areas that received the commitment.
       Sec. 216.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 
     or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any 
     asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development in connection with the 
     operating fund rule:  Provided, That an agency seeking a 
     discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating 
     fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management 
     requirements.
       Sec. 217.  With respect to the use of amounts provided in 
     this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital 
     improvement and management of public housing as authorized by 
     sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not 
     impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset 
     management that restricts or limits in any way the use of 
     capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 
     9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public 
     housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under 
     section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 
     9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in 
     excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 
     9(g)(2).
       Sec. 218.  No official or employee of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an 
     allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer has determined that such allotment holder has 
     implemented an adequate system of funds control and has 
     received training in funds control procedures and directives. 
     The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a 
     trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the 
     accounts ``Executive Offices'' and ``Administrative Support 
     Offices,'' as well as each account receiving appropriations 
     for ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'', ``Government 
     National Mortgage Association--Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed 
     Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development.
       Sec. 219.  The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2018, notify the 
     public through the Federal Register and other means, as 
     determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the 
     availability of assistance or notice of funding availability 
     (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by 
     the Secretary that is to be competitively

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     awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 2018, the Secretary may make the NOFA available 
     only on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site 
     or through other electronic media, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 220.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related 
     litigation shall be paid from the individual program office 
     and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
     appropriations. The annual budget submission for the program 
     offices and the Office of General Counsel shall include any 
     such projected litigation costs for attorney fees as a 
     separate line item request. No funds provided in this title 
     may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attorney 
     fees until the Department submits for review a spending plan 
     for such costs to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 221.  The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 
     percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
     appropriated for any office under the heading 
     ``Administrative Support Offices'' or for any account under 
     the general heading ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' 
     to any other such office or account:  Provided, That no 
     appropriation for any such office or account shall be 
     increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, 
     whichever is less, without prior written approval of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall provide notification to 
     such Committees three business days in advance of any such 
     transfers under this section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, 
     whichever is less.
       Sec. 222. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
     payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary 
     conditions, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary''), and comply with any standards under 
     applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or 
     regulations relating to the physical condition of any 
     property covered under a housing assistance payment contract.
       (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) 
     when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract 
     or contract for similar project-based assistance--
       (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) 
     score of 60 or less; or
       (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 
     days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies 
     identified by the inspector at the project have been 
     corrected.
     Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
     projects with assistance attached to the units under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 
     but do not apply to such units assisted under section 
     8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units 
     assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
       (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC 
     inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a 
     Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by 
     the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary 
     must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the 
     tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any 
     contract administrator. If the owner's appeal results in a 
     UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the 
     Notice of Default.
       (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
     deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
     fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may--
       (A) require immediate replacement of project management 
     with a management agent approved by the Secretary;
       (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be used 
     solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary 
     conditions at applicable properties, as designated by the 
     Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the property 
     affected by the penalty;
       (C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial 
     abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all 
     deficiencies have been corrected;
       (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by 
     the Secretary under established procedures, which will be 
     obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
     renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is 
     offered;
       (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another 
     project or projects and owner or owners;
       (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or 
     debarments from Federal programs;
       (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
     property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
     order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
     project deficiencies;
       (H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party to 
     stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property 
     through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of 
     capital provided by a third-party that requires time to 
     effectuate; or
       (I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies 
     available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
     ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
     to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
     relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
     after written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent 
     the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
     and the local government, that the property is not feasible 
     for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 
     or other programs, based on consideration of--
       (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
     and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
     including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (``MAHRAA''); and
       (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a 
     cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for 
     project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or 
     owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other 
     rental assistance.
       (e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all properties 
     covered by this section that are assessed through the Real 
     Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS physical inspection 
     scores of less than 60 or have received an unsatisfactory 
     management and occupancy review within the past 36 months. 
     The report shall include--
       (1) the enforcement actions being taken to address such 
     conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and 
     termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have 
     such conditions multiple times;
       (2) actions that the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified 
     properties; and
       (3) any administrative or legislative recommendations to 
     further improve the living conditions at properties covered 
     under a housing assistance payment contract.
     This report shall be due to the Senate and House Committees 
     on Appropriations no later than 30 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, and on the first business day of each Federal 
     fiscal year quarter thereafter while this section remains in 
     effect.
       Sec. 223.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or 
     any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only 
     with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) 
     and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public housing 
     agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the 
     chief executive officer of which, or any other official or 
     employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 
     2018.
       Sec. 224.  Notwithstanding section 24(o) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until 
     September 30, 2018, obligate any available unobligated 
     balances made available under the heading ``Choice 
     Neighborhoods Initiative'' in this Act or any prior Act.
       Sec. 225.  None of the funds in this Act provided to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to 
     make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 
     business days before any project, State, locality, housing 
     authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity 
     selected to receive a grant award is announced by the 
     Department or its offices.
       Sec. 226.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment 
     (PNA).
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the 
     Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, 
     securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage 
     or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise 
     replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain 
     condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any 
     other political subdivision of a State.
       Sec. 228.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local 
     government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
       Sec. 229.  Amounts made available under this Act which are 
     either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
     basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and 
     Research in the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     and functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or 
     statistical purposes, and which are unexpended at the time of 
     completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, 
     may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and 
     may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent 
     fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical 
     purposes for which the amounts are made available to that 
     Office subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 230.  None of the funds provided in this Act or any 
     other act may be used for awards, including performance, 
     special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development who has been subject to 
     administrative discipline in fiscal years 2017 or 2018, 
     including suspension from work.
       Sec. 231.  Funds made available in this title under the 
     heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' may be used by the 
     Secretary to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 
     authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113-
     76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113-235, section 
     525 of division H of Public Law 114-113, and such authorities 
     as are enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in an 
     appropriations Act

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     for fiscal year 2018:  Provided, That such participation 
     shall be limited to no more than 10 continuums of care and 
     housing activities to improve outcomes for disconnected 
     youth.
       Sec. 232.  With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 
     heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' for fiscal years 2015, 
     2016, 2017, and 2018 for the continuum of care (CoC) program 
     as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-
     Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income 
     of grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient's 
     matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC 
     costs that supplement the recipient's CoC program.
       Sec. 233. (a) From amounts made available under this title 
     under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'', the 
     Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of 
     funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to 
     transition from one Continuum of Care program component to 
     another.
       (b) No more than 50 percent of each transition grant may be 
     used for costs of eligible activities of the program 
     component originally funded.
       (c) Transition grants made under this section are eligible 
     for renewal in subsequent fiscal years for the eligible 
     activities of the new program component.
       (d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, 
     the funding recipient must have the consent of the Continuum 
     of Care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.
       Sec. 234.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing 
     zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled 
     ``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing'' (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 
     (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled ``Affirmatively 
     Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool'' (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 
     (September 26, 2014)).
       Sec. 235.  Section 218(g) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply 
     with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds 
     from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or 
     would expire in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020 under that 
     section.
       Sec. 236.  Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 
     is amended by striking ``October 1, 2017'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2022''.
       Sec. 237.  The language under the heading ``Rental 
     Assistance Demonstration'' in the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-
     55), as amended by Public Law 113-76, Public Law 113-235, 
     Public Law 114-113, and Public Law 115-31, is amended--
       (1) in the second proviso, by striking ``September 30, 
     2020'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024'';
       (2) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by inserting 
     the following before the colon: ``(herein the 'First 
     Component')'';
       (3) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``225,000'' and 
     inserting ``455,000'';
       (4) in the fourteenth proviso, by--
       (A) inserting ``or nonprofit'' before ``entity, then a 
     capable entity,''; and
       (B) striking ``preserves its interest'' and inserting ``or 
     a nonprofit entity preserves an interest'';
       (5) in the eighteenth proviso, by--
       (A) inserting ``or with a project rental assistance 
     contract under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
     1959,'' after ``section 8(o) of the Act,'';
       (B) inserting ``the subordination, restructuring, or both, 
     of any capital advance documentation, including any note, 
     mortgage, use agreement or other agreements, evidencing or 
     securing a capital advance previously provided by the 
     Secretary under section 202(c)(1) of the Housing Act of 1959 
     as necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while 
     maintaining the affordability period and the designation of 
     the property as serving elderly persons, and,'' following 
     ``including but not limited to'';
       (C) inserting ``or assistance contracts'' after ``for such 
     vouchers'';
       (D) striking ``of Housing and Urban Development'' after 
     ``Secretary''; and
       (E) inserting the following before the colon: ``(herein the 
     'Second Component')'';
       (6) by inserting the following provisos after the 
     eighteenth proviso:
     ``Provided further, That contracts provided to properties 
     converting assistance from section 101 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1965 or section 236(f)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act located in high-cost areas shall have 
     initial rents set at comparable market rents for the market 
     area: Provided further, That conversions of assistance under 
     the Second Component may not be the basis for re-screening or 
     termination of assistance or eviction of any tenant family in 
     a property participating in the demonstration and such a 
     family shall not be considered a new admission for any 
     purpose, including compliance with income targeting:'';
       (7) in the twenty-first proviso, as reordered above, by 
     striking ``the previous proviso'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the proviso and inserting ``the Second 
     Component, except for conversion of section 202 project 
     rental assistance contracts, shall be available for project-
     based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the Second 
     Component:'';
       (8) in the twenty-second proviso, as reordered above, by 
     striking ``the previous two provisos'' and inserting ``the 
     Second Component, except for conversion of section 202 
     project rental assistance contracts,'';
       (9) in the twenty-third proviso, as reordered above, by 
     striking ``the three previous provisos'' and inserting ``the 
     Second Component, except for conversion of section 202 
     project rental assistance contracts,''; and
       (10) by inserting the following proviso before the final 
     proviso:
     ``Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 
     made available under the heading `Housing for the Elderly' to 
     the accounts under the headings `Project-Based Rental 
     Assistance' or `Tenant-Based Rental Assistance' to facilitate 
     any section 202 project rental assistance contract 
     conversions under the Second Component, and any increase in 
     cost for `Project-Based Rental Assistance' or `Tenant-Based 
     Rental Assistance' associated with such conversion shall be 
     equal to amounts so transferred:''.
       Sec. 238.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to interfere with State and local inspections of 
     public housing dwelling units.
       Sec. 239.  The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone 
     Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such 
     designations, made by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.
       Sec. 240.  Section 153 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Act, 2018 (as added by section 2001(2) of Public Law 115-120) 
     is repealed.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2018''.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
     by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $8,190,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, 
     $27,490,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out 
     the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $23,274,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General 
     shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the 
     duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 
     U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations of fraud, 
     including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
     1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation 
     by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided 
     further, That the Inspector General may enter into contracts 
     and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and 
     other services with public agencies and with private persons, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector 
     General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and 
     employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, 
     powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     such selections, appointments, and employment within the 
     Corporation:  Provided further, That concurrent with the 
     President's budget request for fiscal year 2018, the 
     Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 
     2018 in similar format and substance to those submitted by 
     executive agencies of the Federal Government.

                  National Transportation Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
     rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
     $110,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses. The amounts 
     made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in 
     this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on 
     an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital 
     lease.

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                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $140,000,000, of which $5,000,000 
     shall be for a multi-family rental housing program.

                      Surface Transportation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $37,100,000:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the 
     Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2018, to result in a final appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at no more than $35,850,000.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
     authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
     rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
     Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title 
     II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 
     $3,600,000:  Provided, That title II of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended 
     by striking ``October 1, 2018'' in section 209 and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2020''.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 401.  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. 402.  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. 403.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this 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. 405.  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 2018, 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 either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     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, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, 
     division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, 
     administration, or department different from the budget 
     justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
     or the table accompanying the explanatory statement 
     accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless 
     prior approval is received from the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, 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 Senate and of the House of 
     Representatives to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal 
     year:  Provided further, That the report shall include--
       (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the prior year enacted level, the President's 
     budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 
     to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 
     enacted level;
       (B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and 
     its respective prior year enacted level by object class and 
     program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget 
     appendix for the respective appropriation; and
       (C) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       Sec. 406.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2018 from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for 
     fiscal year 2018 in this Act, shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2019, for each such account for the purposes 
     authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  Provided 
     further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
       Sec. 407.  No funds in this Act may be used to support any 
     Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power 
     of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for 
     a public use:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
     public use shall not be construed to include economic 
     development that primarily benefits private entities:  
     Provided further, That any use of funds for mass transit, 
     railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as 
     utility projects which benefit or serve the general public 
     (including energy-related, communication-related, water-
     related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other 
     structures designated for use by the general public or which 
     have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that 
     serve the general public and are subject to regulation and 
     oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of 
     an immediate threat to public health and safety or 
     brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief 
     and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118) shall 
     be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.
       Sec. 408.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 409.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her 
     period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 
     days after his or her release from such service or from 
     hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of 
     not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his 
     or her former position and has been certified by the Office 
     of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the 
     duties of his or her former position and has not been 
     restored thereto.
       Sec. 410.  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 sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 411.  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 the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305).
       Sec. 412.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 
     41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
     sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, 
     or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of 
     an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate 
     issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-
     Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would 
     contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-
     E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 
     otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 
     granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such 
     an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with 
     the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and 
     United States law.
       Sec. 414.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise

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     pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single 
     agency or department of the United States Government, who are 
     stationed in the United States, at any single international 
     conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in 
     advance that such attendance is important to the national 
     interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this section the 
     term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference 
     occurring outside of the United States attended by 
     representatives of the United States Government and of 
     foreign governments, international organizations, or 
     nongovernmental organizations.
       Sec. 415.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used by the Surface 
     Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for 
     rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount 
     in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil 
     suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 416.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Transportation, the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal agency 
     to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any 
     executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except 
     in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet 
     Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 417. (a) All unobligated balances, including 
     recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 
     in division K of Public Law 115-31 for ``Department of 
     Transportation-Office of the Secretary-Salaries and 
     Expenses'', ``Department of Transportation-Office of the 
     Secretary-Office of Civil Rights'', ``Department of 
     Transportation-Office of the Secretary-Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Outreach'', 
     ``Department of Transportation-Federal Transit 
     Administration-Administrative Expenses'', ``Department of 
     Transportation-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration-Operational Expenses'', ``Access Board-
     Salaries and Expenses'', ``Federal Maritime Commission-
     Salaries and Expenses'', ``National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation-Office of Inspector General-Salaries and 
     Expenses'', ``National Transportation Safety Board-Salaries 
     and Expenses'', and ``United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness-Operating Expenses'' are rescinded.
       (b) All unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
     carryover, remaining from funds appropriated in division K of 
     Public Law 115-31 for accounts under the headings 
     ``Department of Housing and Urban Development-Management and 
     Administration'' and ``Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development-Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' are 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 418. (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, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 419. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this 
     Act timely access to any records, documents, or other 
     materials available to the department or agency over which 
     that Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent 
     or impede that Inspector General's access to such records, 
     documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, 
     except a provision of law that expressly refers to the 
     Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector 
     General's right of access.
       (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall 
     provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
     records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
       (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with 
     statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the 
     information provided by the establishment over which that 
     Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any 
     failures to comply with this requirement.
       Sec. 420. (a) Terminal Aerodrome Forecast.--The 
     Administrator shall permit an air carrier operation under 
     part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to operate 
     to a destination determined to be under visual flight rules 
     without a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast or Meteorological 
     Aerodrome Report if a current Area Forecast, supplemented by 
     other local weather observations or reports, is available, 
     and an alternate airport that has an available Terminal 
     Aerodome Forecast and weather report is specified. The air 
     carrier shall have approved procedures for dispatch and 
     enroute weather evaluation and shall operate under instrument 
     flight rules enroute to the destination.
       (b) Limitation.--Without a written finding of necessity, 
     based on objective and historical evidence of imminent threat 
     to safety, the Administrator shall not promulgate any 
     operation specification, policy, or guidance document that is 
     more restrictive than, or requires procedures that are not 
     expressly stated in, the regulations.
       Sec. 421.  Section 149(m) of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding ``or on a State-Supported Amtrak route 
     with a valid cost-sharing agreement under section 209 of the 
     Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and no 
     current nonattainment areas under subsection (d),'' after 
     ``2012,''.
       This division may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2018''.

                         DIVISION M--EXTENSIONS

           TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT OF 2018

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway 
     Extension Act of 2018''.

                 Subtitle A--Federal Aviation Programs

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2012'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``2012 through 2018.''.
       (b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking ``March 31, 2018,'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2018,''.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``April 1, 2018'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2018''.
       (b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2017 and for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``2018''.
       (c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``2012'' and all that follows through 
     ``2018,'' and inserting ``2012 through 2018''.
       (d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2018''.
       (e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation 
     Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking 
     ``2017 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and 
     ending on March 31, 2018,'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation 
     Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by 
     striking ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2018''.
       (g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
     of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking 
     ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
       (h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
     of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ``March 
     31, 2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
       (i) Section 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and 
     Security Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 641) is amended by striking 
     ``April 1, 2018'' and inserting ``October 1, 2018''.

     SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

       Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (F) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(F) $10,025,852,000 for fiscal year 2018.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``2017 and for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2018'' 
     and inserting ``2018''.

     SEC. 104. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE.

       (a) Essential Air Service Authorization.--Section 
     41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2016'' and all that follows through ``2018,'' and 
     inserting ``2016 and 2017, and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2018''.
       (b) Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service.--Section 
     41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2012'' and all that follows through ``2018,'' and 
     inserting ``2012 through 2017 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2018''.

     SEC. 105. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

       Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``2016 and 2017'' and 
     inserting ``2016 through 2018''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).

     SEC. 106. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 48102(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(10) $176,500,000 for fiscal year 2018.''.

     SEC. 107. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.

       The budget authority authorized in this title, including 
     the amendments made by this title, shall be deemed to satisfy 
     the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of 
     section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 2018.

     SEC. 108. CONTROLLER HIRING.

       Section 44506(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Special rule.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), after 
     giving preferential consideration to applicants under 
     subparagraph (A) and if, after consulting with the labor 
     organization recognized as the exclusive representative of 
     air traffic controllers under section 7111 of title 5, the 
     Administrator determines there are unique circumstances 
     affecting a covered facility that warrant a vacancy 
     announcement with a limited area of

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     consideration, the Administrator may consider applicants for 
     the position of air traffic controller who apply under a 
     vacancy announcement recruiting from the local commuting area 
     for that covered facility.
       ``(ii) Biographical assessments.--The Administrator shall 
     not use any biographical assessment with respect to an 
     applicant under this subparagraph who would otherwise qualify 
     as a Pool 1 applicant under subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(iii) Covered facility defined.--In this subparagraph the 
     term `covered facility' means a radar facility with at least 
     1,000,000 operations annually that is located in a 
     metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget) with a population estimate by the 
     Bureau of the Census of more than 15,000,000 (as of July 1, 
     2016).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``except for individuals covered by the 
     program described in paragraph (4),'' after ``section 3307 of 
     title 5,''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Retired military controllers.--The Administrator may 
     establish a program to provide an original appointment to a 
     position as an air traffic controller for individuals who--
       ``(A) are on terminal leave pending retirement from active 
     duty military service or have retired from active duty 
     military service within 5 years of applying for the 
     appointment; and
       ``(B) have held either an air traffic certification or air 
     traffic control facility rating according to Administration 
     standards within 5 years of applying for the appointment.''.

                Subtitle B--Aviation Revenue Provisions

     SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``April 1, 2018'' and inserting ``October 1, 2018''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
     of 2018;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code 
     is amended by striking ``April 1, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2018''.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) Fuel Taxes.--Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 31, 
     2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--
       (1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2018''.
       (2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2018''.
       (c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
       (1) Treatment as noncommercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``April 1, 2018'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2018''.
       (2) Exemption from ticket taxes.--Section 4261(j) of such 
     Code is amended by striking ``March 31, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2018''.

                    TITLE II--IMMIGRATION EXTENSIONS

       Sec. 201.  Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
     note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2018'' 
     for ``September 30, 2015''.
       Sec. 202.  Subclauses 101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``September 30, 2018'' for ``September 30, 
     2015''.
       Sec. 203.  Section 220(c) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 
     note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2018'' 
     for ``September 30, 2015''.
       Sec. 204.  Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall be 
     applied by substituting ``September 30, 2018'' for 
     ``September 30, 2015''.
       Sec. 205.  Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set 
     forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Labor, and upon the determination that the needs of American 
     businesses cannot be satisfied in fiscal year 2018 with 
     United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to 
     perform temporary nonagricultural labor, may increase the 
     total number of aliens who may receive a visa under section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such 
     limitation by not more than the highest number of H-2B 
     nonimmigrants who participated in the H-2B returning worker 
     program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were 
     exempt from such numerical limitation.

         TITLE III--NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM EXTENSION

       Sec. 301.  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 ``July 31, 2018'' for ``September 30, 
     2017''.

       TITLE IV--PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT ACT EXTENSION

       Sec. 401. (a) The following sections of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in 
     effect through September 30, 2018--
       (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 ``September 30, 2018'' 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 ``September 30, 
     2018'' 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 ``September 30, 2018'' for ``September 30, 
     2017''.

               TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
     reliquidations.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law 
     and subject to subparagraph (B), any entry of a covered 
     article to which duty-free treatment or other preferential 
     treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.) would have applied if the entry had been made 
     on December 31, 2017, that was made--
       (i) after December 31, 2017, and
       (ii) before the effective date specified in paragraph (1),
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
     occurred on the effective date specified in paragraph (1).
       (B) Requests.--A liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that contains sufficient information to 
     enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
       (i) to locate the entry; or
       (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
       (C) Payment of amounts owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry of a covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     paid, without interest, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Covered article.--The term ``covered article'' means an 
     article from a country that is a beneficiary developing 
     country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) Enter; entry.--The terms ``enter'' and ``entry'' 
     include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
       (c) Annual Report on Enforcement of Eligibility Criteria.--
     Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2020, the 
     United States Trade Representative shall submit to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on 
     efforts to ensure that countries designated as beneficiary 
     developing countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) are meeting the eligibility criteria 
     set forth in section 502(c) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)).

     SEC. 502. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO PROCEDURES FOR 
                   COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION AND WAIVERS.

       Section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) in the matter following subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by 
     striking ``July 1'' and inserting ``November 1''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``on January 1, 1995'' 
     and inserting ``in any of the preceding 3 calendar years''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``July 1'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``November 1''.

     SEC. 503. CUSTOMS USER FEES.

       Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``February 24, 2027'' and inserting 
     ``July 21, 2027''.

            TITLE VI--JUDICIAL REDACTION AUTHORITY EXTENSION

     SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF REDACTION AUTHORITY CONCERNING 
                   SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION.

       Section 105(b)(3)(E) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``2017'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``2027''.

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                      TITLE VII--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 701. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
     this division and each succeeding division shall not be 
     entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to 
     section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
       (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
     division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on 
     any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 
     of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
       (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of this division and each 
     succeeding division shall not be estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
       (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.

                         DIVISION N--BUILD ACT

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Brownfields 
     Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018'' 
     or the ``BUILD Act''.

     SEC. 2. REDEVELOPMENT CERTAINTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

       Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601(20)) is amended by striking ``ownership or control'' and 
     all that follows through ``by virtue'' and inserting 
     ``ownership or control through seizure or otherwise in 
     connection with law enforcement activity, or through 
     bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandonment, or other 
     circumstances in which the government acquires title by 
     virtue''.

     SEC. 3. ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE AND NATIVE CORPORATION RELIEF.

       Section 101(20) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601(20)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Exclusion of certain alaska native villages and 
     native corporations.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `owner or operator' does not 
     include, with respect to a facility conveyed to a Native 
     village or Native Corporation (as those terms are defined in 
     section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act--

       ``(I) the Native village or Native Corporation that 
     received the facility from the United States Government; or
       ``(II) a successor in interest to which the facility was 
     conveyed under section 14(c) of such Act.

       ``(ii) Limitation.--The exclusion provided under this 
     subparagraph shall not apply to any entity described in 
     clause (i) that causes or contributes to a release or 
     threatened release of a hazardous substance from the facility 
     conveyed as described in such clause.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), in the matter 
     preceding clause (i), by striking ``subparagraph (E)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (F)''; and
       (4) in clause (i)(II) of subparagraph (H) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``1813)'' and inserting 
     ``1813))''.

     SEC. 4. PETROLEUM BROWNFIELD ENHANCEMENT.

       Section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(39)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by amending 
     item (bb) to read as follows:
       ``(bb) is a site for which there is no viable responsible 
     party and that is determined by the Administrator or the 
     State, as appropriate, to be a site that will be assessed, 
     investigated, or cleaned up by a person that is not 
     potentially liable for cleaning up the site under this Act or 
     any other law pertaining to the cleanup of petroleum 
     products; and''.

     SEC. 5. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND LESSEES.

       (a) Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser.--Section 101(40) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(40)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
     subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clauses (ii) and (iii)'' and inserting ``subclauses (II) 
     and (III)'';
       (C) in subclause (II) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraph'' and inserting ``clause''; and
       (D) in subclause (III) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraph'' and inserting ``clause'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by redesignating clauses (i) 
     through (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, 
     and indenting appropriately;
       (3) in subparagraph (F), by redesignating clauses (i) and 
     (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (4) in subparagraph (H)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in subclause (II), by inserting ``, by a tenancy, by 
     the instruments by which a leasehold interest in the facility 
     is created,'' after ``financed''; and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) 
     and (bb), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
       (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as 
     clauses (ii) through (viii), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately; and
       (6) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and 
     all that follows through ``All disposal of'' in subparagraph 
     (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(40) Bona fide prospective purchaser.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `bona fide prospective 
     purchaser' means, with respect to a facility--
       ``(i) a person who--

       ``(I) acquires ownership of the facility after January 11, 
     2002; and
       ``(II) establishes by a preponderance of the evidence each 
     of the criteria described in clauses (i) through (viii) of 
     subparagraph (B); and

       ``(ii) a person--

       ``(I) who acquires a leasehold interest in the facility 
     after January 11, 2002;
       ``(II) who establishes by a preponderance of the evidence 
     that the leasehold interest is not designed to avoid 
     liability under this Act by any person; and
       ``(III) with respect to whom any of the following 
     conditions apply:

       ``(aa) The owner of the facility that is subject to the 
     leasehold interest is a person described in clause (i).
       ``(bb)(AA) The owner of the facility that is subject to the 
     leasehold interest was a person described in clause (i) at 
     the time the leasehold interest was acquired, but can no 
     longer establish by a preponderance of the evidence each of 
     the criteria described in clauses (i) through (viii) of 
     subparagraph (B) due to circumstances unrelated to any action 
     of the person who holds the leasehold interest; and
       ``(BB) the person who holds the leasehold interest 
     establishes by a preponderance of the evidence each of the 
     criteria described in clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), 
     (vii), and (viii) of subparagraph (B).
       ``(cc) The person who holds the leasehold interest 
     establishes by a preponderance of the evidence each of the 
     criteria described in clauses (i) through (viii) of 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Criteria.--The criteria described in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) Disposal prior to acquisition.--All disposal of''.
       (b) Limitation on Liability.--Section 107(r)(1) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(r)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``purchaser's'' and inserting ``bona fide 
     prospective purchaser''.

     SEC. 6. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of that Code;
       ``(J) a limited liability corporation in which all managing 
     members are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or 
     limited liability corporations whose sole members are 
     organizations described in subparagraph (I);
       ``(K) a limited partnership in which all general partners 
     are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited 
     liability corporations whose sole members are organizations 
     described in subparagraph (I); or
       ``(L) a qualified community development entity (as defined 
     in section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986).''.

     SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLICLY OWNED BROWNFIELD SITES.

       Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Exemption for certain publicly owned brownfield 
     sites.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(B)(iii), an eligible 
     entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) of 
     paragraph (1) may receive a grant under this paragraph for 
     property acquired by that eligible entity prior to January 
     11, 2002, even if the eligible entity does not qualify as a 
     bona fide prospective purchaser, so long as the eligible 
     entity has not caused or contributed to a release or 
     threatened release of a hazardous substance at the 
     property.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Exemption for certain publicly owned brownfield 
     sites.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(B)(iii), an eligible 
     entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) of 
     paragraph (1) may receive a grant or loan under this 
     paragraph for property acquired by that eligible entity prior 
     to January 11, 2002, even if the eligible entity does not 
     qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser, so long as the 
     eligible entity has not

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     caused or contributed to a release or threatened release of a 
     hazardous substance at the property.''.

     SEC. 8. INCREASED FUNDING FOR REMEDIATION GRANTS.

       Section 104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``$200,000 for each 
     site to be remediated'' and inserting ``$500,000 for each 
     site to be remediated, which limit may be waived by the 
     Administrator, but not to exceed a total of $650,000 for each 
     site, based on the anticipated level of contamination, size, 
     or ownership status of the site''.

     SEC. 9. MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.

       Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Multipurpose brownfields grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D) and 
     paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible entity 
     based on the criteria under subparagraph (C) and the 
     considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry out 
     inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or 
     remediation activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in an 
     area proposed by the eligible entity.
       ``(B) Grant amounts.--
       ``(i) Individual grant amounts.--Each grant awarded under 
     this paragraph shall not exceed $1,000,000.
       ``(ii) Cumulative grant amounts.--The total amount of 
     grants awarded for each fiscal year under this paragraph may 
     not exceed 15 percent of the funds made available for the 
     fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
       ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding a grant under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall consider the extent to which the 
     eligible entity is able--
       ``(i) to provide an overall plan for revitalization of the 
     1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area in which the 
     multipurpose grant will be used;
       ``(ii) to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range of 
     eligible activities that will be funded by the multipurpose 
     grant; and
       ``(iii) to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant will meet 
     the needs of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed 
     area.
       ``(D) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     this paragraph, each eligible entity shall expend the full 
     amount of the grant by not later than the date that is 5 
     years after the date on which the grant is awarded to the 
     eligible entity, unless the Administrator provides an 
     extension.
       ``(E) Ownership.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
     under this paragraph may not expend any of the grant funds 
     for the remediation of a brownfield site unless the eligible 
     entity owns the brownfield site.''; and
       (4) by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (4)''.

     SEC. 10. ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS.

       Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of 
     this Act) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Prohibition.--No part of a grant or loan under this 
     subsection may be used for the payment of--
       ``(i) a penalty or fine;
       ``(ii) a Federal cost-share requirement;
       ``(iii) a response cost at a brownfield site for which the 
     recipient of the grant or loan is potentially liable under 
     section 107; or
       ``(iv) a cost of compliance with any Federal law (including 
     a Federal law specified in section 101(39)(B)), excluding the 
     cost of compliance with laws applicable to the cleanup.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Administrative costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--An eligible entity may use up to 5 
     percent of the amounts made available under a grant or loan 
     under this subsection for administrative costs.
       ``(ii) Restriction.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 
     `administrative costs' does not include--

       ``(I) investigation and identification of the extent of 
     contamination of a brownfield site;
       ``(II) design and performance of a response action; or
       ``(III) monitoring of a natural resource.''.

     SEC. 11. GRANT APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Waterfront Brownfields Grants; Clean Energy on 
     Brownfield Sites.--Paragraph (6)(C) of section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by 
     section 9 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(xi) The extent to which a grant would address a site 
     adjacent to a body of water or a federally designated flood 
     plain.
       ``(xii) The extent to which a grant would facilitate--

       ``(I) the location at a brownfield site of a facility that 
     generates renewable electricity from wind, solar, or 
     geothermal energy; or
       ``(II) any energy efficiency improvement project at a 
     brownfield site, including a project for a combined heat and 
     power system or a district energy system.''.

       (b) Report on Ranking Criteria.--Paragraph (6) of section 
     104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) 
     (as redesignated by section 9 of this Act) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Report on ranking criteria.--Not later than September 
     30, 2022, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
     regarding the Administrator's use of the ranking criteria 
     described in subparagraph (C) in awarding grants under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 12. AUDITS.

       Paragraph (8) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of 
     this Act) is amended by striking ``3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 2022''.

     SEC. 13. BROWNFIELDS FUNDING.

       Paragraph (13) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of 
     this Act) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

     SEC. 14. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 128(a)(1)(B) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) assist small communities, Indian tribes, rural 
     areas, or disadvantaged areas in carrying out activities 
     described in section 104(k)(7)(A) with respect to brownfield 
     sites.''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Small communities, indian tribes, rural areas, and 
     disadvantaged areas.--

       ``(I) In general.--To make grants to States or Indian 
     tribes under clause (ii)(III), the Administrator may use, in 
     addition to amounts available to carry out this subsection, 
     not more than $1,500,000 of the amounts made available to 
     carry out section 104(k)(7) in each fiscal year.
       ``(II) Limitation.--Each grant made under subclause (I) may 
     be not more than $20,000.
       ``(III) Inclusion in other grants.--The Administrator may, 
     at the request of a State or Indian tribe, include a grant 
     under this clause in any other grant to the State or Indian 
     tribe made under this subsection.

       ``(iv) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Disadvantaged area.--The term `disadvantaged area' 
     means a community with an annual median household income that 
     is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median 
     household income, as determined by the President based on the 
     latest available decennial census.
       ``(II) Small community.--The term `small community' means a 
     community with a population of not more than 15,000 
     individuals, as determined by the President based on the 
     latest available decennial census.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(g)(1) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(g)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or section 128(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)'' after ``under 
     this section''.

     SEC. 15. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAM FUNDING.

       Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9628(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2019 through 2023.''.

    DIVISION O--WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT 
                             ACTIVITIES ACT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Wildfire Suppression 
     Funding and Forest Management Activities Act''.

           TITLE I--WILDFIRE AND DISASTER FUNDING ADJUSTMENT

     SEC. 102. WILDFIRE AND DISASTER FUNDING ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking subclauses (I) and 
     (II) and inserting the following--

       ``(I) the average over the previous 10 years (excluding the 
     highest and lowest years) of the sum of the funding provided 
     for disaster relief (as that term is defined on the date 
     immediately before the date of enactment of the Wildfire 
     Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act);
       ``(II) notwithstanding clause (iv), starting in fiscal year 
     2018, five percent of the total appropriations provided after 
     fiscal year 2011 or in the previous 10 years, whichever is 
     less, net of any rescissions of budget authority

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     enacted in the same period, with respect to amounts provided 
     for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and designated by the Congress and the 
     President as an emergency pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) of 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(III) the cumulative net total of the unused carryover 
     for fiscal year 2018 and all subsequent fiscal years, where 
     the unused carryover for each fiscal year is calculated as 
     the sum of the amounts in subclauses (I) and (II) less the 
     enacted appropriations for that fiscal year that have been 
     designated as being for disaster relief.'';

       (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``not later than 
     30 days after the date of enactment of the Budget Control Act 
     of 2011'' and inserting ``not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and 
     Forest Management Activities Act''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Wildfire suppression.--
       ``(i) Additional new budget authority.--If, for fiscal 
     years 2020 through 2027, a bill or joint resolution making 
     appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that provides an 
     amount for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland 
     Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or 
     the Department of the Interior, then the adjustments for that 
     fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget 
     authority provided in that Act for wildfire suppression 
     operations for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 2020, $2,250,000,000;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 2021, $2,350,000,000;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2022, $2,450,000,000;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 2023, $2,550,000,000;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2024, $2,650,000,000;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 2025, $2,750,000,000;
       ``(VII) for fiscal year 2026, $2,850,000,000; and
       ``(VIII) for fiscal year 2027, $2,950,000,000.

       ``(ii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Additional new budget authority.--The term 
     `additional new budget authority' means the amount provided 
     for a fiscal year in an appropriation Act that is in excess 
     of the average costs for wildfire suppression operations as 
     reported in the budget of the President submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 2015 and are specified to pay for the costs of wildfire 
     suppression operations in an amount not to exceed the amount 
     specified for that fiscal year in clause (i).
       ``(II) Wildfire suppression operations.--The term `wildfire 
     suppression operations' means the emergency and unpredictable 
     aspects of wildland firefighting, including--

       ``(aa) support, response, and emergency stabilization 
     activities;
       ``(bb) other emergency management activities; and
       ``(cc) the funds necessary to repay any transfers needed 
     for the costs of wildfire suppression operations.''.
       (b) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
     shall begin to apply in fiscal year 2019.

     SEC. 103. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDS.

       If the amount provided for wildfire suppression operations 
     for that fiscal year will be exhausted within 30 calendar 
     days, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture (as applicable), in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     promptly submit a request to Congress for supplemental 
     appropriations.

     SEC. 104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year for which additional new budget authority is 
     used, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(F)(i)), as added by section 102 of this division, 
     the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (as applicable), in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall--
       (1) prepare an annual report with respect to the additional 
     new budget authority;
       (2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, 
     and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate the annual report prepared 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (3) make the report prepared under paragraph (1) available 
     to the public.
       (b) Components.--The annual report prepared under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall--
       (1) document obligations and outlays of the additional new 
     budget authority for wildfire suppression operations;
       (2) identify risk-based factors that influenced management 
     decisions with respect to wildfire suppression operations;
       (3) analyze a statistically significant sample of large 
     fires, including an analysis for each fire of--
       (A) cost drivers;
       (B) the effectiveness of risk management techniques and 
     whether fire operations strategy tracked the risk assessment;
       (C) any resulting ecological or other benefits to the 
     landscape;
       (D) the impact of investments in wildfire suppression 
     operations preparedness;
       (E) effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations, 
     including an analysis of resources lost versus dollars 
     invested;
       (F) effectiveness of any fuel treatments on fire behavior 
     and suppression expenditures;
       (G) levels of exposure experienced by firefighters;
       (H) suggested corrective actions; and
       (I) any other factors the Secretary of the Interior or 
     Secretary of Agriculture (as applicable) determines to be 
     appropriate;
       (4) include an accounting of overall fire management and 
     spending by the Department of the Interior or the Department 
     of Agriculture, which shall be analyzed by fire size, cost, 
     regional location, and other factors;
       (5) describe any lessons learned in the conduct of wildfire 
     suppression operations; and
       (6) include any other elements that the Secretary of the 
     Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as applicable) 
     determines to be necessary.

                 TITLE II--FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest 
     System'' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (2) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
     land.

     SEC. 202. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS.

       Insert at the end of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
     2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 605. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Hazardous fuels reduction projects, as 
     defined in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
     U.S.C. 6511(2)) may be--
       ``(1) carried out in accordance with subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 102 and sections 104 and 105;
       ``(2) considered an action categorically excluded from the 
     requirements of Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
     and
       ``(3) exempt from the special administrative review process 
     under section 105.
       ``(b) Collaborative Restoration Project.--
       ``(1) In general.--A project referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments 
     that--
       ``(A) maximizes the retention of old-growth and large 
     trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that 
     the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and 
     disease, and reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the 
     resilience to, wildfires;
       ``(B) considers the best available scientific information 
     to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including 
     maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, 
     and connectivity; and
       ``(C) is developed and implemented through a collaborative 
     process that--
       ``(i) includes multiple interested persons representing 
     diverse interests; and
       ``(ii)(I) is transparent and nonexclusive; or

       ``(II) meets the requirements for a resource advisory 
     committee under subsections (c) through (f) of section 205 of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125).

       ``(2) Inclusion.--A project under this subsection may carry 
     out part of a proposal that complies with the eligibility 
     requirements of the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
     Restoration Program under section 4003(b) of the Omnibus 
     Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)).
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Project size.--A project under this section may not 
     exceed 3000 acres.
       ``(2) Location.--A project under this section shall be--
       ``(A) Prioritized within the wildland-urban interface;
       ``(B) If located outside the wildland-urban interface, 
     limited to areas within Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire 
     Regime Groups I, II, or III that contain very high wildfire 
     hazard potential; and
       ``(C) Limited to areas designated under section 602(b) as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(3) Roads.--
       ``(A) Permanent roads.--
       ``(i) Prohibition on establishment.--A project under this 
     section shall not include the establishment of permanent 
     roads.
       ``(ii) Existing roads.--The Secretary may carry out 
     necessary maintenance and repairs on existing permanent roads 
     for the purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Temporary roads.--The Secretary shall decommission 
     any temporary road constructed under a project under this 
     section not later than 3 years after the date on which the 
     project is completed.
       ``(4) Extraordinary circumstances.--The Secretary shall 
     apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures under 
     section 220.6 of title 36, code of Federal regulations (or 
     successor regulations), when using the categorical exclusion 
     under this section.
       ``(d) Exclusions.--This section does not apply to--
       ``(1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
     System;
       ``(2) any Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or 
     Presidential proclamation, the

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     removal of vegetation is restricted or prohibited;
       ``(3) a congressionally designated wilderness study area; 
     or
       ``(4) an area in which activities under subsection (a) 
     would be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource 
     management plan.
       ``(e) Forest Management Plans.--All projects and activities 
     carried out under this section shall be consistent with the 
     land and resource management plan established under section 6 
     of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
     of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest 
     System containing the projects and activities.
       ``(f) Public Notice and Scoping.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct public notice and scoping for any project or action 
     proposed in accordance with this section.
       ``(g) Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prepare an annual 
     report on the use of categorical exclusions under this 
     section that includes a description of all acres (or other 
     appropriate unit) treated through projects carried out under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit the reports required under paragraph 
     (1) to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate;
       ``(C) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(E) the Government Accountability Office.''.

     SEC. 203. INSTALLATION OF FUEL BREAKS AND FIREBREAKS FOR 
                   HAZARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND.

       Section 101(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
     2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `authorized hazardous fuel 
     reduction project' includes, using the measures and methods 
     described in subparagraph (A), the installation of--
       ``(i) a natural or manmade change in fuel characteristics 
     that affects fire behavior such that a fire can be more 
     readily controlled (commonly known as a `fuel break'); and
       ``(ii) a natural or constructed barrier used to stop or 
     check a fire or to provide a control line from which to work 
     to stop or check a fire (commonly known as a `firebreak').''.

     SEC. 204. CANCELLATION CEILINGS FOR STEWARDSHIP END RESULT 
                   CONTRACTING PROJECTS.

       Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
     (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Cancellation Ceilings.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3903(b)(1) of 
     title 41, United States Code, the Chief and the Director may 
     obligate funds in stages that are economically or 
     programmatically viable to cover any potential cancellation 
     or termination costs for an agreement or contract under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) Advance notice to congress of cancellation ceiling in 
     excess of $25,000,000.--Not later than 30 days before 
     entering into a multiyear agreement or contract under 
     subsection (b) that includes a cancellation ceiling in excess 
     of $25,000,000, but does not include proposed funding for the 
     costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to that 
     cancellation ceiling, the Chief or the Director, as 
     applicable, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
     House of Representatives a written notice that includes--
       ``(A) a description of the cancellation ceiling amounts 
     proposed for each program year in the agreement or contract;
       ``(B) the reasons why the cancellation ceiling amounts 
     described under subparagraph (A) were selected;
       ``(C) a description of the extent to which the costs of 
     contract cancellation are not included in the budget for the 
     agreement or contract; and
       ``(D) an assessment of the financial risk of not including 
     budgeting for the costs of agreement or contract 
     cancellation.
       ``(3) Transmittal of notice to omb.--Not later than 14 days 
     after the date on which written notice is provided under 
     paragraph (2), the Chief or the Director, as appropriate, 
     shall transmit a copy of the notice to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.''.

     SEC. 205. EXCESS OFFSET VALUE.

       Section 604(g)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
     2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(g)(2)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities 
     for cancelled agreements or contracts; or
       ``(B) if there are no outstanding liabilities described in 
     subparagraph (A), apply the excess to other authorized 
     stewardship projects.''.

     SEC. 206. SUBMISSION OF EXISTING ANNUAL REPORT.

       Subsection (j) of section 604 of the Healthy Forests 
     Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) (as redesignated by 
     section 204 of this Act), is amended by striking ``report to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting ``submit to the congressional 
     committees described in subsection (h)(2) a report''.

     SEC. 207. 20-YEAR STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior may award contracts or agreements 
     under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
     2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511), for terms not to exceed 20 years on 
     areas where the majority of Federal lands are in Fire Regime 
     Groups I, II, or III.
       (b) Preference.--In awarding a contract under this section, 
     the Secretary concerned may, notwithstanding the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulations, give a procurement preference to a 
     contractor that would, as part of the contract, promote an 
     innovative use of forest products, including cross-laminated 
     timber.

     SEC. 208. CONSULTATION UNDER FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE 
                   RESOURCES PLANNING ACT OF 1974.

       (a) Consultation Regarding Land Management Plans.--Section 
     6(d) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Public Participation and Consultation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No additional consultation required after approval of 
     land management plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall not be required to engage in consultation under this 
     section or any other provision of law (including section 7 of 
     Public Law 93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and section 402.16 of 
     title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation)) with respect to--
       ``(i) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, 
     or a designation of critical habitat pursuant to Public Law 
     93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), if a land management plan 
     has been adopted by the Secretary as of the date of listing 
     or designation; and
       ``(ii) any provision of a land management plan adopted as 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) 15 years have passed since the date on which the 
     Secretary adopted the land management plan described in 
     clause (i) of that subparagraph; and
       ``(ii) 5 years have passed since the date of enactment of 
     this section or the date of the listing of a species as 
     threatened or endangered for a species known to occur on the 
     unit or the designation of critical habitat within the unit 
     as described in clause (i) of that subparagraph, whichever is 
     later.
       ``(C) Effect of paragraph.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     affects any applicable requirement of the Secretary to 
     consult with the head of any other Federal department or 
     agency--
       ``(i) regarding any project carried out, or proposed to be 
     carried out, to implement a land management plan pursuant to 
     Public Law 93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), including any 
     requirement to consult regarding the consideration of 
     cumulative impacts of completed, ongoing, and planned 
     projects; or
       ``(ii) with respect to--

       ``(I) the development of a modification to a land 
     management plan; or
       ``(II) an amendment or revision to a land management plan 
     in accordance with paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (f).''.

       (b) Definition of Secretary; Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Definition of secretary.--Section 3(a) of the Forest 
     and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
     U.S.C. 1601(a)) is amended, in the first sentence of the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``(referred to 
     in this Act as the `Secretary')'' after ``Secretary of 
     Agriculture''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
     seq.) is amended, in sections 4 through 9, 12, 13, and 15, by 
     striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 209. OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD REVESTED LANDS AND 
                   COOS BAY WAGON ROAD RECONVEYED LANDS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, with respect to the Oregon and California Railroad grant 
     land revested in the United States by the Act of June 9, 1916 
     (39 Stat. 218, chapter 137), and the Coos Bay Wagon Road 
     grant land reconveyed to the United States by the first 
     section of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, 
     chapter 47), that is managed under the Act of August 28, 1937 
     (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
     shall not be required to engage in consultation under any law 
     (including section 7 of Public Law 93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1536) 
     and section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or a successor regulation)), with respect to--

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       (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, 
     or a designation of critical habitat, pursuant to Public Law 
     93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), if a land use plan has been 
     adopted by the Secretary of the Interior as of the date of 
     listing or designation; and
       (2) any provision of a land use plan adopted as described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (b) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section affects any 
     applicable requirement of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     consult with the head of any other Federal department or 
     agency--
       (1) regarding a project carried out, or proposed to be 
     carried out, pursuant to Public Law 93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.), including any requirement to consult regarding the 
     consideration of the cumulative impacts of completed, 
     ongoing, and planned projects; or
       (2) with respect to the development of a new land use plan 
     or the revision of or other significant change to an existing 
     land use plan.

     SEC. 210. WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY MAPPING FOR COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Map Required.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall--
       (1) develop and publish a geospatial map appropriate for 
     community-level use that depicts wildfire hazard severity to 
     inform at-risk communities that are--
       (A) adjacent to National Forest System lands; or
       (B) affected by wildland fire, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (2) disseminate the information under paragraph (1) in an 
     appropriate, web-based format for use by such communities 
     to--
       (A) improve understanding of their risk profile;
       (B) clarify thinking on the nature and effect of wildfire 
     risks; and
       (C) develop plans to manage and mitigate those risks.
       (b) Purposes of Map.--The purposes of the map required 
     under subsection (a) are as follows:
       (1) To inform evaluations of wildfire risk.
       (2) To prioritize fuels management needs.
       (3) To depict the relative potential for wildfire that 
     could be difficult for suppression resources to contain and 
     that could cause ignitions to structures.
       (c) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and Chief of the Forest Service 
     shall consult with--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency;
       (3) other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (4) States;
       (5) relevant colleges, universities, and institutions of 
     higher education with relevant expertise; and
       (6) other entities, as appropriate.
       (d) At-risk Community Defined.--The term ``at-risk 
     community'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of 
     the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).

     SEC. 211. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, AND 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RELATING TO ELECTRIC 
                   TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS 
                   OF WAY.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 512. VEGETATION MANAGMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, AND 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RELATING TO ELECTRIC 
                   TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS 
                   OF WAY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Hazard tree.--The term `hazard tree' means any tree 
     or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right-
     of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a 
     certified or licensed arborist or forester under the 
     supervision of the Secretary concerned or the owner or 
     operator of a transmission or distribution facility to be--
       ``(A) dead, likely to die within the routine vegetation 
     management cycle, or likely to fail within the routine 
     vegetation management cycle; and
       ``(B) if the tree or part of the tree failed, likely to--
       ``(i) cause substantial damage or disruption to a 
     transmission or distribution facility; or
       ``(ii) come within 10 feet of an electric power line.
       ``(2) Owner; operator.--The terms `owner' and `operator' 
     include contractors or other agents engaged by the owner or 
     operator of an electric transmission or distribution 
     facility.
       ``(3) Plan.--The term `plan' means a vegetation management, 
     facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan 
     that--
       ``(A) is prepared by the owner or operator of 1 or more 
     electric transmission or distribution facilities to cover 1 
     or more electric transmission and distribution rights-of-way; 
     and
       ``(B) provides for the long-term, cost-effective, 
     efficient, and timely management of facilities and vegetation 
     within the width of the right-of-way and abutting Federal 
     land, including hazard trees, to enhance electric 
     reliability, promote public safety, and avoid fire hazards.
       ``(4) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary concerned' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Secretary, with respect to public lands; and
       ``(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
     National Forest System land.
       ``(b) Guidance.--
       ``(1) In general.--To enhance the reliability of the 
     electric grid and reduce the threat of wildfire damage to, 
     and wildfire caused by vegetation-related conditions within, 
     electric transmission and distribution rights-of-way and 
     abutting Federal land, including hazard trees, the Secretary 
     concerned shall issue and periodically update guidance to 
     ensure that provisions are appropriately developed and 
     implemented for utility vegetation management, facility 
     inspection, and operation and maintenance of rights-of-way, 
     regardless of the means by which the rights-of-way are 
     established (including by grant, special use authorization, 
     and easement).
       ``(2) Limitation.--The guidance issued under paragraph (1) 
     shall be compatible with mandatory reliability standards 
     established by the Electric Reliability Organization.
       ``(3) Considerations.--The guidance issued under paragraph 
     (1) shall take into account--
       ``(A) all applicable law, including fire safety and 
     electric system reliability requirements (including 
     reliability standards established by the Electric Reliability 
     Organization under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 824o)); and
       ``(B) the Memorandum of Understanding on Vegetation 
     Management for Powerline Rights-of-Way between the Edison 
     Electric Institute, Utility Arborist Association, the 
     Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, 
     and the Environmental Protection Agency signed in 2016.
       ``(4) Requirements.--The guidance issued under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) be developed in consultation with the owners of 
     transmission and distribution facilities that hold rights-of-
     way;
       ``(B) seek to minimize the need for case-by-case approvals 
     for --
       ``(i) routine vegetation management, facility inspection, 
     and operation and maintenance activities; and
       ``(ii) utility vegetation management activities that are 
     necessary to control hazard trees; and
       ``(C) provide for prompt and timely review of requests to 
     conduct vegetation management activities that require 
     approval of the Secretary concerned, especially activities 
     requiring expedited or immediate action.
       ``(c) Vegetation Management, Facility Inspection, and 
     Operation and Maintenance Plans.--
       ``(1) Development and submission.--Consistent with 
     subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall provide owners 
     and operators of electric transmission or distribution 
     facilities located on public lands and National Forest System 
     land, as applicable, with the option to develop and submit a 
     plan.
       ``(2) ERO standards.--Owners and operators subject to 
     mandatory reliability standards established by the Electric 
     Reliability Organization (or superseding standards) may use 
     those standards as part of the plan.
       ``(3) Plan requirements.--A plan developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) identify the applicable transmission or distribution 
     facilities to be maintained;
       ``(B) take into account operations and maintenance plans 
     for the applicable transmission or distribution line;
       ``(C) describe the vegetation management, inspection, and 
     operation and maintenance methods that may be used to comply 
     with all applicable law, including fire safety requirements 
     and reliability standards established by the Electric 
     Reliability Organization;
       ``(D) include schedules for--
       ``(i) the applicable owner or operator to notify the 
     Secretary concerned about routine and major maintenance;
       ``(ii) the applicable owner or operator to request approval 
     from the Secretary concerned about undertaking routine and 
     major maintenance; and
       ``(iii) the Secretary concerned to respond to a request by 
     an owner or operator under clause (ii); and
       ``(E) describe processes for--
       ``(i) identifying changes in conditions; and
       ``(ii) modifying the approved plan, if necessary.
       ``(4) Review and approval process.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall jointly 
     develop a consolidated and coordinated process for the review 
     and approval of plans submitted under paragraph (1) that--
       ``(i) includes timelines and benchmarks for--

       ``(I) the submission of agency comments on the plans and 
     schedules for final decision; and
       ``(II) the timely review of modifications of the plans in 
     cases in which modifications are necessary;

       ``(ii) is consistent with applicable law; and
       ``(iii) includes a process for modifications to a plan in a 
     prompt manner if changed conditions necessitate a 
     modification to a plan; and
       ``(iv) ensures, to the maximum extent practicable, a prompt 
     review and approval process not to exceed 120 days.
       ``(B) Plan modification.--Upon reasonable advance notice to 
     an owner or operator of an electric transmission or 
     distribution facility of any changed conditions that warrant 
     a modification to a plan, the Secretary concerned shall--

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       ``(i) provide an opportunity for the owner or operator to 
     submit a proposed plan modification, consistent with the 
     process described under subparagraph (A)(iii), to address the 
     changed condition identified by the Secretary concerned;
       ``(ii) consider the proposed plan modification consistent 
     with the process described under paragraph (4)(A); and
       ``(iii) allow the owner or operator to continue to 
     implement any element of the approved plan that does not 
     directly and adversely affect the condition precipitating the 
     need for modification.
       ``(5) Categories of actions not requiring environmental 
     analysis.--With respect to the development and approval of 
     plans submitted under paragraph (1), as well as with respect 
     to actions carried out under such plans, the Secretary 
     concerned shall identify categories of actions for which 
     neither an environmental impact statement nor an 
     environmental assessment shall be required under section 
     1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation).
       ``(d) Certain Owners and Operators.--
       ``(1) In general.--The owner or operator of an electric 
     transmission or distribution facility that is not subject to 
     the mandatory reliability standards established by the 
     Electric Reliability Organization or that sold less than or 
     equal to 1,000,000 megawatt hours of electric energy for 
     purposes other than resale during each of the 3 calendar 
     years immediately preceding the date of enactment of this 
     section may enter into an agreement with the Secretary 
     concerned in lieu of a plan under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     ensure that the minimum requirements for an agreement under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) reflect the relative financial resources of the 
     applicable owner or operator compared to other owners or 
     operators of an electric transmission or distribution 
     facility;
       ``(B) include schedules as described in subsection 
     (c)(3)(D);
       ``(C) are subject to modification requirements as described 
     in subsection (c)(4)(B); and
       ``(D) comply with applicable law.
       ``(e) Emergency Conditions.--If vegetation or hazard trees 
     have contacted or present an imminent danger of contacting an 
     electric transmission or distribution line from within or 
     adjacent to an electric transmission or distribution right-
     of-way, the owner or operator of the electric transmission or 
     distribution lines--
       ``(1) may prune or remove the vegetation or hazard tree--
       ``(A) to avoid the disruption of electric service; and
       ``(B) to eliminate immediate fire and safety hazards; and
       ``(2) shall notify the appropriate local agent of the 
     Secretary concerned not later than 1 day after the date of 
     the response to emergency conditions.
       ``(f) Activities That Require Approval.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (3), 
     the owner or operator of an electric transmission or 
     distribution facility may conduct vegetation management 
     activities that require approval of the Secretary concerned 
     in accordance with a plan approved under subsection (c) or an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (d) only with the 
     approval of the Secretary concerned.
       ``(2) Requirement to respond.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall respond to a request for approval to conduct vegetation 
     management activities in accordance with the applicable 
     schedules in a plan approved under subsection (c) or an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (d).
       ``(3) Authorized activities.--The owner or operator of an 
     electric transmission or distribution facility may conduct 
     vegetation management activities that require approval of the 
     Secretary concerned in accordance with a plan approved under 
     subsection (c) or an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (d) without the approval of the Secretary concerned if--
       ``(A) the owner or operator submitted a request to the 
     Secretary concerned in accordance with the applicable 
     schedule in a plan approved under subsection (c) or an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (d);
       ``(B) the vegetation management activities, including the 
     removal of hazard trees, proposed in the request under 
     subparagraph (A) are in accordance with a plan approved under 
     subsection (c) or an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (d); and
       ``(C) the Secretary concerned fails to respond to the 
     request under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the 
     applicable schedule in a plan approved under subsection (c) 
     or an agreement entered into under subsection (d).
       ``(g) Liability.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall not impose 
     strict liability for damages or injury resulting from--
       ``(A) the Secretary concerned unreasonably withholding or 
     delaying--
       ``(i) approval of a plan under subsection (c); or
       ``(ii) entrance into an agreement under subsection (d); or
       ``(B) the Secretary concerned unreasonably failing to 
     adhere to an applicable schedule in a plan approved under 
     subsection (c) or an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(2) Damages.--For the period ending 10 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
     concerned shall not impose strict liability in an amount 
     greater than $500,000 per incident for damages or injury 
     resulting from activities conducted by an owner or operator 
     in accordance with an approved agreement under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) shall 
     be construed to effect any liability imposed by the Secretary 
     concerned under section 251.56(d) of title 36, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section) and section 2807.12 of title 43, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section), for activities conducted by an 
     owner or operator in accordance with an approved plan under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(h) Reporting Requirement.--
       ``(1) Activities that require approval.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall report requests and actions made under 
     subsection (f) annually on the website of the Secretary 
     concerned.
       ``(2) Liability.--Not later than four years after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary concerned 
     shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that describes 
     the effect on the Treasury of the strict liability limitation 
     established by subsection (g)(2).
       ``(i) Training and Guidance.--In consultation with the 
     electric utility industry, the Secretary concerned is 
     encouraged to develop a program to train personnel of the 
     Department of the Interior and the Forest Service involved in 
     vegetation management decisions relating to electric 
     transmission and distribution facilities to ensure that the 
     personnel--
       ``(1) understand electric system reliability requirements 
     as the requirements relate to vegetation management of 
     transmission and distribution rights-of-way on Federal land, 
     including reliability standards established by the Electric 
     Reliability Organization and fire safety requirements;
       ``(2) assist owners and operators of electric transmission 
     and distribution facilities in complying with applicable 
     electric reliability and fire safety requirements;
       ``(3) encourage and assist willing owners and operators of 
     electric transmission and distribution facilities to 
     incorporate on a voluntary basis vegetation management 
     practices to enhance habitats and forage for pollinators and 
     for other wildlife if the practices are compatible with the 
     integrated vegetation management practices necessary for 
     reliability and safety; and
       ``(4) understand how existing and emerging unmanned 
     technologies can help electric utilities, the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, and private 
     landowners--
       ``(A) to more efficiently identify vegetation management 
     needs;
       ``(B) to reduce the risk of wildfires; and
       ``(C) to lower ratepayer energy costs.
       ``(j) Implementation.--The Secretary concerned shall--
       ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section, propose regulations, or amend existing 
     regulations, to implement this section; and
       ``(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this section, finalize regulations, or amend existing 
     regulations, to implement this section.
       ``(k) Existing Vegetation Management, Facility Inspection, 
     and Operation and Maintenance Plans.--Nothing in this section 
     requires an owner or operator to develop and submit a new 
     plan under this section if a plan consistent with this 
     section has already been approved by the Secretary concerned 
     before the date of enactment of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1761 et seq.), is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 511 the following new item:

``Sec. 512. Vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation 
              and maintenance relating to electric transmission and 
              distribution facility rights-of-way.''.

     SEC. 212. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
     2113a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``areas; or'' and 
     inserting the following: ``areas, other than the 
     reconstruction, repair, or restoration of a National Forest 
     System road that is--

       ``(I) necessary to carry out authorized restoration 
     services pursuant to a good neighbor agreement; and
       ``(II) in the case of a National Forest System road that is 
     determined to be unneeded in accordance with section 
     212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of the Good Neighbor 
     Authority Improvement Act), decommissioned in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)--

       ``(aa) in a manner that is consistent with the applicable 
     travel management plan; and
       ``(bb) not later than 3 years after the date on which the 
     applicable authorized restoration services project is 
     completed; or'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (7) and (8), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) National forest system road.--The term `National 
     Forest System road' has the meaning given the term in section 
     212.1 of

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     title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement 
     Act).''.

    TITLE III--FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Federal Land Transaction 
     Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018''.

     SEC. 302. FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT.

       The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is amended--
       (1) in section 203(1) (43 U.S.C. 2302(1)), by striking 
     ``cultural, or'' and inserting ``cultural, recreational 
     access and use, or other'';
       (2) in section 203(2) (43 U.S.C. 2302(2))--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``on the date of enactment of this Act was'' and inserting 
     ``is'';
       (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) a national monument, area of critical environmental 
     concern, national conservation area, national riparian 
     conservation area, national recreation area, national scenic 
     area, research natural area, national outstanding natural 
     area, priority species and habitats designated in a land use 
     plan in accordance with subpart E (entitled ``Fish and 
     Wildlife'') of part I of Appendix C of Bureau of Land 
     Management Land Use Planning Handbook H-1601-1 (Rel 1-1693), 
     a special recreation management area, or a national natural 
     landmark managed by the Bureau of Land Management;''; and
       (C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) a National Forest or National Grassland in the 
     National Forest System; or'';
       (3) in section 203 (43 U.S.C. 2302), by inserting the 
     following paragraph after section 203(2) (and redesignating 
     the following paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(3) Inaccessible lands that are open to public hunting, 
     fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational 
     purposes.--The term `inaccessible lands that are open to 
     public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other 
     recreational purposes' means public lands in Alaska and the 
     eleven contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1702)) consisting of at least 640 contiguous acres on 
     which the public is allowed under Federal or State law to 
     hunt, fish, target shoot or use the land for other 
     recreational purposes but--
       ``(A) to which there is no public access or egress; or
       ``(B) to which public access or egress to the land is 
     significantly restricted, as determined by the Secretary.''; 
     and
       (4) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 206'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting the following: 
     ``section 206--
       ``(1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal 
     requirements for the sale or exchange of public land 
     identified for disposal under approved land use plans under 
     section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712);
       ``(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 
     Reauthorization of 2018, to establish and make available to 
     the public, on the website of the Department of the Interior, 
     a database containing a comprehensive list of all the land 
     referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) to maintain the database referred to in paragraph 
     (2).''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (d);
       (5) in section 206(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(2))--
       (A) in subparagraph(A)(i), by striking ``inholdings; and'' 
     and inserting ``inholdings;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``exceptional 
     resources.'' and inserting ``exceptional resources; or'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after clause (ii), 
     ``(iii) adjacent to inaccessible lands open to public 
     hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other 
     recreational purposes.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Any funds made available under subparagraph (D) that 
     are not obligated or expended by the end of the fourth full 
     fiscal year after the date of the sale or exchange of land 
     that generated the funds may be expended in any State.'';
       (6) in section 206(c)(3) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(3))--
       (A) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) the extent to which the acquisition of the land or 
     interest therein will increase the public availability of 
     resources for, and facilitate public access to, hunting, 
     fishing, and other recreational activities;''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D);
       (7) by striking section 206(f) (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)); and
       (8) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``96-568'' and inserting ``96-586''; and
       (ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``Public Law 105-263;'' before ``112 
     Stat.''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and 
     Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3028);
       ``(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and 
     Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2403);
       ``(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 111-
     11);
       ``(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www note, 1132 note; 
     Public Law 111-11);
       ``(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1108); or
       ``(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1121).''.

    TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
                       DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY 
                   SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.

       (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing 
     Federal Land.--
       (1) Full funding amount.--Section 3(11) of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (16 U.S.C. 
     7102(11)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``and each fiscal year thereafter'' and 
     inserting ``through fiscal year 2015''; and
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting a semi-colon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2017, the amount that is equal to 95 
     percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year 2015; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount that is equal to 95 percent of the full funding 
     amount for the preceding fiscal year.''.
       (2) Secure payments.--
       (A) In general.--Section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) 
     is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``2015'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``2015, 2017, and 2018''.
       (B) Special rule for fiscal year 2017 payments.--Section 
     101 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 2017 Payments.--
       ``(1) State payment.--If an eligible county in a State that 
     will receive a share of the State payment for fiscal year 
     2017 has already received, or will receive, a share of the 
     25-percent payment for fiscal year 2017 distributed to the 
     State before the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
     amount of the State payment shall be reduced by the amount of 
     the share of the eligible county of the 25-percent payment.
       ``(2) County payment.--If an eligible county that will 
     receive a county payment for fiscal year 2017 has already 
     received a 50-percent payment for fiscal year 2017, the 
     amount of the county payment shall be reduced by the amount 
     of the 50-percent payment.
       ``(3) Prompt payment.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall make all payments under this title for fiscal 
     year 2017.''.
       (3) Payments to states and counties.--
       (A) Election to receive payment amount.--Section 102(b) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding after subparagraph (C) the 
     following:
       ``(D) Payments for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.--The 
     election otherwise required by subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply for fiscal years 2017 or 2018.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and for fiscal 
     years 2017 and 2018'' after ``2015''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and for fiscal 
     years 2017 and 2018'' after ``2015''.

       (B) Expenditure rules for eligible counties.--Section 
     102(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding after subparagraph (E) the 
     following:
       ``(F) Payments for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.--The 
     election made by an eligible county under subparagraph (B), 
     (C), or (D) for fiscal year 2013, or deemed to be made by the 
     county under paragraph (3)(B) for that fiscal year, shall be 
     effective for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``purpose 
     described in section 202(b)'' and inserting ``purposes 
     described in section 202(b), section 203(c), or section 
     204(a)(5)''; and
       (II) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:

       ``(D) Payments for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.--This 
     paragraph does not apply for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.''.
       (C) Elections as to allocation of balance.--Section 
     102(d)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``not more than 7 
     percent of the total share for the eligible county of the 
     State payment or the county payment'' and inserting ``any 
     portion of the balance''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:

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       ``(C) Counties with major distributions.--In the case of 
     each eligible county to which $350,000 or more is distributed 
     for any fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of 
     subsection (a), the eligible county shall elect to do 1 or 
     more of the following with the balance of any funds not 
     expended pursuant to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) Reserve any portion of the balance for projects in 
     accordance with title II.
       ``(ii) Reserve not more than 7 percent of the total share 
     for the eligible county of the State payment or the county 
     payment for projects in accordance with title III.
       ``(iii) Return the portion of the balance not reserved 
     under clauses (i) and (ii) to the Treasury of the United 
     States.''.
       (D) Treatment as supplemental funding.--Section 102 of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Treatment as Supplemental Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--None of the funds made available to an 
     eligible county under this Act may be used in lieu of, or to 
     otherwise offset, a State funding source for a local school, 
     facility, or educational purpose.
       ``(2) Continuation of direct payments.--Payments to States 
     made under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and 25-
     percent payments made to States and Territories under the 
     Acts of May 23, 1908, and March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), 
     shall continue to be made as direct payments and not as 
     Federal financial assistance.''.
       (E) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
     103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``and for fiscal years 
     2017 and 2018''.
       (b) Continuation of Authority to Conduct Special Projects 
     on Federal Land.--
       (1) Repeal of contracting pilot program.--Section 204(e) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (3).
       (2) Resource advisory committees.--Section 205(a)(4) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``2012'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``2018''.
       (3) Availability of project funds.--Section 207(d)(2) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7127(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(i), 
     (B)(ii),''.
       (4) Termination of authority.--Section 208 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2020''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2021''.
       (c) Termination of Authority.--Section 304 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2020''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2021''.

     SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF RESERVED FUNDS FOR 
                   TITLE III COUNTY PROJECTS.

       Section 302(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
     Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and law enforcement patrols'' after 
     ``including firefighting''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and carry out'' after 
     ``develop'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) to cover training costs and equipment purchases 
     directly related to the emergency services described in 
     paragraph (2); and''.

             TITLE V--STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN

     SEC. 501. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN.

       (a) Drawdown and Sale.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall 
     draw down and sell 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve during the period of fiscal years 
     2020 through 2021.
       (2) Deposit of amounts received from sale.--Amounts 
     received from a sale under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury during the fiscal year in 
     which the sale occurs.
       (b) Emergency Protection.--The Secretary of Energy may not 
     draw down and sell crude oil under this section in quantities 
     that would limit the authority to sell petroleum products 
     under subsection (h) of section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) in the full quantity 
     authorized by that subsection.
       (c) Strategic Petroleum Drawdown Limitations.--Section 
     161(h)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6241(h)(2)) is amended by striking ``350,000,000'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``340,000,000''.

                   DIVISION P--RAY BAUM'S ACT OF 2018

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern 
     Services Act of 2018'' or the ``RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Commission defined.

                      TITLE I--FCC REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Application and regulatory fees.
Sec. 103. Effective date.

              TITLE II--APPLICATION OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT

Sec. 201. Application of Antideficiency Act to Universal Service 
              Program.

          TITLE III--SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORKS IN DISASTERS

Sec. 301. Study on network resiliency.
Sec. 302. Access to essential service providers during federally 
              declared emergencies.
Sec. 303. Definitions.

                  TITLE IV--FCC CONSOLIDATED REPORTING

Sec. 401. Communications marketplace report.
Sec. 402. Consolidation of redundant reports; conforming amendments.
Sec. 403. Effect on authority.
Sec. 404. Other reports.

                     TITLE V--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Independent Inspector General for FCC.
Sec. 502. Authority of Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 503. Spoofing prevention.
Sec. 504. Report on promoting broadband Internet access service for 
              veterans.
Sec. 505. Methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data.
Sec. 506. Accuracy of dispatchable location for 9-1-1 calls.
Sec. 507. NTIA study on interagency process following cybersecurity 
              incidents.
Sec. 508. Tribal digital access.
Sec. 509. Terms of office and vacancies.
Sec. 510. Joint board recommendation.
Sec. 511. Disclaimer for press releases regarding notices of apparent 
              liability.
Sec. 512. Reports related to spectrum auctions.

                          TITLE VI--MOBILE NOW

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Identifying 255 megahertz.
Sec. 604. Millimeter wave spectrum.
Sec. 605. 3 gigahertz spectrum.
Sec. 606. Communications facilities deployment on Federal property.
Sec. 607. Broadband infrastructure deployment.
Sec. 608. Communications facilities installation.
Sec. 609. Reallocation incentives.
Sec. 610. Bidirectional sharing study.
Sec. 611. Unlicensed services in guard bands.
Sec. 612. Pre-auction funding.
Sec. 613. Immediate transfer of funds.
Sec. 614. Amendments to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015.
Sec. 615. GAO assessment of unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi use in low-
              income neighborhoods.
Sec. 616. Rulemaking related to partitioning or disaggregating 
              licenses.
Sec. 617. Unlicensed spectrum policy.
Sec. 618. National plan for unlicensed spectrum.
Sec. 619. Spectrum challenge prize.
Sec. 620. Wireless telecommunications tax and fee collection fairness.
Sec. 621. Rules of construction.
Sec. 622. Relationship to Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
              of 2012.
Sec. 623. No additional funds authorized.

     SEC. 2. COMMISSION DEFINED.

       In this division, the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.

                      TITLE I--FCC REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Commission to carry out the functions of 
     the Commission $333,118,000 for fiscal year 2019 and 
     $339,610,000 for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(b) Offsetting Collections.--The sum appropriated in any 
     fiscal year to carry out the activities described in 
     subsection (a), to the extent and in the amounts provided for 
     in Appropriations Acts, shall be derived from fees authorized 
     by section 9.''.
       (b) Deposits of Bidders To Be Deposited in Treasury.--
     Section 309(j)(8)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``an interest 
     bearing account'' and all that follows and inserting ``the 
     Treasury.'';
       (2) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``paid to the Treasury'' and inserting 
     ``deposited in the general fund of the Treasury (where such 
     deposits shall be used for the sole purpose of deficit 
     reduction)''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``; and'';

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       (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, 
     and payments representing the return of such deposits shall 
     not be subject to administrative offset under section 3716(c) 
     of title 31, United States Code.''; and
       (4) by striking clause (iii).
       (c) Elimination of Duplicative Authorization of 
     Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 710 of the Telecommunications Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-104) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 710.
       (d) Transfer of Funds.--On the effective date described in 
     section 103 of this title, any amounts in the account 
     providing appropriations to carry out the functions of the 
     Commission that were collected in excess of the amounts 
     provided for in Appropriations Acts in any fiscal year prior 
     to such date shall be transferred to the general fund of the 
     Treasury of the United States for the sole purpose of deficit 
     reduction.

     SEC. 102. APPLICATION AND REGULATORY FEES.

       (a) Application Fees.--Section 8 of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 158) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. APPLICATION FEES.

       ``(a) General Authority; Establishment of Schedule.--The 
     Commission shall assess and collect application fees at such 
     rates as the Commission shall establish in a schedule of 
     application fees to recover the costs of the Commission to 
     process applications.
       ``(b) Adjustment of Schedule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In every even-numbered year, the 
     Commission shall review the schedule of application fees 
     established under this section and, except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), set a new amount for each fee in the schedule 
     that is equal to the amount of the fee on the date when the 
     fee was established or the date when the fee was last amended 
     under subsection (c), whichever is later--
       ``(A) increased or decreased by the percentage change in 
     the Consumer Price Index during the period beginning on such 
     date and ending on the date of the review; and
       ``(B) rounded to the nearest $5 increment.
       ``(2) Threshold for adjustment.--The Commission may not 
     adjust a fee under paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A) in the case of a fee the current amount of which is 
     less than $200, the adjustment would result in a change in 
     the current amount of less than $10; or
       ``(B) in the case of a fee the current amount of which is 
     $200 or more, the adjustment would result in a change in the 
     current amount of less than 5 percent.
       ``(3) Current amount defined.--In paragraph (2), the term 
     `current amount' means, with respect to a fee, the amount of 
     the fee on the date when the fee was established, the date 
     when the fee was last adjusted under paragraph (1), or the 
     date when the fee was last amended under subsection (c), 
     whichever is latest.
       ``(c) Amendments to Schedule.--In addition to the 
     adjustments required by subsection (b), the Commission shall 
     by rule amend the schedule of application fees established 
     under this section if the Commission determines that the 
     schedule requires amendment--
       ``(1) so that such fees reflect increases or decreases in 
     the costs of processing applications at the Commission; or
       ``(2) so that such schedule reflects the consolidation or 
     addition of new categories of applications.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Parties to which fees are not applicable.--The 
     application fees established under this section shall not be 
     applicable to--
       ``(A) a governmental entity;
       ``(B) a nonprofit entity licensed in the Local Government, 
     Police, Fire, Highway Maintenance, Forestry-Conservation, 
     Public Safety, or Special Emergency Radio radio services; or
       ``(C) a noncommercial radio station or noncommercial 
     television station.
       ``(2) Cost of collection.--If, in the judgment of the 
     Commission, the cost of collecting an application fee 
     established under this section would exceed the amount 
     collected, the Commission may by rule eliminate such fee.
       ``(e) Deposit of Collections.--Moneys received from 
     application fees established under this section shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.''.
       (b) Regulatory Fees.--Section 9 of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 159) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. REGULATORY FEES.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Commission shall assess and 
     collect regulatory fees to recover the costs of carrying out 
     the activities described in section 6(a) only to the extent, 
     and in the total amounts, provided for in Appropriations 
     Acts.
       ``(b) Establishment of Schedule.--The Commission shall 
     assess and collect regulatory fees at such rates as the 
     Commission shall establish in a schedule of regulatory fees 
     that will result in the collection, in each fiscal year, of 
     an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the 
     amounts described in subsection (a) with respect to such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(c) Adjustment of Schedule.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Commission 
     shall by rule adjust the schedule of regulatory fees 
     established under this section to--
       ``(A) reflect unexpected increases or decreases in the 
     number of units subject to the payment of such fees; and
       ``(B) result in the collection of the amount required by 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) Rounding.--In making adjustments under this 
     subsection, the Commission may round fees to the nearest $5 
     increment.
       ``(d) Amendments to Schedule.--In addition to the 
     adjustments required by subsection (c), the Commission shall 
     by rule amend the schedule of regulatory fees established 
     under this section if the Commission determines that the 
     schedule requires amendment so that such fees reflect the 
     full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus 
     and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account 
     factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided 
     to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities. In 
     making an amendment under this subsection, the Commission may 
     not change the total amount of regulatory fees required by 
     subsection (b) to be collected in a fiscal year.
       ``(e) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Parties to which fees are not applicable.--The 
     regulatory fees established under this section shall not be 
     applicable to--
       ``(A) a governmental entity or nonprofit entity;
       ``(B) an amateur radio operator licensee under part 97 of 
     the Commission's rules (47 CFR part 97); or
       ``(C) a noncommercial radio station or noncommercial 
     television station.
       ``(2) Cost of collection.--If, in the judgment of the 
     Commission, the cost of collecting a regulatory fee 
     established under this section from a party would exceed the 
     amount collected from such party, the Commission may exempt 
     such party from paying such fee.
       ``(f) Deposit of Collections.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts received from fees authorized by 
     this section shall be deposited as an offsetting collection 
     in, and credited to, the account through which funds are made 
     available to carry out the activities described in section 
     6(a).
       ``(2) Deposit of excess collections.--Any regulatory fees 
     collected in excess of the total amount of fees provided for 
     in Appropriations Acts for a fiscal year shall be deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States for 
     the sole purpose of deficit reduction.''.
       (c) Provisions Applicable to Application and Regulatory 
     Fees.--Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 9A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO APPLICATION AND 
                   REGULATORY FEES.

       ``(a) Judicial Review Prohibited.--Any adjustment or 
     amendment to a schedule of fees under subsection (b) or (c) 
     of section 8 or subsection (c) or (d) of section 9 is not 
     subject to judicial review.
       ``(b) Notice to Congress.--The Commission shall transmit to 
     Congress notification--
       ``(1) of any adjustment under section 8(b) or 9(c) 
     immediately upon the adoption of such adjustment; and
       ``(2) of any amendment under section 8(c) or 9(d) not later 
     than 90 days before the effective date of such amendment.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Penalties for late payment.--The Commission shall by 
     rule prescribe an additional penalty for late payment of fees 
     under section 8 or 9. Such additional penalty shall be 25 
     percent of the amount of the fee that was not paid in a 
     timely manner.
       ``(2) Interest on unpaid fees and penalties.--The 
     Commission shall charge interest, at a rate determined under 
     section 3717 of title 31, United States Code, on a fee under 
     section 8 or 9 or an additional penalty under this subsection 
     that is not paid in a timely manner. Such section 3717 shall 
     not otherwise apply with respect to such a fee or penalty.
       ``(3) Dismissal of applications or filings.--The Commission 
     may dismiss any application or other filing for failure to 
     pay in a timely manner any fee under section 8 or 9 or any 
     interest or additional penalty under this subsection.
       ``(4) Revocations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to or in lieu of the 
     penalties and dismissals authorized by this subsection, the 
     Commission may revoke any instrument of authorization held by 
     any licensee that has not paid in a timely manner a 
     regulatory fee assessed under section 9 or any related 
     interest or penalty.
       ``(B) Notice.--Revocation action may be taken by the 
     Commission under this paragraph after notice of the 
     Commission's intent to take such action is sent to the 
     licensee by registered mail, return receipt requested, at the 
     licensee's last known address. The notice shall provide the 
     licensee at least 30 days to either pay the fee, interest, 
     and any penalty or show cause why the fee, interest, or 
     penalty does not apply to the licensee or should otherwise be 
     waived or payment deferred.
       ``(C) Hearing.--
       ``(i) Generally not required.--A hearing is not required 
     under this paragraph unless the licensee's response presents 
     a substantial and material question of fact.
       ``(ii) Evidence and burdens.--In any case where a hearing 
     is conducted under this paragraph, the hearing shall be based 
     on written evidence only, and the burden of proceeding with 
     the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be 
     on the licensee.

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       ``(iii) Costs.--Unless the licensee substantially prevails 
     in the hearing, the Commission may assess the licensee for 
     the costs of such hearing.
       ``(D) Opportunity to pay prior to revocation.--Any 
     Commission order adopted under this paragraph shall determine 
     the amount due, if any, and provide the licensee with at 
     least 30 days to pay that amount or have its authorization 
     revoked.
       ``(E) Finality.--No order of revocation under this 
     paragraph shall become final until the licensee has exhausted 
     its right to judicial review of such order under section 
     402(b)(5).
       ``(d) Waiver, Reduction, and Deferment.--The Commission may 
     waive, reduce, or defer payment of a fee under section 8 or 9 
     or an interest charge or penalty under this section in any 
     specific instance for good cause shown, where such action 
     would promote the public interest.
       ``(e) Payment Rules.--The Commission shall by rule permit 
     payment--
       ``(1) in the case of fees under section 8 or 9 in large 
     amounts, by installments; and
       ``(2) in the case of fees under section 8 or 9 in small 
     amounts, in advance for a number of years not to exceed the 
     term of the license held by the payor.
       ``(f) Accounting System.--The Commission shall develop 
     accounting systems necessary to make the amendments 
     authorized by sections 8(c) and 9(d).''.
       (d) Transitional Rules.--
       (1) Application fees.--An application fee established under 
     section 8 of the Communications Act of 1934, as such section 
     is in effect on the day before the effective date described 
     in section 103 of this title, shall remain in effect under 
     section 8 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section, until such time as the 
     Commission adjusts or amends such fee under subsection (b) or 
     (c) of such section 8, as so amended.
       (2) Regulatory fees.--A regulatory fee established under 
     section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as such section 
     is in effect on the day before the effective date described 
     in section 103 of this title, shall remain in effect under 
     section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by 
     subsection (b) of this section, until such time as the 
     Commission adjusts or amends such fee under subsection (c) or 
     (d) of such section 9, as so amended.
       (e) Rulemaking To Amend Schedule of Regulatory Fees.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the effective 
     date described in section 103 of this title, the Commission 
     shall complete a rulemaking proceeding under subsection (d) 
     of section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (2) Report to congress.--If the Commission has not 
     completed the rulemaking proceeding required by paragraph (1) 
     by the date that is 6 months after the effective date 
     described in section 103 of this title, the Commission shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the progress of such 
     rulemaking proceeding.

     SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on October 1, 2018.

              TITLE II--APPLICATION OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT

     SEC. 201. APPLICATION OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT TO UNIVERSAL 
                   SERVICE PROGRAM.

       Section 302 of Public Law 108-494 (118 Stat. 3998) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2018'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``December 31, 2019''.

          TITLE III--SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORKS IN DISASTERS

     SEC. 301. STUDY ON NETWORK RESILIENCY.

       Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress, and make 
     publically available on the Commission's website, a study on 
     the public safety benefits and technical feasibility and cost 
     of--
       (1) making telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi 
     access points, and other communications technologies 
     operating on unlicensed spectrum, available to the general 
     public for access to 9-1-1 services, without requiring any 
     login credentials, during times of emergency when mobile 
     service is unavailable;
       (2) the provision by non-telecommunications service 
     provider-owned WiFi access points of public access to 9-1-1 
     services during times of emergency when mobile service is 
     unavailable; and
       (3) other alternative means of providing the public with 
     access to 9-1-1 services during times of emergency when 
     mobile service is unavailable.

     SEC. 302. ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS DURING 
                   FEDERALLY DECLARED EMERGENCIES.

       Section 427(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189e(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``telecommunications 
     service'' and inserting ``wireline or mobile telephone 
     service, Internet access service, radio or television 
     broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast satellite 
     service'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; or'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as 
     clauses (i) through (v), respectively; and
       (D) by adding at the end of the following:
       ``(B) is a tower owner or operator;''; and
       (2) by striking ``(1) provides'' and inserting ``(1)(A) 
     provides''.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``mobile service'' means commercial mobile 
     service (as defined in section 332 of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332)) or commercial mobile data service 
     (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
     and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401));
       (2) the term ``WiFi access point'' means wireless Internet 
     access using the standard designated as 802.11 or any variant 
     thereof; and
       (3) the term ``times of emergency'' means either an 
     emergency as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5122), or an emergency as declared by the governor of a State 
     or territory of the United States.

                  TITLE IV--FCC CONSOLIDATED REPORTING

     SEC. 401. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT.

       Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 13. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--In the last quarter of every even-
     numbered year, the Commission shall publish on its website 
     and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     state of the communications marketplace.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) assess the state of competition in the communications 
     marketplace, including competition to deliver voice, video, 
     audio, and data services among providers of 
     telecommunications, providers of commercial mobile service 
     (as defined in section 332), multichannel video programming 
     distributors (as defined in section 602), broadcast stations, 
     providers of satellite communications, Internet service 
     providers, and other providers of communications services;
       ``(2) assess the state of deployment of communications 
     capabilities, including advanced telecommunications 
     capability (as defined in section 706 of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)), regardless 
     of the technology used for such deployment;
       ``(3) assess whether laws, regulations, regulatory 
     practices (whether those of the Federal Government, States, 
     political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes or tribal 
     organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304)), or foreign governments), or demonstrated 
     marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry 
     into the communications marketplace or to the competitive 
     expansion of existing providers of communications services;
       ``(4) describe the agenda of the Commission for the next 2-
     year period for addressing the challenges and opportunities 
     in the communications marketplace that were identified 
     through the assessments under paragraphs (1) through (3); and
       ``(5) describe the actions that the Commission has taken in 
     pursuit of the agenda described pursuant to paragraph (4) in 
     the previous report submitted under this section.
       ``(c) Extension.--If the President designates a 
     Commissioner as Chairman of the Commission during the last 
     quarter of an even-numbered year, the portion of the report 
     required by subsection (b)(4) may be published on the website 
     of the Commission and submitted to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate as an addendum during the first quarter of the 
     following odd-numbered year.
       ``(d) Special Requirements.--
       ``(1) Assessing competition.--In assessing the state of 
     competition under subsection (b)(1), the Commission shall 
     consider all forms of competition, including the effect of 
     intermodal competition, facilities-based competition, and 
     competition from new and emergent communications services, 
     including the provision of content and communications using 
     the Internet.
       ``(2) Assessing deployment.--In assessing the state of 
     deployment under subsection (b)(2), the Commission shall 
     compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by 
     any provider of advanced telecommunications capability.
       ``(3) Considering small businesses.--In assessing the state 
     of competition under subsection (b)(1) and regulatory 
     barriers under subsection (b)(3), the Commission shall 
     consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other 
     small businesses in the communications marketplace in 
     accordance with the national policy under section 257(b).''.

     SEC. 402. CONSOLIDATION OF REDUNDANT REPORTS; CONFORMING 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) ORBIT Act Report.--Section 646 of the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 765e; 114 Stat. 57) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Satellite Competition Report.--Section 4 of Public Law 
     109-34 (47 U.S.C. 703) is repealed.
       (c) International Broadband Data Report.--Section 103(b)(1) 
     of the Broadband Data Improvement Act (47 U.S.C. 1303(b)(1))

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     is amended by striking ``the assessment and report'' and all 
     that follows through ``Federal Communications Commission'' 
     and inserting ``its report under section 13 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications 
     Commission''.
       (d) Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of 
     Video Programming Report.--Section 628 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 548) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (g); and
       (3) by transferring subsection (g) (as redesignated) so 
     that it appears after subsection (f).
       (e) Report on Cable Industry Prices.--Section 623(k) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(k)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``annually publish'' and 
     inserting ``publish with its report under section 13''; and
       (2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``annual''.
       (f) Triennial Report Identifying and Eliminating Market 
     Entry Barriers for Entrepreneurs and Other Small 
     Businesses.--Section 257 of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 257) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (g) State of Competitive Market Conditions With Respect to 
     Commercial Mobile Radio Services.--Section 332(c)(1)(C) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(1)(C)) is 
     amended by striking the first and second sentences.
       (h) Previously Eliminated Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 154) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (k); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (l) through (o) as 
     subsections (k) through (n), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 309(j)(8)(B) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (i) Additional Outdated Reports.--The Communications Act of 
     1934 is further amended--
       (1) in section 4--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``and shall 
     furnish notice of such action'' and all that follows through 
     ``subject of the waiver''; and
       (B) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (2);
       (2) in section 215--
       (A) by striking subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
       (3) in section 227(e), by striking paragraph (4);
       (4) in section 309(j)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (12); and
       (B) in paragraph (15)(C), by striking clause (iv);
       (5) in section 331(b), by striking the last sentence;
       (6) in section 336(e), by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Report.--The Commission shall annually advise the 
     Congress on the amounts collected pursuant to the program 
     required by this subsection.'';
       (7) in section 339(c), by striking paragraph (1);
       (8) in section 396--
       (A) by striking subsection (i);
       (B) in subsection (k)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by striking subclause (V);
       (C) in subsection (l)(1)(B), by striking ``shall be 
     included'' and all that follows through ``The audit report''; 
     and
       (D) by striking subsection (m);
       (9) in section 398(b)(4), by striking the third sentence;
       (10) in section 624A(b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``Report; regulations'' and inserting 
     ``Regulations'';
       (B) by striking ``Within 1 year after'' and all that 
     follows through ``on means of assuring'' and inserting ``The 
     Commission shall issue such regulations as are necessary to 
     assure''; and
       (C) by striking ``Within 180 days after'' and all that 
     follows through ``to assure such compatibility.''; and
       (11) in section 713, by striking subsection (a).

     SEC. 403. EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.

       Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title 
     shall be construed to expand or contract the authority of the 
     Commission.

     SEC. 404. OTHER REPORTS.

       Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title 
     shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent the 
     Commission from producing any additional reports otherwise 
     within the authority of the Commission.

                     TITLE V--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR FCC.

       (a) Amendments.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking ``the Federal 
     Communications Commission,''; and
       (2) in section 12--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, the Federal 
     Communications Commission,'' after ``the Chairman of the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the Federal 
     Communications Commission,'' after ``the Environmental 
     Protection Agency,''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--An individual serving as Inspector 
     General of the Commission on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act pursuant to an appointment made under section 8G of 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)--
       (1) may continue so serving until the President makes an 
     appointment under section 3(a) of such Act with respect to 
     the Commission consistent with the amendments made by 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), remain 
     subject to the provisions of section 8G of such Act which, 
     immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     applied with respect to the Inspector General of the 
     Commission and suffer no reduction in pay.

     SEC. 502. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall ensure that the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Commission has a significant role 
     in--
       (1) the decision-making process for annual and multi-year 
     planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, 
     related reporting requirements, and reports related to 
     information technology;
       (2) the management, governance, and oversight processes 
     related to information technology; and
       (3) the hiring of personnel with information technology 
     responsibilities.
       (b) CIO Approval.--The Chief Information Officer of the 
     Commission, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the Commission and budget officials, shall specify and 
     approve the allocation of amounts appropriated to the 
     Commission for information technology, consistent with the 
     provisions of appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and 
     recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget.

     SEC. 503. SPOOFING PREVENTION.

       (a) Expanding and Clarifying Prohibition on Misleading or 
     Inaccurate Caller Identification Information.--
       (1) Communications from outside the united states.--Section 
     227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     227(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``in connection with any 
     telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service'' and 
     inserting ``or any person outside the United States if the 
     recipient is within the United States, in connection with any 
     voice service or text messaging service''.
       (2) Coverage of text messages and voice services.--Section 
     227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     227(e)(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``telecommunications 
     service or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``voice 
     service or a text message sent using a text messaging 
     service'';
       (B) in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     ``telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service'' 
     and inserting ``voice service or a text message sent using a 
     text messaging service''; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Text message.--The term `text message'--
       ``(i) means a message consisting of text, images, sounds, 
     or other information that is transmitted to or from a device 
     that is identified as the receiving or transmitting device by 
     means of a 10-digit telephone number or N11 service code;
       ``(ii) includes a short message service (commonly referred 
     to as `SMS') message and a multimedia message service 
     (commonly referred to as `MMS') message; and
       ``(iii) does not include--

       ``(I) a real-time, two-way voice or video communication; or
       ``(II) a message sent over an IP-enabled messaging service 
     to another user of the same messaging service, except a 
     message described in clause (ii).

       ``(D) Text messaging service.--The term `text messaging 
     service' means a service that enables the transmission or 
     receipt of a text message, including a service provided as 
     part of or in connection with a voice service.
       ``(E) Voice service.--The term `voice service'--
       ``(i) means any service that is interconnected with the 
     public switched telephone network and that furnishes voice 
     communications to an end user using resources from the North 
     American Numbering Plan or any successor to the North 
     American Numbering Plan adopted by the Commission under 
     section 251(e)(1); and
       ``(ii) includes transmissions from a telephone facsimile 
     machine, computer, or other device to a telephone facsimile 
     machine.''.
       (3) Technical amendment.--Section 227(e) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)) is amended in 
     the heading by inserting ``Misleading or'' before 
     ``Inaccurate''.
       (4) Regulations.--
       (A) In general.--Section 227(e)(3)(A) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, the Commission'' and 
     inserting ``The Commission''.
       (B) Deadline.--The Commission shall prescribe regulations 
     to implement the amendments made by this subsection not later 
     than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date 
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     which the Commission prescribes regulations under paragraph 
     (4).
       (b) Consumer Education Materials on How To Avoid Scams That 
     Rely Upon Misleading or Inaccurate Caller Identification 
     Information.--
       (1) Development of materials.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in 
     coordination with the Federal Trade Commission, shall develop 
     consumer education materials that provide information about--
       (A) ways for consumers to identify scams and other 
     fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or 
     inaccurate caller identification information; and
       (B) existing technologies, if any, that a consumer can use 
     to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity.
       (2) Contents.--In developing the consumer education 
     materials under paragraph (1), the Commission shall--
       (A) identify existing technologies, if any, that can help 
     consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent 
     activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate 
     caller identification information, including--
       (i) descriptions of how a consumer can use the technologies 
     to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity; 
     and
       (ii) details on how consumers can access and use the 
     technologies; and
       (B) provide other information that may help consumers 
     identify and avoid scams and other fraudulent activity that 
     rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller 
     identification information.
       (3) Updates.--The Commission shall ensure that the consumer 
     education materials required under paragraph (1) are updated 
     on a regular basis.
       (4) Website.--The Commission shall include the consumer 
     education materials developed under paragraph (1) on its 
     website.
       (c) GAO Report on Combating the Fraudulent Provision of 
     Misleading or Inaccurate Caller Identification Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the actions the Commission 
     and the Federal Trade Commission have taken to combat the 
     fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller 
     identification information, and the additional measures that 
     could be taken to combat such activity.
       (2) Required considerations.--In conducting the study under 
     paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine--
       (A) trends in the types of scams that rely on misleading or 
     inaccurate caller identification information;
       (B) previous and current enforcement actions by the 
     Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to combat the 
     practices prohibited by section 227(e)(1) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1));
       (C) current efforts by industry groups and other entities 
     to develop technical standards to deter or prevent the 
     fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller 
     identification information, and how such standards may help 
     combat the current and future provision of misleading or 
     inaccurate caller identification information; and
       (D) whether there are additional actions the Commission, 
     the Federal Trade Commission, and Congress should take to 
     combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate 
     caller identification information.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of the 
     study under paragraph (1), including any recommendations 
     regarding combating the fraudulent provision of misleading or 
     inaccurate caller identification information.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the 
     amendments made by this section, shall be construed to 
     modify, limit, or otherwise affect any rule or order adopted 
     by the Commission in connection with--
       (1) the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Public 
     Law 102-243; 105 Stat. 2394) or the amendments made by that 
     Act; or
       (2) the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).

     SEC. 504. REPORT ON PROMOTING BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS 
                   SERVICE FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
     Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access 
     service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and 
     veterans residing in rural areas. In such report, the 
     Commission shall--
       (1) examine such access and how to promote such access; and
       (2) provide findings and recommendations for Congress with 
     respect to such access and how to promote such access.
       (c) Public Notice and Opportunity To Comment.--In preparing 
     the report required by subsection (b), the Commission shall 
     provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment 
     on broadband Internet access service for veterans, in 
     particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural 
     areas, and how to promote such access.

     SEC. 505. METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTION OF MOBILE SERVICE 
                   COVERAGE DATA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``commercial mobile data service'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class 
     Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401);
       (2) the term ``commercial mobile service'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d));
       (3) the term ``coverage data'' means, if commercial mobile 
     service or commercial mobile data service is available, 
     general information about the service, which may include 
     available speed tiers, radio frequency signal levels, and 
     network and performance characteristics; and
       (4) the term ``Universal Service program'' means the 
     universal service support mechanisms established under 
     section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) 
     and the regulations issued under that section.
       (b) Methodology Established.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the conclusion of the Mobility Fund Phase II Auction, the 
     Commission shall promulgate regulations to establish a 
     methodology that shall apply to the collection of coverage 
     data by the Commission for the purposes of--
       (1) the Universal Service program; or
       (2) any other similar program.
       (c) Requirements.--The methodology established under 
     subsection (b) shall--
       (1) contain standard definitions for different available 
     technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 4G LTE;
       (2) enhance the consistency and robustness of how the data 
     are collected by different parties;
       (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data; 
     and
       (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

     SEC. 506. ACCURACY OF DISPATCHABLE LOCATION FOR 9-1-1 CALLS.

       (a) Proceeding Required.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
     conclude a proceeding to consider adopting rules to ensure 
     that the dispatchable location is conveyed with a 9-1-1 call, 
     regardless of the technological platform used and including 
     with calls from multi-line telephone systems (as defined in 
     section 6502 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
     Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1471)).
       (b) Relationship to Other Proceedings.--In conducting the 
     proceeding required by subsection (a), the Commission may 
     consider information and conclusions from other Commission 
     proceedings regarding the accuracy of the dispatchable 
     location for a 9-1-1 call, but nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to require the Commission to reconsider any 
     information or conclusion from a proceeding regarding the 
     accuracy of the dispatchable location for a 9-1-1 call in 
     which the Commission has adopted rules or issued an order 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) 9-1-1 call.--The term ``9-1-1 call'' means a voice call 
     that is placed, or a message that is sent by other means of 
     communication, to a public safety answering point (as defined 
     in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     222)) for the purpose of requesting emergency services.
       (2) Dispatchable location.--The term ``dispatchable 
     location'' means the street address of the calling party, and 
     additional information such as room number, floor number, or 
     similar information necessary to adequately identify the 
     location of the calling party.

     SEC. 507. NTIA STUDY ON INTERAGENCY PROCESS FOLLOWING 
                   CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information shall complete a study on how 
     the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration can best coordinate the interagency process 
     following cybersecurity incidents.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing 
     the findings and recommendations of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 508. TRIBAL DIGITAL ACCESS.

       (a) Tribal Broadband Data Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report evaluating broadband 
     coverage in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of 
     title 18, United States Code) and on land held by a Native 
     Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act.
       (2) Required assessments.--The report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of areas of Indian country (as so 
     defined) and land held by a Native Corporation pursuant to 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that have adequate 
     broadband coverage.
       (B) An assessment of unserved areas of Indian country (as 
     so defined) and land held by a Native Corporation pursuant to 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
       (b) Tribal Broadband Proceeding.--Not later than 30 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
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     complete a proceeding to address the unserved areas 
     identified in the report under subsection (a).

     SEC. 509. TERMS OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES.

       Section 4(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     154(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) A commissioner--
       ``(A) shall be appointed for a term of 5 years;
       ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may continue 
     to serve after the expiration of the fixed term of office of 
     the commissioner until a successor is appointed and has been 
     confirmed and taken the oath of office; and
       ``(C) may not continue to serve after the expiration of the 
     session of Congress that begins after the expiration of the 
     fixed term of office of the commissioner.
       ``(2) Any person chosen to fill a vacancy in the 
     Commission--
       ``(A) shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the 
     commissioner that the person succeeds;
       ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may continue 
     to serve after the expiration of the fixed term of office of 
     the commissioner that the person succeeds until a successor 
     is appointed and has been confirmed and taken the oath of 
     office; and
       ``(C) may not continue to serve after the expiration of the 
     session of Congress that begins after the expiration of the 
     fixed term of office of the commissioner that the person 
     succeeds.
       ``(3) No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the right 
     of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of 
     the Commission.''.

     SEC. 510. JOINT BOARD RECOMMENDATION.

       The Commission may not modify, amend, or change its rules 
     or regulations for universal service support payments to 
     implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the 
     Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding 
     single connection or primary line restrictions on universal 
     service support payments.

     SEC. 511. DISCLAIMER FOR PRESS RELEASES REGARDING NOTICES OF 
                   APPARENT LIABILITY.

       The Commission shall include in any press release regarding 
     the issuance of a notice of apparent liability under section 
     503(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     503(b)(4)) a disclaimer informing consumers that--
       (1) the issuance of a notice of apparent liability should 
     be treated only as allegations; and
       (2) the amount of any forfeiture penalty proposed in a 
     notice of apparent liability represents the maximum penalty 
     that the Commission may impose for the violations alleged in 
     the notice of apparent liability.

     SEC. 512. REPORTS RELATED TO SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Estimate of Upcoming Auctions.--Section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(18) Estimate of upcoming auctions.--
       ``(A) Not later than September 30, 2018, and annually 
     thereafter, the Commission shall make publicly available an 
     estimate of what systems of competitive bidding authorized 
     under this subsection may be initiated during the upcoming 
     12-month period.
       ``(B) The estimate under subparagraph (A) shall, to the 
     extent possible, identify the bands of frequencies the 
     Commission expects to be included in each such system of 
     competitive bidding.''.
       (b) Auction Expenditure Justification Report.--Not later 
     than April 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Commission 
     shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report containing a detailed justification for the use of 
     proceeds retained by the Commission under section 
     309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)(8)(B)) for the costs of developing and implementing 
     the program required by section 309(j) of that Act.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                          TITLE VI--MOBILE NOW

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Making Opportunities for 
     Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless 
     Obstacles to Wireless Act'' or the ``MOBILE NOW Act''.

     SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) each committee of the Senate or of the House of 
     Representatives with jurisdiction over a Federal entity 
     affected by the applicable section in which the term appears.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (3) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 113(l) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)).
       (4) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration of the 
     Department of Commerce.
       (5) OMB.--The term ``OMB'' means the Office of Management 
     and Budget.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.

     SEC. 603. IDENTIFYING 255 MEGAHERTZ.

       (a) Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2022, the 
     Secretary, working through the NTIA, and the Commission shall 
     identify a total of at least 255 megahertz of Federal and 
     non-Federal spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broadband 
     use.
       (2) Unlicensed and licensed use.--Of the spectrum 
     identified under paragraph (1), not less than--
       (A) 100 megahertz below the frequency of 8000 megahertz 
     shall be identified for use on an unlicensed basis;
       (B) 100 megahertz below the frequency of 6000 megahertz 
     shall be identified for use on an exclusive, licensed basis 
     for commercial mobile use, pursuant to the Commission's 
     authority to implement such licensing in a flexible manner, 
     and subject to potential continued use of such spectrum by 
     incumbent Federal entities in designated geographic areas 
     indefinitely or for such length of time stipulated in 
     transition plans approved by the Technical Panel under 
     section 113(h) of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     923(h)) for those incumbent entities to be relocated to 
     alternate spectrum; and
       (C) 55 megahertz below the frequency of 8000 megahertz 
     shall be identified for use on either a licensed or 
     unlicensed basis, or a combination of licensed and 
     unlicensed.
       (3) Non-eligible spectrum.--For purposes of satisfying the 
     requirement under paragraph (1), the following spectrum shall 
     not be counted:
       (A) The frequencies between 1695 and 1710 megahertz.
       (B) The frequencies between 1755 and 1780 megahertz.
       (C) The frequencies between 2155 and 2180 megahertz.
       (D) The frequencies between 3550 and 3700 megahertz.
       (E) Spectrum that the Commission determines had more than 
     de minimis mobile or fixed wireless broadband operations 
     within the band on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (4) Treatment of certain other spectrum.--Spectrum 
     identified pursuant to this section may include eligible 
     spectrum, if any, identified after the date of enactment of 
     this Act pursuant to title X of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2015 (Public Law 114-74).
       (5) Spectrum made available on and after february 11, 
     2016.--Any spectrum that has been made available for licensed 
     or unlicensed use on and after February 11, 2016, and that 
     otherwise satisfies the requirements of this section may be 
     counted towards the requirements of this subsection.
       (6) Relocation prioritized over sharing.--This section 
     shall be carried out in accordance with section 113(j) of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(j)).
       (7) Considerations.--In identifying spectrum for use under 
     this section, the Secretary, working through the NTIA, and 
     Commission shall consider--
       (A) the need to preserve critical existing and planned 
     Federal Government capabilities;
       (B) the impact on existing State, local, and tribal 
     government capabilities;
       (C) the international implications;
       (D) the need for appropriate enforcement mechanisms and 
     authorities; and
       (E) the importance of the deployment of wireless broadband 
     services in rural areas of the United States.
       (b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed--
       (1) to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the 
     Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or 
     legislative proposals;
       (2) to require the disclosure of classified information, 
     law enforcement sensitive information, or other information 
     that must be protected in the interest of national security; 
     or
       (3) to affect any requirement under section 156 of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note), as added by section 
     1062(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2000, or any other relevant statutory requirement 
     applicable to the reallocation of Federal spectrum.

     SEC. 604. MILLIMETER WAVE SPECTRUM.

       (a) FCC Proceeding.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish a 
     notice of proposed rulemaking to consider service rules to 
     authorize mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless operations, 
     including for advanced mobile service operations, in the 
     radio frequency band between 42000 and 42500 megahertz.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting a rulemaking under 
     subsection (a), the Commission shall--

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       (1) consider how the band described in subsection (a) may 
     be used to provide commercial wireless broadband service, 
     including whether--
       (A) such spectrum may be best used for licensed or 
     unlicensed services, or some combination thereof; and
       (B) to permit additional licensed operations in such band 
     on a shared basis; and
       (2) include technical characteristics under which the band 
     described in subsection (a) may be employed for mobile or 
     fixed terrestrial wireless operations, including any 
     appropriate coexistence requirements.
       (c) Spectrum Made Available on and After February 11, 
     2016.--Any spectrum that has been made available for licensed 
     or unlicensed use on or after February 11, 2016, and that 
     otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 603 of this 
     title may be counted towards the requirements of section 
     603(a) of this title.

     SEC. 605. 3 GIGAHERTZ SPECTRUM.

       (a) Between 3100 Megahertz and 3550 Megahertz.--Not later 
     than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     in consultation with the Commission and the head of each 
     affected Federal agency (or a designee thereof), the 
     Secretary, working through the NTIA, shall submit to the 
     Commission and the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report evaluating the feasibility of allowing commercial 
     wireless services, licensed or unlicensed, to share use of 
     the frequencies between 3100 megahertz and 3550 megahertz.
       (b) Between 3700 Megahertz and 4200 Megahertz.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, after 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment, and in 
     consultation with the Secretary, working through the NTIA, 
     and the head of each affected Federal agency (or a designee 
     thereof), the Commission shall submit to the Secretary and 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating 
     the feasibility of allowing commercial wireless services, 
     licensed or unlicensed, to use or share use of the 
     frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz.
       (c) Requirements.--A report under subsection (a) or (b) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the operations of Federal entities 
     that operate Federal Government stations authorized to use 
     the frequencies described in that subsection.
       (2) An assessment of the possible impacts of such sharing 
     on Federal and non-Federal users already operating on the 
     frequencies described in that subsection.
       (3) The criteria that may be necessary to ensure shared 
     licensed or unlicensed services would not cause harmful 
     interference to Federal or non-Federal users already 
     operating in the frequencies described in that subsection.
       (4) If such sharing is feasible, an identification of which 
     of the frequencies described in that subsection are most 
     suitable for sharing with commercial wireless services 
     through the assignment of new licenses by competitive 
     bidding, for sharing with unlicensed operations, or through a 
     combination of licensing and unlicensed operations.
       (d) Commission Action.--The Commission, in consultation 
     with the NTIA, shall seek public comment on the reports 
     required under subsections (a) and (b), including regarding 
     the bands identified in such report as feasible pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(4).

     SEC. 606. COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT ON FEDERAL 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax 
     Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) is 
     amended by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Federal Easements, Rights-of-way, and Leases.--
       ``(1) Grant.--If an executive agency, a State, a political 
     subdivision or agency of a State, or a person, firm, or 
     organization applies for the grant of an easement, right-of-
     way, or lease to, in, over, or on a building or other 
     property owned by the Federal Government for the right to 
     install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications 
     facility installation, the executive agency having control of 
     the building or other property may grant to the applicant, on 
     behalf of the Federal Government, subject to paragraph (3), 
     an easement, right-of-way, or lease to perform such 
     installation, construction, modification, or maintenance.
       ``(2) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall develop a common form for applications for easements, 
     rights-of-way, and leases under paragraph (1) for all 
     executive agencies that, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), shall be used by all executive agencies and applicants 
     with respect to the buildings or other property of each such 
     agency.
       ``(B) Exception.--The requirement under subparagraph (A) 
     for an executive agency to use the common form developed by 
     the Administrator of General Services shall not apply to an 
     executive agency if the head of an executive agency notifies 
     the Administrator that the executive agency uses a 
     substantially similar application.
       ``(3) Timely consideration of applications.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     on which an executive agency receives a duly filed 
     application for an easement, right-of-way, or lease under 
     this subsection, the executive agency shall--
       ``(i) grant or deny, on behalf of the Federal Government, 
     the application; and
       ``(ii) notify the applicant of the grant or denial.
       ``(B) Explanation of denial.--If an executive agency denies 
     an application under subparagraph (A), the executive agency 
     shall notify the applicant in writing, including a clear 
     statement of the reasons for the denial.
       ``(C) Applicability of environmental laws.--Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to relieve an executive agency 
     of the requirements of division A of subtitle III of title 
     54, United States Code, or the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(D) Point of contact.--Upon receiving an application 
     under subparagraph (A), an executive agency shall designate 
     one or more appropriate individuals within the executive 
     agency to act as a point of contact with the applicant.
       ``(c) Master Contracts for Communications Facility 
     Installation Sitings.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 704 of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 
     151) or any other provision of law, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       ``(A) develop one or more master contracts that shall 
     govern the placement of communications facility installations 
     on buildings and other property owned by the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(B) in developing the master contract or contracts, 
     standardize the treatment of the placement of communications 
     facility installations on building rooftops or facades, the 
     placement of communications facility installations on 
     rooftops or inside buildings, the technology used in 
     connection with communications facility installations placed 
     on Federal buildings and other property, and any other key 
     issues the Administrator of General Services considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Applicability.--The master contract or contracts 
     developed by the Administrator of General Services under 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to all publicly accessible 
     buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, 
     unless the Administrator of General Services decides that 
     issues with respect to the siting of a communications 
     facility installation on a specific building or other 
     property warrant nonstandard treatment of such building or 
     other property.
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall develop a common form or set of forms for 
     communications facility installation siting applications 
     that, except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall be used 
     by all executive agencies and applicants with respect to the 
     buildings and other property of each such agency.
       ``(B) Exception.--The requirement under subparagraph (A) 
     for an executive agency to use the common form or set of 
     forms developed by the Administrator of General Services 
     shall not apply to an executive agency if the head of the 
     executive agency notifies the Administrator that the 
     executive agency uses a substantially similar application.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Communications facility installation.--The term 
     `communications facility installation' includes--
       ``(A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting 
     device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, 
     switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or 
     cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted 
     unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, 
     signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all 
     kinds; and
       ``(B) any antenna or apparatus that--
       ``(i) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio 
     frequency;
       ``(ii) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a 
     fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Federal 
     Communications Commission or is using duly authorized devices 
     that do not require individual licenses; and
       ``(iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure.
       ``(2) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Savings Provision.--An application for an easement, 
     right-of-way, or lease that was made or granted under section 
     6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
     2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) before the date of enactment of this 
     Act shall continue, subject to that section as in effect on 
     the day before such date of enactment.
       (c) Streamlining Broadband Facility Applications.--
       (1) Definition of communications facility installation.--In 
     this subsection, the term ``communications facility 
     installation'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
     of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)), as amended by subsection (a).
       (2) Recommendations.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the NTIA, in coordination with the 
     Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, 
     OMB, and the General Services Administration, shall develop 
     recommendations to streamline the process for considering 
     applications by those agencies under section 6409(b) of the 
     Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
     U.S.C. 1455(b)), as amended by subsection (a).

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       (B) Requirements for recommendations.--The recommendations 
     developed under subparagraph (A) shall include--
       (i) procedures for the tracking of applications described 
     in subparagraph (A);
       (ii) methods by which to reduce the amount of time between 
     the receipt of an application and the issuance of a final 
     decision on an application;
       (iii) policies to expedite renewals of an easement, 
     license, or other authorization to locate communications 
     facility installations on land managed by the agencies 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (iv) policies that would prioritize or streamline a permit 
     for construction in a previously-disturbed right-of-way.
       (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date on which the recommendations required under subparagraph 
     (A) are developed, the NTIA shall submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives a report that describes--
       (i) the status of the implementation of the recommendations 
     developed under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) any improvements to the process for considering 
     applications described in subparagraph (A) that have resulted 
     from those recommendations, including in particular the speed 
     at which such applications are reviewed and a final 
     determination is issued.
       (d) Additional Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section, or 
     the amendments made by this section, shall be construed as 
     providing any executive agency with any new leasing or other 
     real property authorities not existing prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this section, or the 
     amendments made by this section, and no actions taken 
     pursuant to this section, or the amendments made by this 
     section, shall impact a decision or determination by any 
     executive agency to sell, dispose of, declare excess or 
     surplus, lease, reuse, or redevelop any Federal real property 
     pursuant to title 40, United States Code, the Federal Assets 
     Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-287), or any 
     other law governing real property activities of the Federal 
     Government. No agreement entered into pursuant to this 
     section, or the amendments made by this section, may obligate 
     the Federal Government to hold, control, or otherwise retain 
     or use real property that may otherwise be deemed as excess, 
     surplus, or that could be otherwise sold, leased, or 
     redeveloped.

     SEC. 607. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate state agency.--The term ``appropriate State 
     agency'' means a State governmental agency that is recognized 
     by the executive branch of the State as having the experience 
     necessary to evaluate and carry out projects relating to the 
     proper and effective installation and operation of broadband 
     infrastructure.
       (2) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband 
     infrastructure'' means any buried, underground, or aerial 
     facility, and any wireless or wireline connection, that 
     enables users to send and receive voice, video, data, 
     graphics, or any combination thereof.
       (3) Broadband infrastructure entity.--The term ``broadband 
     infrastructure entity'' means any entity that--
       (A) installs, owns, or operates broadband infrastructure; 
     and
       (B) provides broadband services in a manner consistent with 
     the public interest, convenience, and necessity, as 
     determined by the State.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia; and
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (b) Broadband Infrastructure Deployment.--To facilitate the 
     installation of broadband infrastructure, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall promulgate regulations to ensure that 
     each State that receives funds under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, meets the following requirements:
       (1) Broadband consultation.--The State department of 
     transportation, in consultation with appropriate State 
     agencies, shall--
       (A) identify a broadband utility coordinator, that may have 
     additional responsibilities, whether in the State department 
     of transportation or in another State agency, that is 
     responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure 
     right-of-way efforts within the State;
       (B) establish a process for the registration of broadband 
     infrastructure entities that seek to be included in those 
     broadband infrastructure right-of-way facilitation efforts 
     within the State;
       (C) establish a process to electronically notify broadband 
     infrastructure entities identified under subparagraph (B) of 
     the State transportation improvement program on an annual 
     basis and provide additional notifications as necessary to 
     achieve the goals of this section; and
       (D) coordinate initiatives carried out under this section 
     with other statewide telecommunication and broadband plans 
     and State and local transportation and land use plans, 
     including strategies to minimize repeated excavations that 
     involve the installation of broadband infrastructure in a 
     right-of-way.
       (2) Priority.--If a State chooses to provide for the 
     installation of broadband infrastructure in the right-of-way 
     of an applicable Federal-aid highway project under this 
     subsection, the State department of transportation shall 
     carry out any appropriate measures to ensure that any 
     existing broadband infrastructure entities are not 
     disadvantaged, as compared to other broadband infrastructure 
     entities, with respect to the program under this subsection.
       (c) Effect of Section.--This section applies only to 
     activities for which Federal obligations or expenditures are 
     initially approved on or after the date regulations under 
     subsection (b) become effective. Nothing in this section 
     establishes a mandate or requirement that a State install or 
     allow the installation of broadband infrastructure in a 
     highway right-of-way. Nothing in this section authorizes the 
     Secretary of Transportation to withhold or reserve funds or 
     approval of a project under title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 608. COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES INSTALLATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 21 of the Federal Assets Sale and 
     Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) The ability of the Federal real property to support a 
     communications facility installation.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Definition of Communications Facility Installation.--
     In this section, the term `communications facility 
     installation' means--
       ``(1) any infrastructure, including any transmitting 
     device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, 
     switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or 
     cabinets associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed 
     wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, 
     signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of any kind; and
       ``(2) any antenna or apparatus that--
       ``(A) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio 
     frequency;
       ``(B) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a 
     fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Federal 
     Communications Commission or is using duly authorized devices 
     that do not require individual licenses; and
       ``(C) is added to a tower, building, or other structure.''.
       (b) Public Comment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
     shall issue a notice for public comment regarding the 
     inclusion of a communications facility installation under 
     section 21 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 
     2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section.
       (2) Contents.--In seeking public comment under paragraph 
     (1), the Administrator shall include a request for 
     recommendations on--
       (A) the criteria that make Federal real property capable of 
     supporting communications facility installations;
       (B) the types of information related to the Federal real 
     property that should be included in the database; and
       (C) other matters that the Administrator determines 
     necessary.
       (c) Provision of Information.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the period 
     for public comment under subsection (b)(1) ends, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall notify the head of 
     each Executive agency of the manner and format for submitting 
     such information as the Administrator determines appropriate 
     to the database established under section 21 of the Federal 
     Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), 
     as amended by subsection (a) of this section.
       (2) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the notification under paragraph (1), the head of an 
     Executive agency shall submit the information required under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) State and Local Governments.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services, in 
     consultation with the Chairman of the Commission, the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 
     and Technology, and the Director of OMB, shall study--
       (A) how to incentivize State and local governments to 
     provide the Administrator with information, similar to the 
     information required under subsection (c)(1), for inclusion 
     in the database described in that subsection; and
       (B) the feasibility of establishing or operating a database 
     to which State and local governments can voluntarily submit 
     such information.
       (2) Report on incentivizing participation by state and 
     local governments.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, 
     in consultation with the Chairman of the Commission, the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 
     and Technology, and the Director of OMB,

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     shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     findings of the study under paragraph (1), including 
     recommendations, if any, consistent with this section.
       (B) Considerations.--The Administrator of General Services, 
     in preparing the report under subparagraph (A), shall--
       (i) consult with State and local governments, or their 
     representatives, to identify for inclusion in the report the 
     most cost-effective options for State and local governments 
     to collect and provide the information described in paragraph 
     (1), including utilizing and leveraging State broadband 
     initiatives and programs; and
       (ii) make recommendations on ways the Federal Government 
     can assist State and local governments in collecting and 
     providing the information described in paragraph (1).
       (e) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section, or 
     an amendment made by this section, shall be construed as 
     providing any Executive agency with any new leasing or other 
     real property authority that did not exist prior to the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this section, or an 
     amendment made by this section, and no information submitted 
     pursuant to this section, or pursuant to an amendment made by 
     this section, shall be used to prevent or otherwise restrict 
     a decision or determination by any Executive agency to sell, 
     dispose of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse or 
     redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to--
       (A) title 40 of the United States Code;
       (B) the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
     U.S.C. 1303 note); or
       (C) any other law governing real property activities of the 
     Federal Government.

     SEC. 609. REALLOCATION INCENTIVES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
     for Communications and Information, in consultation with the 
     Commission, the Director of OMB, and the head of each 
     affected Federal agency (or a designee thereof), after notice 
     and an opportunity for public comment, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes 
     legislative or regulatory recommendations to incentivize a 
     Federal entity to relinquish, or share with Federal or non-
     Federal users, Federal spectrum for the purpose of allowing 
     commercial wireless broadband services to operate on that 
     Federal spectrum.
       (b) Post-Auction Payments.--
       (1) Report.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
     the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information shall--
       (A) consider whether permitting eligible Federal entities 
     that are implementing a transition plan submitted under 
     section 113(h) of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     923(h)) to accept payments could result in access to the 
     eligible frequencies that are being reallocated for exclusive 
     non-Federal use or shared use sooner than would otherwise 
     occur without such payments; and
       (B) include the findings under subparagraph (A), including 
     the analysis under paragraph (2) and any recommendations for 
     legislation, in the report.
       (2) Analysis.--In considering payments under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information shall conduct an analysis of 
     whether and how such payments would affect--
       (A) bidding in auctions conducted under section 309(j) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of such 
     eligible frequencies; and
       (B) receipts collected from the auctions described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Payment.--The term ``payment'' means a payment in cash 
     or in-kind by any auction winner, or any person affiliated 
     with an auction winner, of eligible frequencies during the 
     period after eligible frequencies have been reallocated by 
     competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) but prior to 
     the completion of relocation or sharing transition of such 
     eligible frequencies per transition plans approved by the 
     Technical Panel.
       (B) Eligible frequencies.--The term ``eligible 
     frequencies'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     113(g)(2) of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(2)).

     SEC. 610. BIDIRECTIONAL SHARING STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, including an opportunity for public 
     comment, the Commission, in collaboration with the NTIA, 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a bidirectional sharing study to determine the 
     best means of providing Federal entities flexible access to 
     non-Federal spectrum on a shared basis across a range of 
     short-, mid-, and long-range timeframes, including for 
     intermittent purposes like emergency use; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the study under 
     paragraph (1), including any recommendations for legislation 
     or proposed regulations.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study under 
     subsection (a), the Commission shall--
       (1) consider the regulatory certainty that commercial 
     spectrum users and Federal entities need to make longer-term 
     investment decisions for shared access to be viable; and
       (2) evaluate any barriers to voluntary commercial 
     arrangements in which non-Federal users could provide access 
     to Federal entities.

     SEC. 611. UNLICENSED SERVICES IN GUARD BANDS.

       (a) In General.--After public notice and comment, and in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information and the head of each affected 
     Federal agency (or a designee thereof), with respect to 
     frequencies allocated for Federal use, the Commission shall 
     adopt rules that permit unlicensed services where feasible to 
     use any frequencies that are designated as guard bands to 
     protect frequencies allocated after the date of enactment of 
     this Act by competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), including 
     spectrum that acts as a duplex gap between transmit and 
     receive frequencies.
       (b) Limitation.--The Commission may not permit any use of a 
     guard band under this section that would cause harmful 
     interference to a licensed service or a Federal service.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as limiting the Commission or the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from 
     otherwise making spectrum available for licensed or 
     unlicensed use in any frequency band in addition to guard 
     bands, including under section 603 of this title, consistent 
     with their statutory jurisdictions.

     SEC. 612. PRE-AUCTION FUNDING.

       Section 118(d)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928(d)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is amended 
     by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``8 years''.

     SEC. 613. IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

       Section 118(e)(1) of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     928(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) At the request of an eligible Federal entity, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in this 
     subsection referred to as `OMB') may transfer the amount 
     under subparagraph (A) immediately--
       ``(i) after the frequencies are reallocated by competitive 
     bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or
       ``(ii) in the case of an incumbent Federal entity that is 
     incurring relocation or sharing costs to accommodate sharing 
     spectrum frequencies with another Federal entity, after the 
     frequencies from which the other eligible Federal entity is 
     relocating are reallocated by competitive bidding under 
     section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)), without regard to the availability of such sums in 
     the Fund.
       ``(E) Prior to the deposit of proceeds into the Fund from 
     an auction, the Director of OMB may borrow from the Treasury 
     the amount under subparagraph (A) for a transfer under 
     subparagraph (D). The Treasury shall immediately be 
     reimbursed, without interest, from funds deposited into the 
     Fund.''.

     SEC. 614. AMENDMENTS TO THE SPECTRUM PIPELINE ACT OF 2015.

       Section 1008 of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public 
     Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 584) is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by inserting ``, after notice and an 
     opportunity for public comment,'' after ``the Commission''.

     SEC. 615. GAO ASSESSMENT OF UNLICENSED SPECTRUM AND WI-FI USE 
                   IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study to evaluate the availability of 
     broadband Internet access using unlicensed spectrum and 
     wireless networks in low-income neighborhoods.
       (2) Requirements.--In conducting the study under paragraph 
     (1), the Comptroller General shall consider and evaluate--
       (A) the availability of wireless Internet hot spots and 
     access to unlicensed spectrum in low-income neighborhoods, 
     particularly for elementary and secondary school-aged 
     children in such neighborhoods;
       (B) any barriers preventing or limiting the deployment and 
     use of wireless networks in low-income neighborhoods;
       (C) how to overcome any barriers described in subparagraph 
     (B), including through incentives, policies, or requirements 
     that would increase the availability of unlicensed spectrum 
     and related technologies in low-income neighborhoods; and
       (D) how to encourage home broadband adoption by households 
     with elementary and secondary school-age children that are in 
     low-income neighborhoods.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate and the Committee on

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     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     that--
       (1) summarizes the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) makes recommendations with respect to potential 
     incentives, policies, and requirements that could help 
     achieve the goals described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of 
     subsection (a)(2).

     SEC. 616. RULEMAKING RELATED TO PARTITIONING OR 
                   DISAGGREGATING LICENSES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered small carrier.--The term ``covered small 
     carrier'' means a carrier (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) that--
       (A) has not more than 1,500 employees (as determined under 
     section 121.106 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor thereto); and
       (B) offers services using the facilities of the carrier.
       (2) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means any area 
     other than--
       (A) a city, town, or incorporated area that has a 
     population of more than 20,000 inhabitants; or
       (B) an urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to a city or 
     town that has a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants.
       (b) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a 
     rulemaking proceeding to assess whether to establish a 
     program, or modify existing programs, under which a licensee 
     that receives a license for the exclusive use of spectrum in 
     a specific geographic area under section 301 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301) may partition or 
     disaggregate the license by sale or long-term lease--
       (A) in order to--
       (i) provide services consistent with the license; and
       (ii) make unused spectrum available to--

       (I) an unaffiliated covered small carrier; or
       (II) an unaffiliated carrier to serve a rural area; and

       (B) if the Commission finds that such a program would 
     promote--
       (i) the availability of advanced telecommunications 
     services in rural areas; or
       (ii) spectrum availability for covered small carriers.
       (2) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking 
     proceeding under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     consider, with respect to the program proposed to be 
     established under that paragraph--
       (A) whether reduced performance requirements with respect 
     to spectrum obtained through the program would facilitate 
     deployment of advanced telecommunications services in the 
     areas covered by the program;
       (B) what conditions may be needed on transfers of spectrum 
     under the program to allow covered small carriers that obtain 
     spectrum under the program to build out the spectrum in a 
     reasonable period of time;
       (C) what incentives may be appropriate to encourage 
     licensees to lease or sell spectrum, including--
       (i) extending the term of a license granted under section 
     301 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301); or
       (ii) modifying performance requirements of the license 
     relating to the leased or sold spectrum; and
       (D) the administrative feasibility of--
       (i) the incentives described in subparagraph (C); and
       (ii) other incentives considered by the Commission that 
     further the goals of this section.
       (3) Forfeiture of spectrum.--If a party fails to meet any 
     build out requirements set by the Commission for any spectrum 
     sold or leased under this section, the right to the spectrum 
     shall be forfeited to the Commission unless the Commission 
     finds that there is good cause for the failure of the party.
       (4) Requirement.--The Commission may offer a licensee 
     incentives or reduced performance requirements under this 
     section only if the Commission finds that doing so would 
     likely result in increased availability of advanced 
     telecommunications services in a rural area.

     SEC. 617. UNLICENSED SPECTRUM POLICY.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to maximize the benefit to the people of the United 
     States of the spectrum resources of the United States;
       (2) to advance innovation and investment in wireless 
     broadband services; and
       (3) to promote spectrum policy that makes available on an 
     unlicensed basis radio frequency bands to address consumer 
     demand for unlicensed wireless broadband operations.
       (b) Commission Responsibilities.--The Commission shall 
     ensure that the efforts of the Commission related to spectrum 
     allocation and assignment made available on an unlicensed 
     basis radio frequency bands to address demand for unlicensed 
     wireless broadband operations if doing so is, after taking 
     into account the future needs of homeland security, national 
     security, and other spectrum users--
       (1) reasonable; and
       (2) in the public interest.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section confers 
     any additional rights on unlicensed users or users licensed 
     by rule under part 96 of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to protection from harmful interference.

     SEC. 618. NATIONAL PLAN FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Spectrum relocation fund.--The term ``Spectrum 
     Relocation Fund'' means the Fund established under section 
     118 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928).
       (2) Unlicensed or licensed by rule operations.--The term 
     ``unlicensed or licensed by rule operations'' means the use 
     of spectrum on a non-exclusive basis under--
       (A) part 15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations; or
       (B) licensing by rule under part 96 of title 47, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (b) National Plan.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation 
     with the NTIA, shall develop a national plan for making 
     additional radio frequency bands available for unlicensed or 
     licensed by rule operations.
       (c) Requirements.--The plan developed under this section 
     shall--
       (1) identify an approach that ensures that consumers have 
     access to additional spectrum to conduct unlicensed or 
     licensed by rule operations in a range of radio frequencies 
     to meet consumer demand;
       (2) recommend specific actions by the Commission and the 
     NTIA to permit unlicensed or licensed by rule operations in 
     additional radio frequency ranges that the Commission finds--
       (A) are consistent with the statement of policy under 
     section 617(a) of this title;
       (B) will--
       (i) expand opportunities for unlicensed or licensed by rule 
     operations in a spectrum band; or
       (ii) otherwise improve spectrum utilization and intensity 
     of use of bands where unlicensed or licensed by rule 
     operations are already permitted;
       (C) will not cause harmful interference to Federal or non-
     Federal users of such bands; and
       (D) will not significantly impact homeland security or 
     national security communications systems; and
       (3) examine additional ways, with respect to existing and 
     planned databases or spectrum access systems designed to 
     promote spectrum sharing and access to spectrum for 
     unlicensed or licensed by rule operations--
       (A) to improve accuracy and efficacy;
       (B) to reduce burdens on consumers, manufacturers, and 
     service providers; and
       (C) to protect sensitive Government information.
       (d) Spectrum Relocation Fund.--To be included as an 
     appendix as part of the plan developed under this section, 
     the NTIA, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall share with the Commission 
     recommendations about how to reform the Spectrum Relocation 
     Fund--
       (1) to address costs incurred by Federal entities related 
     to sharing radio frequency bands with radio technologies 
     conducting unlicensed or licensed by rule operations; and
       (2) to ensure the Spectrum Relocation Fund has sufficient 
     funds to cover--
       (A) the costs described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) other expenditures allowed of the Spectrum Relocation 
     Fund under section 118 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928).
       (e) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes 
     the plan developed under this section, including any 
     recommendations for legislative change.
       (2) Publication on commission website.--Not later than the 
     date on which the Commission submits the report under 
     paragraph (1), the Commission shall make the report publicly 
     available on the website of the Commission.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section confers 
     any additional rights on unlicensed users or users licensed 
     by rule under part 96 of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to protection from harmful interference.

     SEC. 619. SPECTRUM CHALLENGE PRIZE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Spectrum Challenge Prize Act''.
       (b) Definition of Prize Competition.--In this section, the 
     term ``prize competition'' means a prize competition 
     conducted by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1).
       (c) Spectrum Challenge Prize.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 
     and Technology, shall, subject to the availability of funds 
     for prize competitions under this section--
       (A) conduct prize competitions to dramatically accelerate 
     the development and commercialization of technology that 
     improves spectrum efficiency and is capable of cost-effective 
     deployment; and
       (B) define a measurable set of performance goals for 
     participants in the prize competitions to demonstrate their 
     solutions on a level playing field while making a significant 
     advancement over the current state of the art.

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       (2) Authority of secretary.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may--
       (A) enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or 
     other agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit 
     entity to administer the prize competitions;
       (B) invite the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 
     the Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the National Science Foundation, or any other 
     Federal agency to provide advice and assistance in the design 
     or administration of the prize competitions; and
       (C) award not more than $5,000,000, in the aggregate, to 
     the winner or winners of the prize competitions.
       (d) Criteria.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which funds for prize competitions are made available 
     pursuant to this section, the Commission shall publish a 
     technical paper on spectrum efficiency providing criteria 
     that may be used for the design of the prize competitions.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 620. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX AND FEE COLLECTION 
                   FAIRNESS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness 
     Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Financial transaction.--The term ``financial 
     transaction'' means a transaction in which the purchaser or 
     user of a wireless telecommunications service upon whom a 
     tax, fee, or surcharge is imposed gives cash, credit, or any 
     other exchange of monetary value or consideration to the 
     person who is required to collect or remit the tax, fee, or 
     surcharge.
       (2) Local jurisdiction.--The term ``local jurisdiction'' 
     means a political subdivision of a State.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       (4) State or local jurisdiction.--The term ``State or local 
     jurisdiction'' includes any governmental entity or person 
     acting on behalf of a State or local jurisdiction that has 
     the authority to assess, impose, levy, or collect taxes or 
     fees.
       (5) Wireless telecommunications service.--The term 
     ``wireless telecommunications service'' means a commercial 
     mobile radio service, as defined in section 20.3 of title 47, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.
       (c) Financial Transaction Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--A State, or a local jurisdiction of a 
     State, may not require a person who is neither a resident of 
     such State or local jurisdiction nor an entity having its 
     principal place of business in such State or local 
     jurisdiction to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any 
     other person a State or local tax, fee, or surcharge imposed 
     on a purchaser or user with respect to the purchase or use of 
     any wireless telecommunications service within the State 
     unless the collection or remittance is in connection with a 
     financial transaction.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to affect the right of a State or local 
     jurisdiction to require the collection of any tax, fee, or 
     surcharge in connection with a financial transaction.
       (d) Enforcement.--
       (1) Private right of action.--Any person aggrieved by a 
     violation of subsection (c) may bring a civil action in an 
     appropriate district court of the United States for equitable 
     relief in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (2) Jurisdiction of district courts.--Notwithstanding 
     section 1341 of title 28, United States Code, or the 
     constitution or laws of any State, the district courts of the 
     United States shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the 
     amount in controversy or citizenship of the parties, to grant 
     such mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief, interim 
     equitable relief, and declaratory judgments as may be 
     necessary to prevent, restrain, or terminate any acts in 
     violation of subsection (c).

     SEC. 621. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Ranges of Frequencies.--Each range of frequencies 
     described in this title shall be construed to be inclusive of 
     the upper and lower frequencies in the range.
       (b) Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Reallocation.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect any 
     requirement under section 156 of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note), as added by section 
     1062(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2000.

     SEC. 622. RELATIONSHIP TO MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB 
                   CREATION ACT OF 2012.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit, 
     restrict, or circumvent in any way the implementation of the 
     nationwide public safety broadband network defined in section 
     6001 of title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
     Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401) or any rules 
     implementing that network under title VI of that Act (47 
     U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).

     SEC. 623. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this title, or the amendments made by this title. 
     This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall be 
     carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

                   DIVISION Q--KEVIN AND AVONTE'S LAW

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Kevin and Avonte's Law 
     of 2018''.

      TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM 
                            REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Missing Americans Alert 
     Program Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 
                   PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 240001 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section header, by striking ``alzheimer's 
     disease patient'' and inserting ``americans'';
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Grant Program To Reduce Injury and Death of Missing 
     Americans With Dementia and Developmental Disabilities.--
     Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
     this section, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services--
       ``(1) shall award competitive grants to health care 
     agencies, State and local law enforcement agencies, or public 
     safety agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist such 
     entities in planning, designing, establishing, or operating 
     locally based, proactive programs to prevent wandering and 
     locate missing individuals with forms of dementia, such as 
     Alzheimer's Disease, or developmental disabilities, such as 
     autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe 
     environments, including programs that--
       ``(A) provide prevention and response information, 
     including online training resources, and referrals to 
     families or guardians of such individuals who, due to their 
     condition, wander from a safe environment;
       ``(B) provide education and training, including online 
     training resources, to first responders, school personnel, 
     clinicians, and the public in order to--
       ``(i) increase the safety and reduce the incidence of 
     wandering of persons, who, due to their dementia or 
     developmental disabilities, may wander from safe 
     environments;
       ``(ii) facilitate the rescue and recovery of individuals 
     who, due to their dementia or developmental disabilities, 
     wander from safe environments; and
       ``(iii) recognize and respond to and appropriately interact 
     with endangered missing individuals with dementia or 
     developmental disabilities who, due to their condition, 
     wander from safe environments;
       ``(C) provide prevention and response training and 
     emergency protocols for school administrators, staff, and 
     families or guardians of individuals with dementia, such as 
     Alzheimer's Disease, or developmental disabilities, such as 
     autism, to help reduce the risk of wandering by such 
     individuals; and
       ``(D) develop, operate, or enhance a notification or 
     communications systems for alerts, advisories, or 
     dissemination of other information for the recovery of 
     missing individuals with forms of dementia, such as 
     Alzheimer's Disease, or with developmental disabilities, such 
     as autism; and
       ``(2) shall award grants to health care agencies, State and 
     local law enforcement agencies, or public safety agencies to 
     assist such agencies in designing, establishing, and 
     operating locative tracking technology programs for 
     individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's 
     Disease, or children with developmental disabilities, such as 
     autism, who have wandered from safe environments.'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``competitive'' after ``to receive a'';
       (B) by inserting ``agency or'' before ``organization'' each 
     place it appears; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``The Attorney 
     General shall periodically solicit applications for grants 
     under this section by publishing a request for applications 
     in the Federal Register and by posting such a request on the 
     website of the Department of Justice.''; and
       (4) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection 
     (a)(1), the Attorney General shall give preference to law 
     enforcement or public safety agencies that partner with 
     nonprofit organizations that appropriately use person-
     centered plans minimizing restrictive interventions and that 
     have a direct link to individuals, and families of 
     individuals, with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's 
     Disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
       ``(e) Grant Accountability.--All grants awarded by the 
     Attorney General under this section shall be subject to the 
     following accountability provisions:
       ``(1) Audit requirement.--
       ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `unresolved 
     audit finding' means a finding in the final audit report of 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the 
     audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized 
     expenditure or otherwise

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     unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 
     months from the date when the final audit report is issued.
       ``(B) Audits.--Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection, and in each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
     grants under this section to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
     of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine 
     the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
       ``(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant funds 
     under this section that is found to have an unresolved audit 
     finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under 
     this section during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 
     the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Attorney General shall give priority to eligible applicants 
     that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 
     fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant 
     under this section.
       ``(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant funds 
     under this section during the 2-fiscal-year period during 
     which the entity is barred from receiving grants under 
     subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
       ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of the grant 
     funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the 
     General Fund of the Treasury; and
       ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the 
     fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded 
     grant funds.
       ``(2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       ``(A) Definition of nonprofit organization.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph and the grant programs under this section, 
     the term `nonprofit organization' means an organization that 
     is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
     of such Code.
       ``(B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not award a 
     grant under this section to a nonprofit organization that 
     holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding 
     paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that is 
     awarded a grant under this section and uses the procedures 
     prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption 
     of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, 
     directors, trustees, and key employees, shall disclose to the 
     Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the 
     process for determining such compensation, including the 
     independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such 
     compensation, the comparability data used, and 
     contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and 
     decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make the 
     information disclosed under this subparagraph available for 
     public inspection.
       ``(3) Conference expenditures.--
       ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts made available to the 
     Department of Justice under this section may be used by the 
     Attorney General, or by any individual or entity awarded 
     discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under 
     this section, to host or support any expenditure for 
     conferences that uses more than $20,000 in funds made 
     available by the Department of Justice, unless the head of 
     the relevant agency or department, provides prior written 
     authorization that the funds may be expended to host the 
     conference.
       ``(B) Written approval.--Written approval under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all 
     costs associated with the conference, including the cost of 
     all food, beverages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 
     speakers, and entertainment.
       ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 
     annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives on all conference expenditures approved under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(4) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the Attorney General shall submit, to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, an annual certification--
       ``(A) indicating whether--
       ``(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
     General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
     by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
       ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 
     (1)(C) have been issued; and
       ``(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) 
     have been made; and
       ``(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded 
     under paragraph (1) from the previous year.
       ``(f) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a 
     grant to an applicant under this section, the Attorney 
     General shall compare potential grant awards with other 
     grants awarded by the Attorney General to determine if grant 
     awards are or have been awarded for a similar purpose.
       ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards grants to the 
     same applicant for a similar purpose the Attorney General 
     shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives a report that includes--
       ``(A) a list of all such grants awarded, including the 
     total dollar amount of any such grants awarded; and
       ``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded multiple 
     grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose.''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, the 
     Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the Missing Americans Alert Program, as amended by subsection 
     (a), which shall address--
       (1) the number of individuals who benefitted from the 
     Missing Americans Alert Program, including information such 
     as the number of individuals with reduced unsafe wandering, 
     the number of people who were trained through the program, 
     and the estimated number of people who were impacted by the 
     program;
       (2) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
     or public safety agencies that applied for funding under the 
     Missing Americans Alert Program;
       (3) the number of State, local, and tribal local law 
     enforcement or public safety agencies that received funding 
     under the Missing Americans Alert Program, including--
       (A) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
     or public safety agencies that used such funding for 
     training; and
       (B) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
     or public safety agencies that used such funding for 
     designing, establishing, or operating locative tracking 
     technology;
       (4) the companies, including the location (city and State) 
     of the headquarters and local offices of each company, for 
     which their locative tracking technology was used by State, 
     local, and tribal law enforcement or public safety agencies;
       (5) the nonprofit organizations, including the location 
     (city and State) of the headquarters and local offices of 
     each organization, that State, local, and tribal law 
     enforcement or public safety agencies partnered with and the 
     result of each partnership;
       (6) the number of missing children with autism or another 
     developmental disability with wandering tendencies or adults 
     with Alzheimer's being served by the program who went missing 
     and the result of the search for each such individual; and
       (7) any recommendations for improving the Missing Americans 
     Alert Program.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 240001 
     and inserting the following:

``Sec. 240001. Missing Americans Alert Program.''.

                    TITLE II--EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

     SEC. 201. ACTIVITIES BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND 
                   EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

       Section 404(b)(1)(H) of the Missing Children's Assistance 
     Act (34 U.S.C. 11293(b)(1)(H)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     including cases involving children with developmental 
     disabilities such as autism'' before the semicolon.

                     TITLE III--PRIVACY PROTECTIONS

     SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual who is 
     less than 18 years of age.
       (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304(e)).
       (3) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement 
     agency'' means an agency of a State, unit of local 
     government, or Indian tribe that is authorized by law or by a 
     government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
     detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
     criminal law.
       (4) Non-invasive and non-permanent.--The term ``non-
     invasive and non-permanent'' means, with regard to any 
     technology or device, that the procedure to install the 
     technology or device does not create an external or internal 
     marker or implant a device, such as a microchip, or other 
     trackable items.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (6) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local 
     government'' means a county, municipality, town, township, 
     village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government 
     below the State level.

     SEC. 302. STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR USE OF NON-
                   INVASIVE AND NON-PERMANENT TRACKING DEVICES.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and leading 
     research, advocacy, self-advocacy, and service organizations, 
     shall establish standards and best practices relating to the 
     use of non-invasive and non-permanent tracking technology, 
     where a guardian or parent has determined that a non-invasive

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     and non-permanent tracking device is the least restrictive 
     alternative, to locate individuals as described in subsection 
     (a)(2) of section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621), as added by this 
     Act.
       (2) Requirements.--In establishing the standards and best 
     practices required under paragraph (1), the Attorney General 
     shall--
       (A) determine--
       (i) the criteria used to determine which individuals would 
     benefit from the use of a tracking device;
       (ii) the criteria used to determine who should have direct 
     access to the tracking system; and
       (iii) which non-invasive and non-permanent types of 
     tracking devices can be used in compliance with the standards 
     and best practices; and
       (B) establish standards and best practices the Attorney 
     General determines are necessary to the administration of a 
     tracking system, including procedures to--
       (i) safeguard the privacy of the data used by the tracking 
     device such that--

       (I) access to the data is restricted to law enforcement and 
     health agencies determined necessary by the Attorney General; 
     and
       (II) collection, use, and retention of the data is solely 
     for the purpose of preventing injury to or death of the 
     individual wearing the tracking device;

       (ii) establish criteria to determine whether use of the 
     tracking device is the least restrictive alternative in order 
     to prevent risk of injury or death before issuing the 
     tracking device, including the previous consideration of less 
     restrictive alternatives;
       (iii) provide training for law enforcement agencies to 
     recognize signs of abuse during interactions with applicants 
     for tracking devices;
       (iv) protect the civil rights and liberties of the 
     individuals who use tracking devices, including their rights 
     under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States and title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
       (v) establish a complaint and investigation process to 
     address--

       (I) incidents of noncompliance by recipients of grants 
     under subsection (a)(2) of section 240001 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
     12621), as added by this Act, with the best practices 
     established by the Attorney General or other applicable law; 
     and
       (II) use of a tracking device over the objection of an 
     individual; and

       (vi) determine the role that State agencies should have in 
     the administration of a tracking system.
       (3) Effective date.--The standards and best practices 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall take effect 90 
     days after publication of such standards and practices by the 
     Attorney General.
       (b) Required Compliance.--
       (1) In general.--Each entity that receives a grant under 
     subsection (a)(2) of section 240001 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621), as 
     added by this Act, shall comply with any standards and best 
     practices relating to the use of tracking devices established 
     by the Attorney General in accordance with subsection (a).
       (2) Determination of compliance.--The Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall determine whether an entity that receives a grant under 
     subsection (a)(2) of section 240001 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621), as 
     added by this Act, acts in compliance with the standards and 
     best practices described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Applicability of Standards and Best Practices.--The 
     standards and best practices established by the Attorney 
     General under subsection (a) shall apply only to the grant 
     programs authorized under subsection (a)(2) of section 240001 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     (34 U.S.C. 12621), as added by this Act.
       (d) Limitations on Program.--
       (1) Data storage.--Any tracking data provided by tracking 
     devices issued under this program may not be used by a 
     Federal entity to create a database.
       (2) Voluntary participation.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to require that a parent or guardian use a tracking 
     device to monitor the location of a child or adult under that 
     parent or guardian's supervision if the parent or guardian 
     does not believe that the use of such device is necessary or 
     in the interest of the child or adult under supervision.

                         DIVISION R--TARGET ACT

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

       This division may be cited as the ``Targeted Rewards for 
     the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking'' or the ``TARGET 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Trafficking in persons is a major transnational crime, 
     as recognized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; division A of Public Law 106-
     386).
       (2) Trafficking in persons is increasingly perpetrated by 
     organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises.
       (3) Combating trafficking in persons requires a global 
     approach to identifying and apprehending the world's worst 
     human trafficking rings.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool 
     in combating sophisticated international crime and that the 
     Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work 
     in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who 
     prey on the most vulnerable people around the world.

     SEC. 3. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.

       Section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``means'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as 
     redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(A) means--'';
       (4) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end following:
       ``(B) includes severe forms of trafficking in persons (as 
     defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) involving at least 1 
     jurisdiction outside of the United States.''.

                        DIVISION S--OTHER MATTER

               TITLE I--CHILD PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS ACT

     SEC. 101. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND 
                   CRIMINAL HISTORY REVIEW PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The National Child Protection Act of 1993 
     (34 U.S.C. 40101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3 (34 U.S.C. 40102)--
       (A) by striking ``provider'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``covered individual'';
       (B) by striking ``provider's'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``covered individual's'';
       (C) by amending subsection (a)(3) to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) The Attorney General shall establish a program, in 
     accordance with this section, to provide qualified entities 
     located in States that do not have in effect procedures 
     described in paragraph (1), or qualified entities located in 
     States that do not prohibit the use of the program 
     established under this paragraph, with access to national 
     criminal history background checks on, and criminal history 
     reviews of, covered individuals. In any case where the use of 
     a Federal national criminal history background check program 
     is required pursuant to Federal law as of the effective date 
     of this subparagraph, the program under this subparagraph may 
     not be used.
       ``(B) A qualified entity described in subparagraph (A) may 
     submit to the appropriate designated entity a request for a 
     national criminal history background check on, and a criminal 
     history review of, a covered individual. Qualified entities 
     making a request under this paragraph shall comply with the 
     guidelines set forth in subsection (b), and with any 
     additional applicable procedures set forth by the Attorney 
     General or by the State in which the entity is located.'';
       (D) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``unsupervised'';
       (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) that the State, or in a State that does not have in 
     effect procedures described in subsection (a)(1), the 
     designated entity, ensures that--
       ``(A) each covered individual who is the subject of a 
     background check under subsection (a) is entitled to obtain a 
     copy of any background check report;
       ``(B) each covered individual who is the subject of a 
     background check under subsection (a) is provided a process 
     by which the covered individual may appeal the results of the 
     background check to challenge the accuracy or completeness of 
     the information contained in the background report of the 
     covered individual and obtain a prompt determination as to 
     the validity of such challenge before a final determination 
     is made by the authorized agency;
       ``(C)(i) each covered individual described in subparagraph 
     (B) is given notice of the opportunity to appeal;
       ``(ii) each covered individual described in subparagraph 
     (B) will receive instructions on how to complete the appeals 
     process if the covered individual wishes to challenge the 
     accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the 
     background report of the covered individual; and
       ``(iii) the appeals process is completed in a timely manner 
     for each covered individual described in subparagraph (B);
       ``(iv) the appeals process is consistent with title VII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); and
       ``(D) an authorized agency, upon receipt of a background 
     check report lacking disposition data, shall conduct research 
     in whatever State and local recordkeeping systems are 
     available in order to obtain complete data;'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or designated 
     entity, as applicable,'' after ``authorized agency''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or designated entity, 
     as applicable,'' after ``authorized agency'';
       (E) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, nor shall any 
     designated entity nor any officer or employee thereof,'' 
     after ``officer or employee thereof,'';
       (F) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Fees.--

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       ``(1) State program.--In the case of a background check 
     conducted pursuant to a State requirement adopted after 
     December 20, 1993, conducted with fingerprints on a covered 
     individual, the fees collected by authorized State agencies 
     and the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not exceed the 
     actual cost of the background check conducted with 
     fingerprints.
       ``(2) Federal program.--In the case of a national criminal 
     history background check and criminal history review 
     conducted pursuant to the procedures established pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3), the fees collected by a designated entity 
     shall be set at a level that will ensure the recovery of the 
     full costs of providing all such services. The designated 
     entity shall remit the appropriate portion of such fee to the 
     Attorney General, which amount is in accordance with the 
     amount published in the Federal Register to be collected for 
     the provision of a criminal history background check by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       ``(3) Ensuring fees do not discourage volunteers.--A fee 
     system under this subsection shall be established in a manner 
     that ensures that fees to qualified entities for background 
     checks do not discourage volunteers from participating in 
     programs to care for children, the elderly, or individuals 
     with disabilities. A fee charged to a qualified entity that 
     is not organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 may not be less than the total sum of 
     the costs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
     designated entity.''; and
       (G) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) National Criminal History Background Check and 
     Criminal History Review Program.--
       ``(1) National criminal history background check.--Upon a 
     designated entity receiving notice of a request submitted by 
     a qualified entity pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the 
     designated entity shall forward the request to the Attorney 
     General, who shall, acting through the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, complete a fingerprint-based 
     check of the national criminal history background check 
     system, and provide the information received in response to 
     such national criminal history background check to the 
     appropriate designated entity. The designated entity may, 
     upon request from a qualified entity, complete a check of a 
     State criminal history database.
       ``(2) Criminal history review.--
       ``(A) Designated entities.--The Attorney General shall 
     designate, and enter into an agreement with, one or more 
     entities to make determinations described in subparagraph 
     (B). The Attorney General may not designate and enter into an 
     agreement with a Federal agency under this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Determinations.--A designated entity shall, upon the 
     receipt of the information described in paragraph (1), make a 
     determination of fitness described in subsection (b)(4), 
     using the criteria described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Criminal history review criteria.--The Attorney 
     General shall, by rule, establish the criteria for use by 
     designated entities in making a determination of fitness 
     described in subsection (b)(4). Such criteria shall be based 
     on the criteria established pursuant to section 
     108(a)(3)(G)(i) of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools 
     to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (34 
     U.S.C. 40102 note) and section 658H of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f).''; and
       (2) in section 5 (34 U.S.C. 40104)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
       ``(9) the term `covered individual' means an individual--
       ``(A) who has, seeks to have, or may have access to 
     children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, 
     served by a qualified entity; and
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be 
     employed by or volunteer with, a qualified entity; or
       ``(ii) owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a 
     qualified entity;'';
       (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
       ``(12) the term `designated entity' means an entity 
     designated by the Attorney General under section 
     3(f)(2)(A).''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Attorney General shall ensure that 
     this section and the amendments made by this section are 
     fully implemented not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section.

                  TITLE II--SAVE AMERICA'S PASTIME ACT

     SEC. 201. APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 
                   TO MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) any employee employed to play baseball who is 
     compensated pursuant to a contract that provides for a weekly 
     salary for services performed during the league's 
     championship season (but not spring training or the off 
     season) at a rate that is not less than a weekly salary equal 
     to the minimum wage under section 6(a) for a workweek of 40 
     hours, irrespective of the number of hours the employee 
     devotes to baseball related activities.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made 
     by this section, shall take effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

                TITLE III--KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE ACT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Keep Young Athletes Safe 
     Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 302. GRANT TO PROTECT YOUNG ATHLETES FROM ABUSE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

          ``SUBCHAPTER III--GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE

     ``Sec. 220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse

       ``(a) Authority.--The Attorney General may award a grant to 
     an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity in order to 
     support oversight of the United States Olympic Committee, 
     each national governing body, and each paralympic sports 
     organization with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes 
     against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual 
     abuse in sports.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a nonprofit nongovernmental entity shall 
     submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Attorney General may require, including information that 
     demonstrates that the entity has--
       ``(1) nationally recognized expertise in preventing and 
     investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the 
     athletic programs of the United States Olympic Committee, 
     each national governing body, and each paralympic sports 
     organization; and
       ``(2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to 
     ensure that the policies and procedures used by the United 
     States Olympic Committee, each national governing body, and 
     each paralympic sports organization to prevent and identify 
     the abuse of an amateur athlete are followed correctly.
       ``(c) Use of Grant Amount.--An entity that receives a grant 
     under this section may use such funds--
       ``(1) to develop and test new training materials for 
     emotional, physical, and sexual abuse prevention and 
     identification education in youth athletic programs;
       ``(2) for staff salaries, travel expenses, equipment, 
     printing, and other reasonable expenses necessary to develop, 
     maintain, and disseminate to the United States Olympic 
     Committee, each national governing body, each paralympic 
     sports organization, and other amateur sports organizations 
     information about safeguarding amateur athletes against 
     abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in 
     sports; and
       ``(3) to oversee the administration of the procedures 
     described in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2018 through 2022.
       ``(2) Availability of grant funds.--Funds appropriated 
     under this section shall remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item related to section 220529 the following:

           ``subchapter iii--grant to keep young athletes safe

``220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse.''.

TITLE IV--CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 
                            STATE OF ARIZONA

     SEC. 401. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENTS TO THE 
                   CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

       Congress consents to the amendments to the Constitution of 
     the State of Arizona proposed by House Concurrent Resolution 
     2001 of the 52nd Legislature of the State of Arizona, First 
     Special Session, 2015, entitled ``A Concurrent Resolution 
     Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; 
     Amending Article X, Section 7, Constitution of Arizona; 
     Amending Article XI, Constitution of Arizona, by Adding 
     Section 11; Relating to Education Finance'', approved by the 
     voters of the State of Arizona at the special election held 
     on May 17, 2016.

                   TITLE V--STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE ACT

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Student, Teachers, and 
     Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018'' or the 
     ``STOP School Violence Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 502. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.

       Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 2701 (34 U.S.C. 10551)--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) COPS grants.--The Director of the Office of Community 
     Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this part as the 
     `COPS Director') is authorized to make grants to States, 
     units of local government, and Indian tribes for the purposes 
     described in paragraphs (5) through (9) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) BJA grants.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance (referred to in this

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     part as the `BJA Director') is authorized to make grants to 
     States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the 
     purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (b).'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``evidence-based school safety programs that may include'' 
     after ``through''; and
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) Training school personnel and students to prevent 
     student violence against others and self.
       ``(2) The development and operation of anonymous reporting 
     systems for threats of school violence, including mobile 
     telephone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites.
       ``(3) The development and operation of--
       ``(A) school threat assessment and intervention teams that 
     may include coordination with law enforcement agencies and 
     school personnel; and
       ``(B) specialized training for school officials in 
     responding to mental health crises.
       ``(4) Any other measure that, in the determination of the 
     BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in 
     training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence 
     prevention.
       ``(5) Coordination with local law enforcement.
       ``(6) Training for local law enforcement officers to 
     prevent student violence against others and self.
       ``(7) Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, 
     lighting, and other deterrent measures.
       ``(8) Acquisition and installation of technology for 
     expedited notification of local law enforcement during an 
     emergency.
       ``(9) Any other measure that, in the determination of the 
     COPS Director, may provide a significant improvement in 
     security.'';
       (C) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (e) through (h), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Contracts and Subawards.--A State, unit of local 
     government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this 
     part for purposes authorized under subsection (b), use the 
     grant to contract with or make 1 or more subawards to 1 or 
     more--
       ``(1) local educational agencies;
       ``(2) nonprofit organizations, excluding schools; or
       ``(3) units of local government or tribal organizations.
       ``(d) Services and Benefits for Schools.--An entity that 
     receives a subaward or contract under subsection (c) may use 
     such funds to provide services or benefits described under 
     subsection (b) to 1 or more schools.'';
       (E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``COPS Director 
     and the BJA Director'';
       (ii) by striking ``and has'' and inserting ``has''; and
       (iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and will use evidence-based strategies and 
     programs, such as those identified by the Comprehensive 
     School Safety Initiative of the Department of Justice'';
       (F) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50 percent'' and 
     inserting ``75 percent''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Director may'' and 
     inserting ``COPS Director and the BJA Director may each'';
       (G) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director shall'' and inserting ``COPS Director and the BJA 
     shall each''; and
       (H) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director may'' and inserting ``COPS Director and the BJA 
     Director may each'';
       (2) in section 2702 (34 U.S.C. 10552)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``the Director'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as the 
     case may be,''; and
       (II) by striking ``the Director may'' and inserting ``the 
     COPS Director or the BJA Director may'';

       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``child psychologists'' and inserting ``licensed mental 
     health professionals''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) include an assurance that the applicant shall 
     maintain and report such data, records, and information 
     (programmatic and financial) as the COPS Director or the BJA 
     Director may reasonably require;
       ``(4) include a certification, made in a form acceptable to 
     the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as the case may be, 
     that--
       ``(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the 
     requirements of this part;
       ``(B) all the information contained in the application is 
     correct; and
       ``(C) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this 
     part and all other applicable Federal laws.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``this part'' and inserting ``the STOP 
     School Violence Act of 2018''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Director shall'' and inserting ``COPS 
     Director and the BJA Director shall each'';
       (3) in section 2703 (34 U.S.C. 10553)--
       (A) in the section heading, by inserting after ``congress'' 
     the following: ``; grant accountability'';
       (B) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Annual Report.--Not later'';
       (C) by striking ``Director shall'' and inserting ``COPS 
     Director and the BJA Director shall each''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Grant Accountability.--Section 3026 (relating to 
     grant accountability) shall apply to grants awarded by the 
     COPS Director and the BJA Director under this part. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, any references in section 
     3026 to the Attorney General shall be considered references 
     to the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as appropriate, and 
     any references in that section to part LL shall be considered 
     references to part AA.'';
       (4) in section 2704 (34 U.S.C. 10554)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``a public'' and inserting ``an''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, including a Bureau-funded school (as 
     defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 2021))'' after ``secondary school'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the term `evidence-based' means a program, practice, 
     technology, or equipment that--
       ``(A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on 
     relevant outcomes based on--
       ``(i) strong evidence from not less than 1 well-designed 
     and well-implemented experimental study;
       ``(ii) moderate evidence from not less than 1 well-designed 
     and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or
       ``(iii) promising evidence from not less than 1 well-
     designed and well-implemented correlational study with 
     statistical controls for selection bias;
       ``(B) demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality 
     research findings or positive evaluation that such program, 
     practice, technology, or equipment is likely to improve 
     relevant outcomes, and includes ongoing efforts to examine 
     the effects of the program, practice, technology, or 
     equipment; or
       ``(C) in the case of technology or equipment, demonstrates 
     that use of the technology or equipment is--
       ``(i) consistent with best practices for school security, 
     including--

       ``(I) applicable standards for school security established 
     by a Federal or State government agency; and
       ``(II) findings and recommendations of public commissions 
     and task forces established to make recommendations or set 
     standards for school security; and

       ``(ii) compliant with all applicable codes, including 
     building and life safety codes; and
       ``(5) the term `tribal organization' has the same meaning 
     given the term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304(l)).'';
       (5) by striking section 2705 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated--
       ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, of which--
       ``(A) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA 
     Director to carry out this part; and
       ``(B) $25,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS 
     Director to carry out this part; and
       ``(2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
     2028, of which, for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) $67,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA 
     Director to carry out this part; and
       ``(B) $33,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS 
     Director to carry out this part.
       ``(b) Offset.--Any funds appropriated for the Comprehensive 
     School Safety Initiative of the National Institute of Justice 
     in fiscal year 2018 shall instead be used for the purposes in 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2706. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) No Funds To Provide Firearms or Training.--No amounts 
     provided as a grant under this part may be used for the 
     provision to any person of a firearm or training in the use 
     of a firearm.
       ``(b) No Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this part may be 
     construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of 
     law authorizing the provision of firearms or training in the 
     use of firearms.''.

                         TITLE VI--FIX NICS ACT

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fix NICS Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
                   AGENCIES.

       Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
     (34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(F) Semiannual certification and reporting.--
       ``(i) In general.--The head of each Federal department or 
     agency shall submit a semiannual written certification to the 
     Attorney General indicating whether the department

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     or agency is in compliance with the record submission 
     requirements under subparagraph (C).
       ``(ii) Submission dates.--The head of a Federal department 
     or agency shall submit a certification to the Attorney 
     General under clause (i)--

       ``(I) not later than July 31 of each year, which shall 
     address all relevant records, including those that have not 
     been transmitted to the Attorney General, in possession of 
     the department or agency during the period beginning on 
     January 1 of the year and ending on June 30 of the year; and
       ``(II) not later than January 31 of each year, which shall 
     address all relevant records, including those that have not 
     been transmitted to the Attorney General, in possession of 
     the department or agency during the period beginning on July 
     1 of the previous year and ending on December 31 of the 
     previous year.

       ``(iii) Contents.--A certification required under clause 
     (i) shall state, for the applicable period--

       ``(I) the total number of records of the Federal department 
     or agency demonstrating that a person falls within one of the 
     categories described in subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 
     of title 18, United States Code;
       ``(II) for each category of records described in subclause 
     (I), the total number of records of the Federal department or 
     agency that have been provided to the Attorney General; and
       ``(III) the efforts of the Federal department or agency to 
     ensure complete and accurate reporting of relevant records, 
     including efforts to monitor compliance and correct any 
     reporting failures or inaccuracies.

       ``(G) Implementation plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph, the head of each Federal 
     department or agency, in coordination with the Attorney 
     General, shall establish a plan to ensure maximum 
     coordination and automated reporting or making available of 
     records to the Attorney General as required under 
     subparagraph (C), and the verification of the accuracy of 
     those records, including the pre-validation of those records, 
     where appropriate, during a 4-year period specified in the 
     plan. The records shall be limited to those of an individual 
     described in subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 
     18, United States Code.
       ``(ii) Benchmark requirements.--Each plan established under 
     clause (i) shall include annual benchmarks to enable the 
     Attorney General to assess implementation of the plan, 
     including--

       ``(I) qualitative goals and quantitative measures;
       ``(II) measures to monitor internal compliance, including 
     any reporting failures and inaccuracies;
       ``(III) a needs assessment, including estimated compliance 
     costs; and
       ``(IV) an estimated date by which the Federal department or 
     agency will fully comply with record submission requirements 
     under subparagraph (C).

       ``(iii) Compliance determination.--Not later than the end 
     of each fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
     establishment of a plan under clause (i), the Attorney 
     General shall determine whether the applicable Federal 
     department or agency has achieved substantial compliance with 
     the benchmarks included in the plan.
       ``(H) Accountability.--The Attorney General shall publish, 
     including on the website of the Department of Justice, and 
     submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a semiannual report that discloses--
       ``(i) the name of each Federal department or agency that 
     has failed to submit a required certification under 
     subparagraph (F);
       ``(ii) the name of each Federal department or agency that 
     has submitted a required certification under subparagraph 
     (F), but failed to certify compliance with the record 
     submission requirements under subparagraph (C);
       ``(iii) the name of each Federal department or agency that 
     has failed to submit an implementation plan under 
     subparagraph (G);
       ``(iv) the name of each Federal department or agency that 
     is not in substantial compliance with an implementation plan 
     under subparagraph (G);
       ``(v) a detailed summary of the data, broken down by 
     department or agency, contained in the certifications 
     submitted under subparagraph (F);
       ``(vi) a detailed summary of the contents and status, 
     broken down by department or agency, of the implementation 
     plans established under subparagraph (G); and
       ``(vii) the reasons for which the Attorney General has 
     determined that a Federal department or agency is not in 
     substantial compliance with an implementation plan 
     established under subparagraph (G).
       ``(I) Noncompliance penalties.--For each of fiscal years 
     2019 through 2022, each political appointee of a Federal 
     department or agency that has failed to certify compliance 
     with the record submission requirements under subparagraph 
     (C), and is not in substantial compliance with an 
     implementation plan established under subparagraph (G), shall 
     not be eligible for the receipt of bonus pay, excluding 
     overtime pay, until the department or agency--
       ``(i) certifies compliance with the record submission 
     requirements under subparagraph (C); or
       ``(ii) achieves substantial compliance with an 
     implementation plan established under subparagraph (G).
       ``(J) Technical assistance.--The Attorney General may use 
     funds made available for the national instant criminal 
     background check system established under subsection (b) to 
     provide technical assistance to a Federal department or 
     agency, at the request of the department or agency, in order 
     to help the department or agency comply with the record 
     submission requirements under subparagraph (C).
       ``(K) Application to federal courts.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) the terms `department or agency of the United States' 
     and `Federal department or agency' include a Federal court; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts shall perform, for a Federal court, the 
     functions assigned to the head of a department or agency.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, not later than 60 
     days after the date on which the Attorney General receives 
     such information, the Attorney General shall determine 
     whether or not the prospective transferee is the subject of 
     an erroneous record and remove any records that are 
     determined to be erroneous. In addition to any funds made 
     available under subsection (k), the Attorney General may use 
     such sums as are necessary and otherwise available for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     to comply with this subsection.''.

     SEC. 603. REAUTHORIZATION OF NICS ACT RECORD IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirements To Obtain Waiver.--Section 102 of the NICS 
     Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40912) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``the Crime Identification Technology Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 14601)'' and inserting ``section 102 of 
     the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 
     40301)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``is in compliance with an implementation 
     plan established under subsection (b) or'' before ``provides 
     at least 90 percent of the information described in 
     subsection (c)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``or has 
     established an implementation plan under section 107'' after 
     ``the Attorney General''.
       (b) Implementation Assistance to States.--Section 103 of 
     the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40913) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``, including through increased 
     efforts to pre-validate the contents of those records to 
     expedite eligibility determinations'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``and''; and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
     through 2022''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following--
       ``(2) Domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
     2022, the Attorney General shall create a priority area under 
     the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (commonly known as 
     `NARIP') for a Domestic Abuse and Violence Prevention 
     Initiative that emphasizes the need for grantees to identify 
     and upload all felony conviction records and domestic 
     violence records.
       ``(B) Funding.--The Attorney General--
       ``(i) may use not more than 50 percent of the amounts made 
     available under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2018 
     through 2022 to carry out the initiative described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) shall give a funding preference under NARIP to 
     States that--

       ``(I) have established an implementation plan under section 
     107; and
       ``(II) will use amounts made available under this 
     subparagraph to improve efforts to identify and upload all 
     felony conviction records and domestic violence records 
     described in clauses (i), (v), and (vi) of section 
     102(b)(1)(C) by not later than September 30, 2022.''; and

       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall 
     direct the Office of Justice Programs, the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to--
       ``(1) assist States that are not currently eligible for 
     grants under this section to achieve compliance with all 
     eligibility requirements; and
       ``(2) provide technical assistance and training services to 
     grantees under this section.''.

     SEC. 604. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) State Grant Program for Criminal Justice 
     Identification, Information, and Communication.--Section 102 
     of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 
     40301) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

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       ``(C) identification of all individuals who have been 
     convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term 
     exceeding 1 year'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(6)--
       (A) by striking ``(18 U.S.C. 922 note)'' and inserting 
     ``(34 U.S.C. 40901(b))''; and
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, including through increased efforts to pre-
     validate the contents of felony conviction records and 
     domestic violence records to expedite eligibility 
     determinations, and measures and resources necessary to 
     establish and achieve compliance with an implementation plan 
     under section 107 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
     2007'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``unless'' the 
     following: ``the State has achieved compliance with an 
     implementation plan under section 107 of the NICS Improvement 
     Amendments Act of 2007 or''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``2002 through 2007'' 
     and inserting ``2018 through 2022''.
       (b) Grants for the Improvement of Criminal Records.--
     Section 106(b)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
     Act (34 U.S.C. 40302(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``as of the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``, as of the date of enactment of the Fix NICS 
     Act of 2018,''; and
       (B) by striking ``files,'' and inserting the following: 
     ``files and that will utilize funding under this subsection 
     to prioritize the identification and transmittal of felony 
     conviction records and domestic violence records,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``upon establishment of the national 
     system,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following--
       ``(D) to establish and achieve compliance with an 
     implementation plan under section 107 of the NICS Improvement 
     Amendments Act of 2007.''.

     SEC. 605. IMPROVING INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE STATES.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the NICS Improvement Amendments 
     Act of 2007 (34 U.S. 40911 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 107. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Fix NICS Act of 2018, the Attorney General, 
     in coordination with the States and Indian tribal 
     governments, shall establish, for each State or Indian tribal 
     government, a plan to ensure maximum coordination and 
     automation of the reporting or making available of 
     appropriate records to the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System established under section 103 of the 
     Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) and 
     the verification of the accuracy of those records during a 4-
     year period specified in the plan. The records shall be 
     limited to those of an individual described in subsection (g) 
     or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code
       ``(b) Benchmark Requirements.--Each plan established under 
     this section shall include annual benchmarks to enable the 
     Attorney General to assess the implementation of the plan, 
     including--
       ``(1) qualitative goals and quantitative measures; and
       ``(2) a needs assessment, including estimated compliance 
     costs.
       ``(c) Compliance Determination.--Not later than the end of 
     each fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
     establishment of an implementation plan under this section, 
     the Attorney General shall determine whether each State or 
     Indian tribal government has achieved substantial compliance 
     with the benchmarks included in the plan.
       ``(d) Accountability.--The Attorney General--
       ``(1) shall disclose and publish, including on the website 
     of the Department of Justice--
       ``(A) the name of each State or Indian tribal government 
     that received a determination of failure to achieve 
     substantial compliance with an implementation plan under 
     subsection (c) for the preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(B) a description of the reasons for which the Attorney 
     General has determined that the State or Indian tribal 
     government is not in substantial compliance with the 
     implementation plan, including, to the greatest extent 
     possible, a description of the types and amounts of records 
     that have not been submitted; and
       ``(2) if a State or Indian tribal government described in 
     paragraph (1) subsequently receives a determination of 
     substantial compliance, shall--
       ``(A) immediately correct the applicable record; and
       ``(B) not later than 3 days after the determination, remove 
     the record from the website of the Department of Justice and 
     any other location where the record was published.
       ``(e) Incentives.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
     2022, the Attorney General shall give affirmative preference 
     to all Bureau of Justice Assistance discretionary grant 
     applications of a State or Indian tribal government that 
     received a determination of substantial compliance under 
     subsection (c) for the fiscal year in which the grant was 
     solicited.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-180; 121 Stat. 2559) is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 106 the following:

``Sec. 107. Implementation plan.''.

        TITLE VII--STATE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

     SEC. 701. FULL PAYMENT BY SECRETARY FOR STATE SEXUAL RISK 
                   AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 510(d) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     except that section 503(a) shall be applied by substituting 
     `the total of the sums' for `four-sevenths of the total of 
     the sums' ''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 510(a)(1)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)(1)''; and
       (2) by striking ``subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)(2)''.

           TITLE VIII--SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT AVAILABILITY ACT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit 
     Availability Act''.

     SEC. 802. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR BUSINESS 
                   DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 61(a) of the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-60(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the asset 
     coverage requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     18(a)(1) (and any related rule promulgated under this Act) 
     applicable to business development companies shall be 200 
     percent.
       ``(2) The asset coverage requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 18(a)(1) and of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of section 18(a)(2) (and any related rule promulgated under 
     this Act) applicable to a business development company shall 
     be 150 percent if--
       ``(A) not later than 5 business days after the date on 
     which those asset coverage requirements are approved under 
     subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, the business development 
     company discloses that the requirements were approved, and 
     the effective date of the approval, in--
       ``(i) any filing submitted to the Commission under section 
     13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78m(a); 78o(d)); and
       ``(ii) a notice on the website of the business development 
     company;
       ``(B) the business development company discloses, in each 
     periodic filing required under section 13(a) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a))--
       ``(i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount or 
     liquidation preference, as applicable, of the senior 
     securities issued by the business development company and the 
     asset coverage percentage as of the date of the business 
     development company's most recent financial statements 
     included in that filing;
       ``(ii) that the business development company, under 
     subparagraph (D), has approved the asset coverage 
     requirements under this paragraph; and
       ``(iii) the effective date of the approval described in 
     clause (ii);
       ``(C) with respect to a business development company that 
     is an issuer of common equity securities, each periodic 
     filing of the company required under section 13(a) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a)) includes 
     disclosures that are reasonably designed to ensure that 
     shareholders are informed of--
       ``(i) the amount of senior securities (and the associated 
     asset coverage ratios) of the company, determined as of the 
     date of the most recent financial statements of the company 
     included in that filing; and
       ``(ii) the principal risk factors associated with the 
     senior securities described in clause (i), to the extent that 
     risk is incurred by the company; and
       ``(D) the company--
       ``(i)(I) through a vote of the required majority (as 
     defined in section 57(o)), approves the application of this 
     paragraph to the company, to become effective on the date 
     that is 1 year after the date of the approval; or
       ``(II) obtains, at a special or annual meeting of 
     shareholders or partners at which a quorum is present, the 
     approval of more than 50 percent of the votes cast for the 
     application of this paragraph to the company, to become 
     effective on the first day after the date of the approval; 
     and
       ``(ii) if the company is not an issuer of common equity 
     securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, 
     extends, to each person that is a shareholder as of the date 
     of an approval described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
     (i), as applicable, the opportunity (which may include a 
     tender offer) to sell the securities held by that shareholder 
     as of that applicable approval date, with 25 percent of those 
     securities to be repurchased in each of the 4 calendar 
     quarters following the calendar quarter in which that 
     applicable approval date takes place.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Investment advisers act of 1940.--Section 205(b)(3) of 
     the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-5(b)(3)) 
     is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``section 61(a)(3)(B)(iii)'' and inserting 
     ``section 61(a)(4)(B)(iii)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 61(a)(3)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``section 61(a)(4)(B)''.
       (2) Investment company act of 1940.--The Investment Company 
     Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 57 (15 U.S.C. 80a-56)--
       (i) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ``section 
     61(a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 61(a)(4)(B)''; and
       (ii) in subsection (n)(2), by striking ``section 
     61(a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 61(a)(4)(B)''; and
       (B) in section 63(3) (15 U.S.C. 80a-62(3)), by striking 
     ``section 61(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 61(a)(4)''.

     SEC. 803. PARITY FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES REGARDING 
                   OFFERING AND PROXY RULES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``business development company'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a));
       (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission;
       (3) the term ``Form N-2'' means the form described in 
     section 239.14 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (4) the term ``Form S-3'' means the form described in 
     section 239.13 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; and
       (5) the term ``Schedule 14A'' means the information 
     required under section 240.14a-101 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (b) Revision to Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall make the 
     revisions described in paragraph (2) to allow a business 
     development company that has filed an election under section 
     54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-53) 
     to use the securities offering and proxy rules that are 
     available to other issuers that are required to file reports 
     under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a); 78o(d)).
       (2) Required revisions.--The revisions described in this 
     paragraph are revisions to--
       (A) section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations--
       (i) to remove the exclusion of a business development 
     company from the definition of the term ``well-known seasoned 
     issuer'' under that section; and
       (ii) to add a registration statement filed on Form N-2 to 
     the definition of the term ``automatic shelf registration 
     statement'' under that section;
       (B) sections 230.168 and 230.169 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to remove the exclusion of a business 
     development company from an issuer that is eligible for the 
     exemptions under those sections;
       (C) section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to remove a business development company from 
     the list of issuers that are ineligible for the exemption 
     under that section;
       (D) section 230.163A of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to remove the communications made by a business 
     development company from the list of communications that are 
     ineligible for the exemption under that section;
       (E) section 230.134 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to remove the exclusion of a communication 
     relating to a business development company from the 
     application of that section;
       (F) sections 230.138 and 230.139 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to specifically include a business 
     development company as an issuer to which those sections 
     apply;
       (G) section 230.156 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to provide that nothing in that section may be 
     construed to prevent a business development company from 
     qualifying for an exemption under section 230.168 or 230.169 
     of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended by the 
     Commission in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section;
       (H) section 230.164 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to remove a business development company from 
     the list of issuers that are excluded under that section;
       (I) section 230.433 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to specifically include a business development 
     company that is a well-known seasoned issuer as an issuer to 
     which that section applies;
       (J) section 230.415 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations to state that the registration for securities 
     under section 230.415(a)(1)(x) of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, includes securities registered on Form N-2 by a 
     business development company that would otherwise meet the 
     eligibility requirements of Form S-3;
       (K) section 230.497 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to include a process for a business development 
     company to file a form of prospectus in the same manner as 
     the process for filing a form of prospectus under section 
     230.424(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (L) sections 230.172 and 230.173 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to remove the exclusion of an offering 
     of a business development company from the application of 
     those sections;
       (M) section 230.418 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to provide that a business development company 
     that would otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of 
     Form S-3 shall be exempt from paragraph (a)(3) of that 
     section;
       (N) Schedule 14A to revise item 13(b)(1) of that Schedule 
     to include a business development company that would 
     otherwise meet the requirements of note E of that Schedule as 
     an issuer to which that item applies;
       (O) section 243.103 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to provide that paragraph (a) of that section 
     applies for the purposes of Form N-2; and
       (P) item 34 on Form N-2 to require a business development 
     company to provide undertakings that are no more restrictive 
     than the undertakings that are required of a registrant under 
     section 229.512 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Revision to Form N-2.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall revise 
     Form N-2--
       (1) to include an item or instruction that is similar to 
     item 12 on Form S-3 to provide that a business development 
     company that would otherwise meet the requirements of Form S-
     3 shall incorporate by reference the reports and documents 
     filed by the business development company under the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) into 
     the registration statement of the business development 
     company filed on Form N-2; and
       (2) to include an item or instruction that is similar to 
     the instruction regarding automatic shelf offerings by well-
     known seasoned issuers on Form S-3 to provide that a business 
     development company that is a well-known seasoned issuer may 
     file automatic shelf offerings on Form N-2.
       (d) Treatment if Revisions Not Completed in Timely 
     Manner.--If the Commission fails to complete the revisions 
     required under subsections (b) and (c) by the dates described 
     in those subsections, a business development company, during 
     the period beginning on the date that is 1 day after 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the 
     date that the Commission completes those revisions, may deem 
     those revisions to have been completed in accordance with the 
     actions required to be taken by the Commission under those 
     subsections.
       (e) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Treatment of successor regulations and forms.--Any 
     reference in this section to a regulation or form shall be 
     construed as a reference to--
       (A) that regulation or form, as in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (B) any successor to that regulation or form.
       (2) Distribution of sales material.--Nothing in this 
     section, or in the amendments made pursuant to the 
     requirements of this section, may be construed to prevent a 
     business development company from distributing sales material 
     under section 230.482 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.

TITLE IX--SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO CAPITAL AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER ACT

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Access to 
     Capital After a Natural Disaster Act''.

     SEC. 902. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES 
                   IMPACTED BY A NATURAL DISASTER.

       Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking ``minority-owned 
     and women-owned small businesses'' and inserting ``minority-
     owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and 
     small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural 
     disasters''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking ``minority-
     owned and women-owned small businesses'' and inserting 
     ``minority-owned small businesses, women-owned small 
     businesses, and small businesses affected by hurricanes or 
     other natural disasters''.

                       TITLE X--TAYLOR FORCE ACT

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Taylor Force Act''.

     SEC. 1002. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Palestinian Authority's practice of paying salaries 
     to terrorists serving in Israeli prisons, as well as to the 
     families of deceased terrorists, is an incentive to commit 
     acts of terror.
       (2) The United States does not provide direct budgetary 
     support to the Palestinian Authority. The United States does 
     pay certain debts held by the Palestinian Authority and funds 
     programs for which the Palestinian Authority would otherwise 
     be responsible.
       (3) The United States Government supports community-based 
     programs in the West Bank and Gaza that provide for basic 
     human needs, such as food, water, health, shelter, 
     protection, education, and livelihoods, and that promote 
     peace and development.
       (4) Since fiscal year 2015, annual appropriations 
     legislation has mandated the reduction of Economic Support 
     Fund aid for the Palestinian Authority as a result of their 
     payments for acts of terrorism including, in fiscal year 
     2017, a reduction ``by an amount the Secretary determines is 
     equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian 
     Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any 
     successor or affiliated organizations with such entities as 
     payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are 
     imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of 
     terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of 
     terrorism during the previous calendar year''.

     SEC. 1003. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       Congress--

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       (1) calls on the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
     Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated 
     organizations to stop payments for acts of terrorism by 
     individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and 
     convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died 
     committing acts of terrorism and to repeal the laws 
     authorizing such payments;
       (2) calls on all donor countries providing budgetary 
     assistance to the Palestinian Authority to cease direct 
     budgetary support until the Palestinian Authority stops all 
     payments incentivizing terror;
       (3) urges the Palestinian Authority to develop programs to 
     provide essential public services and support to any 
     individual in need within its jurisdictional control, rather 
     than to provide payments contingent on perpetrating acts of 
     violence;
       (4) urges the United States Permanent Representative to the 
     United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States at the United Nations to highlight the issue of 
     Palestinian Authority payments for acts of terrorism and to 
     urge other Member States to apply pressure upon the 
     Palestinian Authority to immediately cease such payments; and
       (5) urges the Department of State to use its bilateral and 
     multilateral engagements with all governments and 
     organizations committed to the cause of peace between Israel 
     and the Palestinians to highlight the issue of Palestinian 
     Authority payments for acts of terrorism and to urge such 
     governments and organizations to join the United States in 
     calling on the Palestinian Authority to immediately cease 
     such payments.

     SEC. 1004. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK AND 
                   GAZA.

       (a) Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 
     et seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) and available for 
     assistance for the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits 
     the Palestinian Authority may only be made available for such 
     purpose if, except as provided in subsection (d), not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State certifies 
     in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization, and any successor or affiliated organizations--
       (A) are taking credible steps to end acts of violence 
     against Israeli citizens and United States citizens that are 
     perpetrated or materially assisted by individuals under their 
     jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that 
     killed former United States Army officer Taylor Force, a 
     veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan;
       (B) have terminated payments for acts of terrorism against 
     Israeli citizens and United States citizens to any 
     individual, after being fairly tried, who has been imprisoned 
     for such acts of terrorism and to any individual who died 
     committing such acts of terrorism, including to a family 
     member of such individuals;
       (C) have revoked any law, decree, regulation, or document 
     authorizing or implementing a system of compensation for 
     imprisoned individuals that uses the sentence or period of 
     incarceration of an individual imprisoned for an act of 
     terrorism to determine the level of compensation paid, or 
     have taken comparable action that has the effect of 
     invalidating any such law, decree, regulation, or document; 
     and
       (D) are publicly condemning such acts of violence and are 
     taking steps to investigate or are cooperating in 
     investigations of such acts to bring the perpetrators to 
     justice.
       (2) Additional certification requirement.--The Secretary of 
     State shall include in the certification required under 
     paragraph (1) the definition of ``acts of terrorism'' that 
     the Secretary used for purposes of making the determination 
     in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
       (b) Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the limitation 
     on assistance under subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (A) payments made to the East Jerusalem Hospital Network;
       (B) assistance for wastewater projects not exceeding 
     $5,000,000 in any one fiscal year; and
       (C) assistance for any other program, project, or activity 
     that provides vaccinations to children not exceeding $500,000 
     in any one fiscal year.
       (2) Notification.--The Secretary of State shall notify in 
     writing the appropriate congressional committees not later 
     than 15 days prior to making funds available for assistance 
     under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Funds withheld pursuant to this 
     section--
       (1) shall be deemed to satisfy any similar withholding or 
     reduction required under any other provision of law relating 
     to the Palestinian Authority's payments for acts of 
     terrorism; and
       (2) shall be in an amount that is not less than the total 
     amount required by such other provision of law.
       (d) Initial Use and Disposition of Withheld Funds.--
       (1) Period of availability.--Funds withheld pursuant to 
     this section are authorized to remain available for an 
     additional 2 years from the date on which the availability of 
     such funds would otherwise have expired.
       (2) Use of funds.--Funds withheld pursuant to this section 
     may be made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
     Gaza that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority upon a 
     certification by the Secretary of State that the Palestinian 
     Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any 
     successor or affiliated organizations have met the conditions 
     set forth in subsection (a). Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), such funds may not be made available for any purpose 
     other than for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza that 
     directly benefits the Palestinian Authority.
       (3) Disposition of unused funds.--Beginning on the date 
     that is 180 days after the last day on which the initial 
     availability of funds withheld pursuant to this section would 
     otherwise have expired, such funds are authorized to be made 
     available to the Department of State for assistance under 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) 
     in the following manner--
       (A) 50 percent for purposes of assistance other than that 
     deemed benefiting the Palestinian Authority; and
       (B) 50 percent for purposes other than assistance for the 
     West Bank and Gaza.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of State is unable to 
     certify in writing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
     Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated 
     organizations have met the conditions described in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary is unable to make such 
     certification, submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that contains the following:
       (A) The reasons why the Secretary was unable to certify in 
     writing that such organizations have met such requirements.
       (B) The definition of ``acts of terrorism'' that the 
     Secretary used for purposes of making the determination in 
     subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1).
       (C) The total amount of funds to be withheld.
       (2) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (f) List of Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of 
     the criteria that the Secretary uses to determine whether 
     assistance for the West Bank and Gaza is assistance that 
     directly benefits the Palestinian Authority for purposes of 
     carrying out this section.
       (2) Update.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
     paragraph (1) not later than 15 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary makes any modification to the list.

     SEC. 1005. INITIAL REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing those programs, projects, and activities funded by 
     the United States Government that have been or will be 
     suspended by reason of withholding of funds under section 
     1004.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 1006. ANNUAL REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 6 
     years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report including at a minimum the 
     following elements:
       (1) An estimate of the amount expended by the Palestinian 
     Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any 
     successor or affiliated organizations during the previous 
     calendar year as payments for acts of terrorism by 
     individuals who are imprisoned for such acts.
       (2) An estimate of the amount expended by the Palestinian 
     Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any 
     successor or affiliated organizations during the previous 
     calendar year as payments to the families of deceased 
     individuals who committed an act of terrorism.
       (3) An overview of Palestinian laws, decrees, regulations, 
     or documents in effect the previous calendar year that 
     authorize or implement any payments reported under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2).
       (4) A description of United States Government policy, 
     efforts, and engagement with the Palestinian Authority in 
     order to confirm the revocation of any law, decree, 
     regulation, or document in effect the previous calendar year 
     that authorizes or implements any payments reported under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (5) A description of United States Government policy, 
     efforts, and engagement with other governments, and at the 
     United Nations, to highlight the issue of Palestinian 
     payments for acts of terrorism and to urge other nations to 
     join the United States in calling on the Palestinian 
     Authority to immediately cease such payments.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.

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     SEC. 1007. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.

                           TITLE XI--FARM ACT

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fair Agricultural 
     Reporting Method Act'' or the ``FARM Act''.

     SEC. 1102. EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND 
                   PENALTIES.

       Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9603) is 
     amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Applicability to Registered Pesticide Products and 
     Air Emissions From Animal Waste at Farms.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) the application of a pesticide product registered 
     under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) or the handling and storage of such a 
     pesticide product by an agricultural producer; or
       ``(B) air emissions from animal waste (including 
     decomposing animal waste) at a farm.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Animal waste.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `animal waste' means feces, 
     urine, or other excrement, digestive emission, urea, or 
     similar substances emitted by animals (including any form of 
     livestock, poultry, or fish).
       ``(ii) Inclusions.--The term `animal waste' includes animal 
     waste that is mixed or commingled with bedding, compost, 
     feed, soil, or any other material typically found with such 
     waste.
       ``(B) Farm.--The term `farm' means a site or area 
     (including associated structures) that--
       ``(i) is used for--

       ``(I) the production of a crop; or
       ``(II) the raising or selling of animals (including any 
     form of livestock, poultry, or fish); and

       ``(ii) under normal conditions, produces during a farm year 
     any agricultural products with a total value equal to not 
     less than $1,000.''.

     SEC. 1103. APPLICATION.

       Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this title 
     affects, or supersedes or modifies the responsibility or 
     authority of any Federal official or employee to comply with 
     or enforce, any requirement under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), other than the hazardous 
     substance notification requirements under section 103 of that 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9603) with respect to air emissions from 
     animal waste at farms.

                      TITLE XII--TIPPED EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 1201. TIPPED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Prohibition on Keeping Tips.--Section 3(m) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(m)'';
       (3) by striking ``any employee. In determining'' and 
     inserting the following: ``any employee.
       ``(2)(A) In determining'';
       (4) in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
     ``clause (i)''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) An employer may not keep tips received by its 
     employees for any purposes, including allowing managers or 
     supervisors to keep any portion of employees' tips, 
     regardless of whether or not the employer takes a tip 
     credit.''.
       (b) Penalties.--Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``Any employer who violates section 3(m)(2)(B) shall be 
     liable to the employee or employees affected in the amount of 
     the sum of any tip credit taken by the employer and all such 
     tips unlawfully kept by the employer, and in an additional 
     equal amount as liquidated damages.''; and
       (B) by striking ``either of'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The authority and requirements described in this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to a violation of section 
     3(m)(2)(B), as appropriate, and the employer shall be liable 
     for the amount of the sum of any tip credit taken by the 
     employer and all such tips unlawfully kept by the employer, 
     and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Any person who violates section 3(m)(2)(B) shall 
     be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,100 for each 
     such violation, as the Secretary determines appropriate, in 
     addition to being liable to the employee or employees 
     affected for all tips unlawfully kept, and an additional 
     equal amount as liquidated damages, as described in 
     subsection (b).''.
       (c) Effect on Regulations.--The portions of the final rule 
     promulgated by the Department of Labor entitled ``Updating 
     Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act'' (76 
     Fed. Reg. 18832 (April 5, 2011)) that revised sections 
     531.52, 531.54, and 531.59 of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (76 Fed. Reg. 18854-18856) and that are not 
     addressed by section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)) (as such section was in effect on 
     April 5, 2011), shall have no further force or effect until 
     any future action taken by the Administrator of the Wage and 
     Hour Division of the Department of Labor.

     TITLE XIII--REVISIONS TO PASS-THROUGH PERIOD AND PAYMENT RULES

     SEC. 1301. REVISIONS TO PASS-THROUGH PERIOD AND PAYMENT RULES 
                   UNDER OPPS FOR CERTAIN NEW DRUGS AND 
                   BIOLOGICALS.

       (a) Revisions to Pass-through Period and Payment Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(i), in the matter preceding 
     subclause (I), by striking ``The payment'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subparagraph (G), the payment'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting ``subject to 
     subparagraph (H),'' before ``in the case''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(G) Pass-through extension for certain drugs and 
     biologicals.--In the case of a drug or biological whose 
     period of pass-through status under this paragraph ended on 
     December 31, 2017, and for which payment under this 
     subsection was packaged into a payment for a covered OPD 
     service (or group of services) furnished beginning January 1, 
     2018, such pass-through status shall be extended for a 2-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 2018.
       ``(H) Temporary payment rule for certain drugs and 
     biologicals.--In the case of a drug or biological whose 
     period of pass-through status under this paragraph ended on 
     December 31, 2017, and for which payment under this 
     subsection was packaged into a payment for a covered OPD 
     service (or group of services) furnished beginning January 1, 
     2018, the payment amount for such drug or biological under 
     this subsection that is furnished during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 2018, and ending on March 31, 2019, shall be 
     the greater of--
       ``(i) the payment amount that would otherwise apply under 
     subparagraph (D)(i) for such drug or biological during such 
     period; or
       ``(ii) the payment amount that applied under such 
     subparagraph (D)(i) for such drug or biological on December 
     31, 2017.
       ``(I) Special payment adjustment rules for last quarter of 
     2018.--In the case of a drug or biological whose period of 
     pass-through status under this paragraph ended on December 
     31, 2017, and for which payment under this subsection was 
     packaged into a payment amount for a covered OPD service (or 
     group of services) beginning January 1, 2018, the following 
     rules shall apply with respect to payment amounts under this 
     subsection for covered a OPD service (or group of services) 
     furnished during the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and 
     ending on December 31, 2018:
       ``(i) The Secretary shall remove the packaged costs of such 
     drug or biological (as determined by the Secretary) from the 
     payment amount under this subsection for the covered OPD 
     service (or group of services) with which it is packaged.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall not make any adjustments to 
     payment amounts under this subsection for a covered OPD 
     service (or group of services) for which no costs were 
     removed under clause (i).''.
       (2) Nonapplication of limit on aggregate annual adjustment 
     for 2018.--Section 1833(t)(6)(E)(i) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)(E)(i)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``This clause shall not apply 
     for 2018.''.
       (3) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement 
     the amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) by program 
     instruction or otherwise.
       (b) GAO Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States (in this subsection referred to as the ``Comptroller 
     General'') shall conduct a study on the policy for packaging 
     high cost drugs and biologicals after their pass-through 
     status under subsection (t)(6) of section 1833 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) has expired under the payment 
     systems for hospital outpatient department services under 
     section subsection (t) of such section and for surgical 
     services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center under 
     subsection (i) of such section. Such study shall include an 
     analysis of--
       (A) the impact of such policy on--
       (i) the utilization of such drugs and biologicals;
       (ii) the availability of treatment options, including 
     consultations with physicians and hospitals; and
       (iii) to the extent practicable, the health outcomes of 
     Medicare beneficiaries; and
       (B) the impact of the amendments made by subsection (a), 
     including the impact on price competition and cost-sharing.
       (2) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together 
     with recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
     action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

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                     DIVISION T--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED BUSINESS 
                   INCOME OF A COOPERATIVE AND ITS PATRONS.

       (a) Deduction for Qualified Production Activities Income.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (g) of section 199A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Deduction for Income Attributable to Domestic 
     Production Activities of Specified Agricultural or 
     Horticultural Cooperatives.--
       ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer which is a 
     specified agricultural or horticultural cooperative, there 
     shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 9 percent 
     of the lesser of--
       ``(i) the qualified production activities income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year, or
       ``(ii) the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year.
       ``(B) Limitation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The deduction allowable under 
     subparagraph (A) for any taxable year shall not exceed 50 
     percent of the W-2 wages of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year.
       ``(ii) W-2 wages.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     W-2 wages of the taxpayer shall be determined in the same 
     manner as under subsection (b)(4) (without regard to 
     subparagraph (B) thereof and after application of subsection 
     (b)(5)), except that such wages shall not include any amount 
     which is not properly allocable to domestic production gross 
     receipts for purposes of paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(C) Taxable income of cooperatives determined without 
     regard to certain deductions.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the taxable income of a specified agricultural or 
     horticultural cooperative shall be computed without regard to 
     any deduction allowable under subsection (b) or (c) of 
     section 1382 (relating to patronage dividends, per-unit 
     retain allocations, and nonpatronage distributions).
       ``(2) Deduction allowed to patrons.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any eligible taxpayer who 
     receives a qualified payment from a specified agricultural or 
     horticultural cooperative, there shall be allowed as a 
     deduction for the taxable year in which such payment is 
     received an amount equal to the portion of the deduction 
     allowed under paragraph (1) to such cooperative which is--
       ``(i) allowed with respect to the portion of the qualified 
     production activities income to which such payment is 
     attributable, and
       ``(ii) identified by such cooperative in a written notice 
     mailed to such taxpayer during the payment period described 
     in section 1382(d).
       ``(B) Limitation based on taxable income.--The deduction 
     allowed to any taxpayer under this paragraph shall not exceed 
     the taxable income of the taxpayer determined without regard 
     to the deduction allowed under this paragraph and after 
     taking into account any deduction allowed to the taxpayer 
     under subsection (a) for the taxable year.
       ``(C) Cooperative denied deduction for portion of qualified 
     payments.--The taxable income of a specified agricultural or 
     horticultural cooperative shall not be reduced under section 
     1382 by reason of that portion of any qualified payment as 
     does not exceed the deduction allowable under subparagraph 
     (A) with respect to such payment.
       ``(D) Eligible taxpayer.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `eligible taxpayer' means--
       ``(i) a taxpayer other than a corporation, or
       ``(ii) a specified agricultural or horticultural 
     cooperative.
       ``(E) Qualified payment.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `qualified payment' means, with respect to any eligible 
     taxpayer, any amount which--
       ``(i) is described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
     1385(a),
       ``(ii) is received by such taxpayer from a specified 
     agricultural or horticultural cooperative, and
       ``(iii) is attributable to qualified production activities 
     income with respect to which a deduction is allowed to such 
     cooperative under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Qualified production activities income.--For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified production 
     activities income' for any taxable year means an amount equal 
     to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's domestic production gross receipts for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the cost of goods sold that are allocable to such 
     receipts, and
       ``(II) other expenses, losses, or deductions (other than 
     the deduction allowed under this subsection), which are 
     properly allocable to such receipts.

       ``(B) Allocation method.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     rules for the proper allocation of items described in 
     subparagraph (A) for purposes of determining qualified 
     production activities income. Such rules shall provide for 
     the proper allocation of items whether or not such items are 
     directly allocable to domestic production gross receipts.
       ``(C) Special rules for determining costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of determining costs under 
     subclause (I) of subparagraph (A)(ii), any item or service 
     brought into the United States shall be treated as acquired 
     by purchase, and its cost shall be treated as not less than 
     its value immediately after it entered the United States. A 
     similar rule shall apply in determining the adjusted basis of 
     leased or rented property where the lease or rental gives 
     rise to domestic production gross receipts.
       ``(ii) Exports for further manufacture.--In the case of any 
     property described in clause (i) that had been exported by 
     the taxpayer for further manufacture, the increase in cost or 
     adjusted basis under clause (i) shall not exceed the 
     difference between the value of the property when exported 
     and the value of the property when brought back into the 
     United States after the further manufacture.
       ``(D) Domestic production gross receipts.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `domestic production gross 
     receipts' means the gross receipts of the taxpayer which are 
     derived from any lease, rental, license, sale, exchange, or 
     other disposition of any agricultural or horticultural 
     product which was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted 
     by the taxpayer (determined after the application of 
     paragraph (4)(B)) in whole or significant part within the 
     United States. Such term shall not include gross receipts of 
     the taxpayer which are derived from the lease, rental, 
     license, sale, exchange, or other disposition of land.
       ``(ii) Related persons.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `domestic production gross 
     receipts' shall not include any gross receipts of the 
     taxpayer derived from property leased, licensed, or rented by 
     the taxpayer for use by any related person.
       ``(II) Related person.--For purposes of subclause (I), a 
     person shall be treated as related to another person if such 
     persons are treated as a single employer under subsection (a) 
     or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, 
     except that determinations under subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 52 shall be made without regard to section 1563(b).

       ``(4) Specified agricultural or horticultural 
     cooperative.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `specified agricultural or 
     horticultural cooperative' means an organization to which 
     part I of subchapter T applies which is engaged--
       ``(i) in the manufacturing, production, growth, or 
     extraction in whole or significant part of any agricultural 
     or horticultural product, or
       ``(ii) in the marketing of agricultural or horticultural 
     products.
       ``(B) Application to marketing cooperatives.--A specified 
     agricultural or horticultural cooperative described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be treated as having manufactured, 
     produced, grown, or extracted in whole or significant part 
     any agricultural or horticultural product marketed by the 
     specified agricultural or horticultural cooperative which its 
     patrons have so manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted.
       ``(5) Definitions and special rules.--
       ``(A) Special rule for affiliated groups.--
       ``(i) In general.--All members of an expanded affiliated 
     group shall be treated as a single corporation for purposes 
     of this subsection.
       ``(ii) Partnerships owned by expanded affiliated groups.--
     For purposes of paragraph (3)(D), if all of the interests in 
     the capital and profits of a partnership are owned by members 
     of a single expanded affiliated group at all times during the 
     taxable year of such partnership, the partnership and all 
     members of such group shall be treated as a single taxpayer 
     during such period.
       ``(iii) Expanded affiliated group.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `expanded affiliated group' means an 
     affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a), determined--

       ``(I) by substituting `more than 50 percent' for `at least 
     80 percent' each place it appears, and
       ``(II) without regard to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 
     1504(b).

       ``(iv) Allocation of deduction.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, the deduction under paragraph (1) shall be 
     allocated among the members of the expanded affiliated group 
     in proportion to each member's respective amount (if any) of 
     qualified production activities income.
       ``(B) Special rule for cooperative partners.--In the case 
     of a specified agricultural or horticultural cooperative 
     which is a partner in a partnership, rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (f)(1) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(C) Trade or business requirement.--This subsection shall 
     be applied by only taking into account items which are 
     attributable to the actual conduct of a trade or business.
       ``(D) Unrelated business taxable income.--For purposes of 
     determining the tax imposed by section 511, this section 
     shall be applied by substituting `unrelated business taxable 
     income' for `taxable income' each place it appears in this 
     section (other than this subparagraph).
       ``(E) Special rule for cooperative with oil related 
     qualified production activities income.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a specified agricultural or 
     horticultural cooperative has oil related qualified 
     production activities income for any taxable year, the amount 
     otherwise allowable as a deduction under paragraph (1) shall 
     be reduced by 3 percent of the least of--

       ``(I) the oil related qualified production activities 
     income of the cooperative for the taxable year,

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       ``(II) the qualified production activities income of the 
     cooperative for the taxable year, or
       ``(III) taxable income.

       ``(ii) Oil related qualified production activities 
     income.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `oil 
     related qualified production activities income' means for any 
     taxable year the qualified production activities income which 
     is attributable to the production, refining, processing, 
     transportation, or distribution of oil, gas, or any primary 
     product thereof (within the meaning of section 927(a)(2)(C), 
     as in effect before its repeal) during such taxable year.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations which prevent more 
     than 1 taxpayer from being allowed a deduction under this 
     subsection with respect to any activity described in 
     paragraph (3)(D)(i). Such regulations shall be based on the 
     regulations applicable to cooperatives and their patrons 
     under section 199 (as in effect before its repeal).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Sections 63(b)(3), 63(d)(3), 199A(e)(1), and 
     6662(d)(1)(C) of such Code are each amended by striking ``the 
     deduction'' and inserting ``any deduction''.
       (B) The last sentence of section 62(a) of such Code and 
     section 172(d)(8) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``The deduction'' and inserting ``Any deduction''.
       (C) Section 199A(e)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``Taxable income'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise 
     provided in subsection (g)(2)(B), taxable income''.
       (D) Section 613(a) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``the deduction under section 199A'' and inserting ``any 
     deduction under section 199A''.
       (b) Modifications Related to Payments From Cooperatives.--
       (1) Repeal of special deduction for qualified cooperative 
     dividends.--Subsection (a) of section 199A of such Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of a taxpayer 
     other than a corporation, there shall be allowed as a 
     deduction for any taxable year an amount equal to the lesser 
     of--
       ``(1) the combined qualified business income amount of the 
     taxpayer, or
       ``(2) an amount equal to 20 percent of the excess (if any) 
     of--
       ``(A) the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(B) the net capital gain (as defined in section 1(h)) of 
     the taxpayer for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Repeal of rule excluding qualified cooperative 
     dividends from qualified business income.--
       (A) In general.--Section 199A(c)(1) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``, qualified cooperative dividends,''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 199A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended--

       (I) by striking ``investment'' in the matter preceding 
     clause (i), and
       (II) by adding at the end of clause (ii) the following: 
     ``Any amount described in section 1385(a)(1) shall not be 
     treated as described in this clause.''.

       (ii) Section 199A(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
     (4).
       (3) Reduction of qualified business income with respect to 
     income received from cooperatives.--Section 199A(b) of such 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Special rule with respect to income received from 
     cooperatives.--In the case of any qualified trade or business 
     of a patron of a specified agricultural or horticultural 
     cooperative, the amount determined under paragraph (2) with 
     respect to such trade or business shall be reduced by the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) 9 percent of so much of the qualified business income 
     with respect to such trade or business as is properly 
     allocable to qualified payments received from such 
     cooperative, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of so much of the W-2 wages with respect 
     to such trade or business as are so allocable.''.
       (c) Application of Section 199 to Certain Qualified 
     Payments Paid After 2017.--Subsection (c) of section 13305 of 
     Public Law 115-97 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2017.
       ``(2) Transition rule for qualified payments of patrons of 
     cooperatives.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to a qualified payment received by a taxpayer 
     from a specified agricultural or horticultural cooperative in 
     a taxable year of the taxpayer beginning after December 31, 
     2017, which is attributable to qualified production 
     activities income with respect to which a deduction is 
     allowable to the cooperative under section 199 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before the 
     amendments made by this section) for a taxable year of the 
     cooperative beginning before January 1, 2018. Any term used 
     in this subparagraph which is also used in section 199 of 
     such Code (as so in effect) shall have the same meaning as 
     when used in such section.
       ``(B) Coordination with section 199a.--No deduction shall 
     be allowed under section 199A of such Code for any qualified 
     payment to which subparagraph (A) applies.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect as if included in section 11011 of Public Law 115-97.
       (2) Application of section 199 to certain qualified 
     payments paid after 2017.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (c) shall take effect as if included in section 13305 of 
     Public Law 115-97.

     SEC. 102. INCREASE IN STATE HOUSING CREDIT CEILING FOR , 
                   2019, 2020, 2021.

       (a) In General.--Section 42(h)(3)(I) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(I) Increase in state housing credit ceiling for 2018, 
     2019, 2020, and 2021.--In the case of calendar years 2018, 
     2019, 2020, and 2021, each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under clauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (C)(ii) for any 
     calendar year (after any increase under subparagraph (H)) 
     shall be increased by multiplying such dollar amount by 
     1.125.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 
     2017.

     SEC. 103. AVERAGE INCOME TEST FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 42(g) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)'', and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Average income test.--
       ``(i) In general.--The project meets the minimum 
     requirements of this subparagraph if 40 percent or more (25 
     percent or more in the case of a project described in section 
     142(d)(6)) of the residential units in such project are both 
     rent-restricted and occupied by individuals whose income does 
     not exceed the imputed income limitation designated by the 
     taxpayer with respect to the respective unit.
       ``(ii) Special rules relating to income limitation.--For 
     purposes of clause (i)--

       ``(I) Designation.--The taxpayer shall designate the 
     imputed income limitation of each unit taken into account 
     under such clause.
       ``(II) Average test.--The average of the imputed income 
     limitations designated under subclause (I) shall not exceed 
     60 percent of area median gross income.
       ``(III) 10-percent increments.--The designated imputed 
     income limitation of any unit under subclause (I) shall be 20 
     percent, 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 
     percent, or 80 percent of area median gross income.''.

       (b) Rules Relating to Next Available Unit.--Subparagraph 
     (D) of section 42(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv)'',
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``If'' and inserting ``In the case of a 
     project with respect to which the taxpayer elects the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), 
     if'',
       (B) by striking the second sentence, and
       (C) by striking ``Next available unit must be rented to 
     low-income tenant if income rises above 140 percent of income 
     limit'' in the heading and inserting ``Rental of next 
     available unit in case of 20-50 or 40-60 test'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(iii) Rental of next available unit in case of average 
     income test.--In the case of a project with respect to which 
     the taxpayer elects the requirements of subparagraph (C) of 
     paragraph (1), if the income of the occupants of the unit 
     increases above 140 percent of the greater of--

       ``(I) 60 percent of area median gross income, or
       ``(II) the imputed income limitation designated with 
     respect to the unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I),

     clause (i) shall cease to apply to any such unit if any 
     residential rental unit in the building (of a size comparable 
     to, or smaller than, such unit) is occupied by a new resident 
     whose income exceeds the limitation described in clause (v).
       ``(iv) Deep rent skewed projects.--In the case of a project 
     described in section 142(d)(4)(B), clause (ii) or (iii), 
     whichever is applicable, shall be applied by substituting 
     `170 percent' for `140 percent', and--

       ``(I) in the case of clause (ii), by substituting `any low-
     income unit in the building is occupied by a new resident 
     whose income exceeds 40 percent of area median gross income' 
     for `any residential rental unit' and all that follows in 
     such clause, and
       ``(II) in the case of clause (iii), by substituting `any 
     low-income unit in the building is occupied by a new resident 
     whose income exceeds the lesser of 40 percent of area median 
     gross income or the imputed income limitation designated with 
     respect to such unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I)' for `any 
     residential rental unit' and all that follows in such clause.

       ``(v) Limitation described.--For purposes of clause (iii), 
     the limitation described in this clause with respect to any 
     unit is--

       ``(I) the imputed income limitation designated with respect 
     to such unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I), in the case of a 
     unit which

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     was taken into account as a low-income unit prior to becoming 
     vacant, and
       ``(II) the imputed income limitation which would have to be 
     designated with respect to such unit under such paragraph in 
     order for the project to continue to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(II), in the case of any other unit.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to elections made under section 42(g)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                 DIVISION U--TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Tax 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2018''.
       (b) Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Except as 
     otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this division an 
     amendment or repeal 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 a section or other 
     provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; etc.

                   TITLE I--TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 101. Amendments relating to Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes 
              Act of 2015.
Sec. 102. Amendment relating to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.
Sec. 103. Amendments relating to Fixing America's Surface 
              Transportation Act.
Sec. 104. Amendments relating to Surface Transportation and Veterans 
              Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.
Sec. 105. Amendments relating to Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014.
Sec. 106. Amendment relating to American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Sec. 107. Amendment relating to United States-Korea Free Trade 
              Agreement Implementation Act.
Sec. 108. Amendment relating to SAFETEA-LU.
Sec. 109. Amendments relating to the American Jobs Creation Act of 
              2004.

   TITLE II--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO PARTNERSHIP AUDIT RULES

Sec. 201. Scope of adjustments subject to partnership audit rules.
Sec. 202. Determination of imputed underpayments.
Sec. 203. Alternative procedure to filing amended returns for purposes 
              of modifying imputed underpayment.
Sec. 204. Treatment of passthrough partners in tiered structures.
Sec. 205. Treatment of failure of partnership to pay imputed 
              underpayment.
Sec. 206. Other technical corrections related to partnership audit 
              rules.
Sec. 207. Effective date.

                      TITLE III--OTHER CORRECTIONS

Sec. 301. Amendments relating to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
Sec. 302. Amendments relating to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

              TITLE IV--CLERICAL CORRECTIONS AND DEADWOOD

Sec. 401. Clerical corrections and deadwood-related provisions.

                   TITLE I--TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM 
                   TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 103.--
       (1) Section 32(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), 
     and
       (B) by striking so much of subparagraph (B) as precedes 
     ``In the case of a joint return'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Joint returns.--''.
       (2) Section 32(j)(1) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``after 1996'' and inserting ``after 2015'',
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``by substituting in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof'' after ``, determined'' ,
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``by substituting'' 
     and ``in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof'',
       (D) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (i) by striking ``by substituting'' and ``in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) of such section 1'',
       (ii) by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting ``$5,000'',
       (iii) by striking ``(b)(2)(B)(iii)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(2)(B)'', and
       (iv) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2008''.
       (b) Amendment Relating to Section 105.--Section 
     132(f)(6)(A) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Amendments Relating to Section 121.--Section 41(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4),
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and
       (3) by striking the last sentence of paragraph (4)(C) (as 
     so redesignated).
       (d) Amendments Relating to Section 143.--
       (1) Section 168(k)(2)(B)(i)(III) is amended by inserting 
     ``binding'' before ``contract''.
       (2) Section 168(k)(5)(B)(ii) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``crop or'' after ``more than one'', and
       (B) by inserting ``a marketable crop or yield of'' after 
     ``begins bearing''.
       (3) For purposes of applying section 168(k) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of Public Law 115-97, with respect to 
     property acquired before September 28, 2017, paragraph (6) 
     thereof shall be treated as reading as follows (and as having 
     been included in section 143 of the Protecting Americans from 
     Tax Hikes Act of 2015):
       ``(6) Phase-down.--In the case of qualified property placed 
     in service by the taxpayer after December 31, 2017 (December 
     31, 2018, in the case of property described in subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) of paragraph (2)), paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     applied by substituting for `50 percent'--
       ``(A) `40 percent' in the case of--
       ``(i) property placed in service in 2018 (other than 
     property described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph 
     (2)), and
       ``(ii) property described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     paragraph (2) which is placed in service in 2019, and
       ``(B) `30 percent' in the case of--
       ``(i) property placed in service in 2019 (other than 
     property described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph 
     (2)), and
       ``(ii) property described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     paragraph (2) which is placed in service in 2020.''.
       (4) Section 168(k)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     Public Law 115-97, shall be applied--
       (A) by substituting ``paragraphs (1), (2)(F), and (4)'' for 
     ``paragraphs (1) and (2)(F)'', and
       (B) as if the application of such substitution had been 
     included in section 143 of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015.
       (e) Amendments Relating to Section 167.--
       (1) Section 168(j)(3) is amended by striking ``property to 
     which paragraph (1) applies'' and inserting ``qualified 
     Indian reservation property''.
       (2) Section 168(j)(8) is amended by striking ``this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (f) Amendments Relating to Section 202.--
       (1) Section 6722(c)(3)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``any information return'' in clause (iii) 
     and inserting ``the payee statement'', and
       (B) by striking ``filed'' in the flush matter at the end 
     and inserting ``furnished''.
       (2) Section 6721(c)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``any 
     information return'' and inserting ``the information 
     return''.
       (3) Section 202(e) of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015 is amended by striking ``provided'' and 
     inserting ``furnished''.
       (g) Amendments Relating to Section 203.--
       (1) Section 6109(i)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``community-based certified acceptance agent'' and inserting 
     ``community-based certifying acceptance agent''.
       (2) Section 6109(i)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``Internal 
     Revenue Service'' and inserting ``Internal Revenue Service, a 
     community-based certifying acceptance agent approved by the 
     Secretary,''.
       (3) Section 6109(i)(3) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``ending after the issuance of such 
     number'' before the period at the end of the first sentence, 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``on the last day of such third 
     consecutive taxable year'' and inserting ``on the day after 
     the due date for the return of tax for such third consecutive 
     taxable year'', and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) if the individual does not file a return of tax (or 
     is not included as a dependent on the return of tax of 
     another taxpayer) for 3 consecutive taxable years at least 
     one of which ends after December 18, 2015, the due date for 
     the return of tax for such third consecutive taxable year.''.
       (4) Section 203(c) of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 6109(i)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6109(i)(1)'',
       (B) by striking ``community-based certified acceptance 
     agents'' and inserting ``community-based certifying 
     acceptance agents'', and
       (C) by striking ``Certified'' in the heading thereof and 
     inserting ``Certifying''.
       (5) Section 203(f) of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015 is amended by striking ``The amendments'' 
     and inserting ``Except to the extent provided in section 
     6109(i)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     amendments''.
       (h) Amendments Relating to Section 204.--Section 204(b) of 
     the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (2) by striking so much as precedes ``amendment made by 
     this section'' and inserting the following: ``(b) Effective 
     Date.--The''.
       (i) Amendments Relating to Section 205.--
       (1) Section 24(e)(2) is amended by striking ``identifying 
     number'' and inserting ``taxpayer identification number''.
       (2) Section 205(c) of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015 is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (B) by striking so much as precedes ``shall apply to any 
     return of tax'' and inserting the following: ``(c) Effective 
     Date.--The amendments made by this section''.

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       (j) Amendments Relating to Section 206.--Section 206(b) of 
     the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendment'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``The amendment'', 
     and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2).
       (k) Amendment Relating to Section 209.--Section 209(d)(2) 
     of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 is 
     amended by striking ``amendment made by subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``amendments made by subsections (b) and (c)''.
       (l) Amendments Related to Sections 102, 206, 207, 208, and 
     211.--
       (1) Section 25A(b)(1) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000'', and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``25 
     percent'',
       (ii) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$2,000'', and
       (iii) by striking ``the applicable limit'' and inserting 
     ``$4,000''.
       (2) Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 25A(b)(2) are 
     amended by striking ``2'' in the heading and text of each 
     subparagraph and inserting ``4''.
       (3) Section 25A(b)(4) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Restrictions on taxpayers who improperly claimed 
     american opportunity tax credit in prior years.--
       ``(A) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless 
     claims.--
       ``(i) In general.--No American Opportunity Tax Credit shall 
     be allowed under this section for any taxable year in the 
     disallowance period.
       ``(ii) Disallowance period.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the disallowance period is--

       ``(I) the period of 10 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of the American Opportunity Tax Credit 
     under this section was due to fraud, and
       ``(II) the period of 2 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of the American Opportunity Tax Credit 
     under this section was due to reckless or intentional 
     disregard of rules and regulations (but not due to fraud).

       ``(B) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In the case 
     of a taxpayer who is denied the American Opportunity Tax 
     Credit under this section for any taxable year as a result of 
     the deficiency procedures under subchapter B of chapter 63, 
     no American Opportunity Tax Credit shall be allowed under 
     this section for any subsequent taxable year unless the 
     taxpayer provides such information as the Secretary may 
     require to demonstrate eligibility for such credit.''.
       (4) Section 25A(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Limitations Based on Modified Adjusted Gross 
     Income.--
       ``(1) American opportunity tax credit.--The American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount which bears the same ratio to such credit (as so 
     determined) as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $80,000 ($160,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(2) Lifetime learning credit.--The Lifetime Learning 
     Credit (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such credit (as so determined) as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $40,000 ($80,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(3) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
     the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year increased by any amount excluded from gross income under 
     section 911, 931, or 933.''.
       (5) Section 25A(f)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Required course materials taken into account for 
     american opportunity tax credit.--For purposes of determining 
     the American Opportunity Tax Credit, subparagraph (A) shall 
     be applied by substituting `tuition, fees, and course 
     materials' for `tuition and fees'.''.
       (6) Section 25A(g)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``No credit'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--No credit'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Additional identification requirements with respect 
     to american opportunity tax credit.--
       ``(i) Student.--The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall 
     not be treated as met with respect to the American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit unless the individual's taxpayer 
     identification number was issued on or before the due date 
     for filing the return of tax for the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Taxpayer.--No American Opportunity Tax Credit shall 
     be allowed under this section if the taxpayer identification 
     number of the taxpayer was issued after the due date for 
     filing the return for the taxable year.
       ``(iii) Institution.--No American Opportunity Tax Credit 
     shall be allowed under this section unless the taxpayer 
     includes the employer identification number of any 
     institution to which qualified tuition and related expenses 
     were paid with respect to the individual.''.
       (7) Section 25A(h) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2001, the $40,000 and $80,000 amounts in subsection 
     (d)(2) shall each be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 2016' in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $1,000.''.
       (8) Section 25A(i) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Portion of American Opportunity Tax Credit Made 
     Refundable.--Forty percent of so much of the credit allowed 
     under subsection (a) as is attributable to the American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit (determined after application of 
     subsection (d) and without regard to this paragraph and 
     section 26(a)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under 
     subpart C (and not allowed under subsection (a)). The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any taxpayer for any 
     taxable year if such taxpayer is a child to whom subsection 
     (g) of section 1 applies for such taxable year.''.
       (9) The heading of section 25A is amended by striking 
     ``hope'' and inserting ``american opportunity''.
       (10) The item relating to section 25A in the table of 
     contents for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 25A. American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning credits.''.
       (11) The heading of section 25A(b) is amended by striking 
     ``Hope Scholarship Credit'' and inserting ``American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit''.
       (12) The heading of section 25A(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``hope scholarship credit'' and inserting ``american 
     opportunity tax credit''.
       (13) The heading of section 25A(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``hope scholarship'' and inserting ``american 
     opportunity tax credit''.
       (14) Section 25A, as amended by the preceding provisions of 
     this Act, is amended by striking ``Hope Scholarship Credit'' 
     each place it appears in the text and inserting ``American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit''.
       (15) The heading of section 529(c)(3)(B)(v) is amended by 
     striking ``hope'' and inserting ``american opportunity''.
       (16) The heading of section 530(d)(2)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``hope'' and inserting ``american opportunity''.
       (17) Section 6211(b)(4)(A), as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (i)(5)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (i)''.
       (18) Section 6213(g)(2)(Q) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(Q) an omission of information required by section 
     25A(b)(4)(B) or an entry on the return claiming the American 
     Opportunity Tax Credit for a taxable year for which such 
     credit is disallowed under section 25A(b)(4)(A).''.
       (19) Section 207(b)(1) of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
     Hikes Act of 2015 is amended by striking ``the American 
     opportunity tax credit under section 25A(i) of such Code'' 
     and inserting ``the American Opportunity Tax Credit under 
     section 25A of such Code''.
       (m) Amendment Relating to Section 311.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 355(h)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``80 percent'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``at least 80 percent''.
       (2) Section 355(h)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``spinoffs'' in the heading of such 
     paragraph and inserting ``distributions'', and
       (B) by striking ``Spinoffs'' in the headings of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ``Distributions''.
       (n) Amendment Relating to Section 318.--
       (1) Section 856(c)(9)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Personal property'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--Personal property'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Treatment of gain on disposition.--If--

       ``(I) personal property is leased under, or in connection 
     with, a lease of real property, for a period of not less than 
     1 year, and rents attributable to such personal property are 
     treated as rents from real property under subsection 
     (d)(1)(C),
       ``(II) any portion of such personal property and any 
     portion of such real property are sold, or otherwise disposed 
     of, in a single disposition (or contemporaneously in separate 
     dispositions), and
       ``(III) the fair market value of the personal property so 
     sold or contemporaneously disposed of (determined at the time 
     of disposition) does not exceed 15 percent of the total

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     fair market value of all of the personal and real property so 
     sold or contemporaneously disposed of (determined at the time 
     of disposition),

     any gain from such dispositions shall be treated for purposes 
     of paragraphs (2)(H) and (3)(H) as gain from the disposition 
     of a real estate asset.''.
       (2) Section 856(c)(9)(B) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Certain personal property mortgaged in connection 
     with real property.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an obligation secured by 
     a mortgage on both real property and personal property, if 
     the fair market value of such personal property does not 
     exceed 15 percent of the total fair market value of all such 
     property, such obligation shall be treated--

       ``(I) for purposes of paragraph (3)(B), as an obligation 
     described therein,
       ``(II) for purposes of paragraph (4)(A), as a real estate 
     asset, and
       ``(III) for purposes of paragraphs (2)(D) and (3)(C), as a 
     mortgage on real property.

       ``(ii) Determination of fair market value.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     the fair market value of all such property shall be 
     determined for purposes of clause (i) in the same manner as 
     the fair market value of real property is determined for 
     purposes of apportioning interest income between real 
     property and personal property under paragraph (3)(B).
       ``(II) Gain on disposition.--For purposes of applying 
     clause (i)(III), fair market value shall be determined at the 
     time of sale or other disposition.''.

       (o) Amendment Related to Section 302(b).--Section 
     529A(c)(1) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
       (p) Amendments Relating to Section 322.--
       (1) Section 897(k)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking so much of subparagraph (B) as precedes 
     ``amounts realized by the qualified shareholder'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Exception.--In the case of a qualified shareholder 
     with one or more applicable investors--
       ``(i) subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to the applicable 
     percentage of the stock of the real estate investment trust 
     held by the qualified shareholder, and
       ``(ii) the applicable percentage of the'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `applicable percentage' means the percentage of 
     the value of the interests (other than interests held solely 
     as a creditor) in the qualified shareholder held by 
     applicable investors.''.
       (2) Section 897(k)(2)(D) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph'' and inserting ``subsection''.
       (3) Section 897(k)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``and (C) 
     and paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``and (D)''.
       (4) Section 897(k)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking so much 
     as precedes ``for a reduced rate of withholding'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) which--

       ``(I) is eligible for benefits under the comprehensive 
     income tax treaty described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), but 
     only if the dividends article of such treaty imposes 
     conditions on the benefits allowable in the case of dividends 
     paid by a real estate investment trust, and
       ``(II) is eligible under such treaty''.

       (5) Section 897(k)(3)(B)(ii) is amended--
       (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (II), and
       (B) by striking ``United States corporation'' in subclause 
     (III) and inserting ``domestic corporation''.
       (6) Section 322 of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes 
     Act of 2015 is amended by striking subsections (b)(2) and 
     (c)(3), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
     applied as if such subsections, and amendments made thereby, 
     had never been enacted.
       (7) Section 322(c)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``take effect on'' and inserting the following: ``apply with 
     respect to testing periods (as defined in section 
     897(h)(4)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) ending on 
     or after''.
       (q) Amendments Related to Section 323.--
       (1) So much of subsection (l) of section 897 as precedes 
     paragraph (2) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) Exception for Qualified Foreign Pension Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a 
     qualified foreign pension fund shall not be treated as a 
     nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, an entity all the 
     interests of which are held by a qualified foreign pension 
     fund shall be treated as such a fund.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 897(l)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) which is established--
       ``(i) by such country (or one or more political 
     subdivisions thereof) to provide retirement or pension 
     benefits to participants or beneficiaries that are current or 
     former employees (including self-employed individuals) or 
     persons designated by such employees, as a result of services 
     rendered by such employees to their employers, or
       ``(ii) by one or more employers to provide retirement or 
     pension benefits to participants or beneficiaries that are 
     current or former employees (including self-employed 
     individuals) or persons designated by such employees in 
     consideration for services rendered by such employees to such 
     employers,''.
       (3) Section 897(l)(2)(D) is amended by striking ``provides 
     annual information reporting about its beneficiaries to the 
     relevant tax authorities'' and inserting ``with respect to 
     which annual information about its beneficiaries is provided, 
     or is otherwise available, to the relevant tax authorities''.
       (4) Section 897(l)(2)(E) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``such entity'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``such entity or arrangement'', and
       (B) by striking ``or such income is taxed at a reduced 
     rate'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``, or such income is 
     excluded from the gross income of such entity or arrangement 
     or is taxed at a reduced rate''.
       (r) Amendments Relating to Section 333.--
       (1) Section 831(b)(2)(B)(i)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``specified assets'' and inserting ``relevant specified 
     assets''
       (2) Section 831(b)(2)(B) is amended by redesignating clause 
     (ii) as clause (iv) and by inserting after clause (i) the 
     following new clauses:
       ``(ii) Aggregation of certain spousal interests.--For 
     purposes of clause (i)(II), any interest in the insurance 
     company referred to in such clause which is held (directly or 
     indirectly) by an individual who is a spouse of the specified 
     holder, and who is a citizen of the United States, shall be 
     treated as held by the specified holder.
       ``(iii) Specified holder.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `specified holder' means, with respect 
     to any insurance company, any individual who holds (directly 
     or indirectly) an interest in such insurance company and 
     who--

       ``(I) is a lineal descendent (including by adoption) of an 
     individual who holds an interest (directly or indirectly) in 
     the specified assets with respect to such insurance company 
     or of such individual's spouse,
       ``(II) is a spouse of any lineal descendent described in 
     subclause (I), or
       ``(III) is not a citizen of the United States and is a 
     spouse of an individual who holds an interest (directly or 
     indirectly) in the specified assets with respect to such 
     insurance company.''.

       (3) Section 831(b)(2)(B)(iv), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (2), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``clause (i)(II)'' in the matter preceding 
     subclause (I) and inserting ``this subparagraph'', and
       (B) by amending subclause (I) to read as follows:

       ``(I) Relevant specified assets.--The term `relevant 
     specified assets' means, with respect to any specified holder 
     with respect to any insurance company, the aggregate amount 
     of the specified assets, with respect to such insurance 
     company, any interest in which is held (directly or 
     indirectly) by any spouse or specified relation of such 
     specified holder. Such term shall not include any specified 
     asset solely by reason of an interest in such asset which was 
     acquired by such spouse or specified relation by bequest, 
     devise, or inheritance from a decedent during the taxable 
     year of the insurance company or the preceding taxable year. 
     For purposes of this subclause, the term `specified relation' 
     means any individual with respect to whom the specified 
     holder bears a relationship described in subclause (I) or 
     (II) of clause (iii).''.

       (4) Section 831(b)(2) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Look-through of reinsurance and fronting 
     arrangements.--In the case of reinsurance or any fronting, 
     intermediary, or similar arrangement, the term `policyholder' 
     means each policyholder of the underlying direct written 
     insurance with respect to such reinsurance or arrangement.''.
       (s) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provision of the 
     Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to which they 
     relate.

     SEC. 102. AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS 
                   ACT, 2016.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 305 of Division P.--For 
     purposes of applying section 199(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before its repeal by 
     Public Law 115-97) to taxable years beginning after December 
     31, 2015, and before January 1, 2018, such section shall be 
     applied--
       (1) by inserting ``who elects the application of this 
     clause for any taxable year,'' after ``In the case of any 
     taxpayer'',
       (2) by substituting ``, and who'' for ``and who'',
       (3) by substituting ``such taxable year'' for ``the taxable 
     year'', and
       (4) by substituting ``(as defined in subsection 
     (d)(9)(B))'' for ``under subsection (d)(9)(B)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 305 of division P 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.

     SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FIXING AMERICA'S SURFACE 
                   TRANSPORTATION ACT.

       (a) Amendments Relating to Section 32101.--
       (1) Section 7345(e)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or the Tax Court'' and inserting ``, or 
     against the Commissioner in the Tax Court,'', and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, the court first acquiring 
     jurisdiction over such an action shall have sole 
     jurisdiction.''.
       (2) Section 7345(f) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(B)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 32101 of the 
     Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.

     SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND 
                   VETERANS HEALTH CARE CHOICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
                   2015.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 2004.--Section 6662(k) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Inconsistent Estate Basis Reporting.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `inconsistent estate basis' means any 
     portion of an underpayment attributable to the failure to 
     comply with section 1014(f).''.
       (b) Amendments Relating to Section 2008.--Section 
     9503(e)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``per gallon'' in subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting ``per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel (as 
     defined in section 4041(a)(2)(D))'', and
       (2) by striking ``per gallon'' in subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting ``per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline (as 
     defined in section 4041(a)(2)(C))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provision of the 
     Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice 
     Improvement Act of 2015 to which they relate.

     SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STEPHEN BECK, JR., ABLE ACT 
                   OF 2014.

       (a) Amendments Relating to Section 208.--Section 208(h) of 
     the Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014 is amended--
       (1) by striking so much as precedes ``made by this 
     section'' and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Effective Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments'',
       (2) by inserting ``, and statements required to be 
     furnished,'' after ``returns required to be filed'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to returns or claims for refund filed after 
     December 31, 2014.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 208 of the 
     Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014.

     SEC. 106. AMENDMENT RELATING TO AMERICAN TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT 
                   OF 2012.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 104.--Section 
     6211(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``subsection (i)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (i)(5)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 104 of the 
     American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

     SEC. 107. AMENDMENT RELATING TO UNITED STATES-KOREA FREE 
                   TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 501.--Section 501(b) of 
     the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
     Act is amended by striking ``returns required to be filed'' 
     and inserting ``documents prepared''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 501 of the United 
     States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

     SEC. 108. AMENDMENT RELATING TO SAFETEA-LU.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 11125.--Section 5681(b) 
     is amended by striking ``who has paid the special tax (or who 
     is exempt from payment of such special tax by reason of the 
     provisions of section 5113(a))'' and inserting ``who meets 
     the requirements of section 5121(a) and section 5124 (or who 
     is exempt from such requirements by reason of section 
     5121(b))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 11125 of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users.

     SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION 
                   ACT OF 2004.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 233.--Section 
     1361(c)(2)(B)(vi) is amended by striking ``a shareholder'' 
     and inserting ``the shareholder''.
       (b) Amendment Relating to Section 319.--Section 
     501(c)(12)(E) is amended by striking ``means the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission'' and all that follows and 
     inserting: ``means--
       ``(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any utility with respect to which all 
     of the electricity generated, transmitted, or distributed by 
     such utility is generated, transmitted, distributed, and 
     consumed in the same State, the State agency of such State 
     with the authority to regulate electric utilities.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 319 of the 
     American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

   TITLE II--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO PARTNERSHIP AUDIT RULES

     SEC. 201. SCOPE OF ADJUSTMENTS SUBJECT TO PARTNERSHIP AUDIT 
                   RULES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6241(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Partnership adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `partnership adjustment' means 
     any adjustment to a partnership-related item.
       ``(B) Partnership-related item.--The term `partnership-
     related item' means--
       ``(i) any item or amount with respect to the partnership 
     (without regard to whether or not such item or amount appears 
     on the partnership's return and including an imputed 
     underpayment and any item or amount relating to any 
     transaction with, basis in, or liability of, the partnership) 
     which is relevant (determined without regard to this 
     subchapter) in determining the tax liability of any person 
     under chapter 1, and
       ``(ii) any partner's distributive share of any item or 
     amount described in clause (i).''.
       (b) Coordination With Other Chapters.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6241 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Coordination with other chapters.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subchapter shall not apply with 
     respect to any tax imposed (including any amount required to 
     be deducted or withheld) under chapter 2, 2A, 3, or 4, except 
     that any partnership adjustment determined under this 
     subchapter for purposes of chapter 1 shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of determining any such tax to the 
     extent that such adjustment is relevant to such 
     determination.
       ``(B) Timing of withholding.--In the case of any tax 
     imposed (including any amount required to be deducted or 
     withheld) under chapter 3 or 4, which is determined with 
     respect to an adjustment described in subparagraph (A), such 
     tax--
       ``(i) shall be so determined with respect to the reviewed 
     year, and
       ``(ii) shall be so imposed (or so required to be deducted 
     or withheld) with respect to the adjustment year.
       ``(C) Statute of limitation on assessment.--For special 
     rule with respect to limitation on assessment of taxes under 
     chapter 2 or 2A which are attributable to any partnership 
     adjustment, see section 6501(c)(12).''.
       (2) Special rule.--Section 6501(c) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Certain taxes attributable to partnership 
     adjustments.--In the case of any partnership adjustment 
     determined under subchapter C of chapter 63, the period for 
     assessment of any tax imposed under chapter 2 or 2A which is 
     attributable to such adjustment shall not expire before the 
     date that is 1 year after--
       ``(A) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the decision 
     of a court in a proceeding brought under section 6234, such 
     decision becomes final, or
       ``(B) in any other case, 90 days after the date on which 
     the notice of the final partnership adjustment is mailed 
     under section 6231.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6211(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Coordination With Subchapter C.--In determining the 
     amount of any deficiency for purposes of this subchapter, 
     adjustments to partnership-related items shall be made only 
     as provided in subchapter C.''.
       (2) Section 6221(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Any adjustment to a partnership-related 
     item shall be determined, and any tax attributable thereto 
     shall be assessed and collected, and the applicability of any 
     penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount which relates 
     to an adjustment to any such item shall be determined, at the 
     partnership level, except to the extent otherwise provided in 
     this subchapter.''.
       (3) Section 6222(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--A partner shall, on the partner's 
     return, treat any partnership-related item in a manner which 
     is consistent with the treatment of such item on the 
     partnership return.''.
       (4) Section 6226(a)(2) is amended by striking ``any 
     adjustment to income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit'' and 
     inserting ``any adjustment to a partnership-related item''.
       (5) Section 6227(a) is amended by striking ``items of 
     income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the partnership'' 
     and inserting ``partnership-related items''.
       (6) Section 6231(a)(1) is amended by striking ``any item of 
     income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a partnership for 
     a partnership taxable year'' and inserting ``any partnership-
     related item for any partnership taxable year''.
       (7) Section 6234(c) is amended by striking ``all items of 
     income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the partnership'' 
     and inserting ``all partnership-related items''.
       (8) Section 7485(b) is amended by striking ``partnership 
     items'' and inserting ``partnership-related items (as defined 
     in section 6241)''.

     SEC. 202. DETERMINATION OF IMPUTED UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6225(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Determination of Imputed Underpayments.--For purposes 
     of this subchapter--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, any imputed underpayment with respect to any 
     reviewed year shall be determined by the Secretary by--
       ``(A) appropriately netting all partnership adjustments 
     with respect to such reviewed year, and

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       ``(B) applying the highest rate of tax in effect for the 
     reviewed year under section 1 or 11.
       ``(2) Adjustments to distributive shares of partners not 
     netted.--In the case of any adjustment which reallocates the 
     distributive share of any item from one partner to another, 
     such adjustment shall be taken into account by disregarding 
     so much of such adjustment as results in a decrease in the 
     amount of the imputed underpayment.
       ``(3) Adjustments separately netted by category.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1)(A), partnership adjustments for any 
     reviewed year shall first be separately determined (and 
     netted as appropriate) within each category of items that are 
     required to be taken into account separately under section 
     702(a) or other provision of this title.
       ``(4) Limitation on adjustments that may be taken into 
     account.--If any adjustment would (but for this paragraph)--
       ``(A) result in a decrease in the amount of the imputed 
     underpayment, and
       ``(B) could be subject to any additional limitation under 
     the provisions of this title (or not allowed, in whole or in 
     part, against ordinary income) if such adjustment were taken 
     into account by any person,
     such adjustment shall not be taken into account under 
     paragraph (1)(A) except to the extent otherwise provided by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (b) Modifications of Imputed Underpayments.--
       (1) Section 6225(c)(3) is amended by striking ``without 
     regard to the portion thereof'' and inserting ``without 
     regard to the portion of the adjustment''.
       (2) Section 6225(c)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``with 
     respect to any portion of the imputed underpayment'' and 
     inserting ``with respect to any portion of the adjustment''.
       (3) Section 6225(c)(5)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``without regard to the portion thereof'' and inserting 
     ``without regard to the portion of the adjustment''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6225(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--In the case of any adjustments by the 
     Secretary to any partnership-related items with respect to 
     any reviewed year of a partnership--
       ``(1) if such adjustments result in an imputed 
     underpayment, the partnership shall pay an amount equal to 
     such imputed underpayment in the adjustment year as provided 
     in section 6232, and
       ``(2) if such adjustments do not result in an imputed 
     underpayment, such adjustments shall be taken into account by 
     the partnership in the adjustment year.''.
       (2) Section 6225(c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Modification of adjustments not resulting in an 
     imputed underpayment.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures under which the adjustments described in 
     subsection (a)(2) may be modified in such manner as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.''.

     SEC. 203. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE TO FILING AMENDED RETURNS FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF MODIFYING IMPUTED UNDERPAYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6225(c)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Procedures for partners to take adjustments into 
     account.--
       ``(A) Amended returns of partners.--Such procedures shall 
     provide that if--
       ``(i) one or more partners file returns for the taxable 
     year of the partners which includes the end of the reviewed 
     year of the partnership (and for any taxable year with 
     respect to which any tax attribute is affected by reason of 
     any adjustment referred to in clause (ii)),
       ``(ii) such returns take into account all adjustments under 
     subsection (a) properly allocable to such partners (and the 
     effect of such adjustments on any tax attributes), and
       ``(iii) payment of any tax due is included with such 
     returns,
     then the imputed underpayment amount shall be determined 
     without regard to the portion of the adjustments so taken 
     into account.
       ``(B) Alternative procedure to filing amended returns.--
     Such procedures shall provide that, with respect to any 
     partner referred to in subparagraph (A), the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with respect 
     to adjustments properly allocable to such partner if, in lieu 
     of filing the returns described in such subparagraph--
       ``(i) the amounts described in subparagraph (A)(iii) are 
     paid by the partner,
       ``(ii) the partner agrees to take into account, in the form 
     and manner prescribed by the Secretary, the adjustments to 
     the tax attributes of such partner referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), and
       ``(iii) such partner provides, in the form and manner 
     specified by the Secretary (including, if the Secretary so 
     specifies, in the same form as on an amended return), such 
     information as the Secretary may require to carry out this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(C) Reallocation of distributive share.--In the case of 
     any adjustment which reallocates the distributive share of 
     any item from one partner to another, this paragraph shall 
     apply with respect to any such partner only if the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) are satisfied with 
     respect to all partners affected by such adjustment.
       ``(D) Application of statute of limitations.--In the case 
     of adjustments referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii), sections 
     6501 and 6511 shall not apply with respect to any return 
     filed for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i) or any amount paid 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(i).
       ``(E) Adjustments to tax attributes binding for affected 
     taxable years of partner.--The adjustments to the tax 
     attributes of any partner provided for in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) shall be binding with respect to the 
     taxable year of the partner which includes the end of the 
     reviewed year of the partnership and any taxable years for 
     which any tax attribute is affected by such adjustment. Any 
     failure to so treat any such tax attribute shall be treated 
     for purposes of this title in the same manner as a failure to 
     treat a partnership-related item in a manner which is 
     consistent with the treatment of such item on the partnership 
     return within the meaning of section 6222.
       ``(F) Application to partnerships and s corporations in 
     tiered structures.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any partnership any 
     partner of which is a partnership, subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     may apply with respect to any partner (hereafter in this 
     subparagraph referred to as the `relevant partner') in the 
     chain of ownership of such partnerships if--

       ``(I) such information as the Secretary may require is 
     furnished to the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this 
     paragraph with respect to such partnerships (including any 
     information the Secretary may require with respect to any 
     chain of ownership of the relevant partner), and
       ``(II) to such extent as the Secretary may require, each 
     partnership in the chain of ownership between the relevant 
     partner and the audited partnership satisfies the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B).

       ``(ii) Treatment of s corporations.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), an S corporation and its shareholders shall be treated 
     in the same manner as a partnership and its partners.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6201(a)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or payments under section 6225(c)(2)(B)(i))'' 
     after ``returns or lists''.

     SEC. 204. TREATMENT OF PASSTHROUGH PARTNERS IN TIERED 
                   STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6226(b) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Treatment of partnerships and s corporations in 
     tiered structures.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a partner which receives a statement 
     under subsection (a)(2) is a partnership or an S corporation, 
     such partner shall, with respect to the partner's share of 
     the adjustment--
       ``(i) file with the Secretary a partnership adjustment 
     tracking report which includes such information as the 
     Secretary may require, and
       ``(ii)(I) furnish statements under rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (a)(2), or
       ``(II) if no such statements are furnished, compute and pay 
     an imputed underpayment under rules similar to the rules of 
     section 6225 (other than paragraphs (2), (7), and (9) of 
     subsection (c) thereof).
       ``(B) Due date.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), with 
     respect to a partner's share of the adjustment, the 
     partnership adjustment tracking report shall be filed, and 
     the imputed underpayment shall be paid or statements shall be 
     furnished, not later than the due date for the return for the 
     adjustment year of the audited partnership.
       ``(C) Partnership payment of tax if elected out of 
     subchapter.--In the case of a partnership which has elected 
     the application of section 6221(b) with respect to the 
     taxable year of the partnership which includes the end of the 
     reviewed year of the audited partnership, this paragraph 
     shall apply notwithstanding such election.
       ``(D) Audited partnership.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `audited partnership' means, with respect to any 
     partner described in subparagraph (A), the partnership in the 
     chain of ownership originally electing the application of 
     this section.
       ``(E) Treatment of trusts.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such rules as may be necessary with respect to trusts which 
     receive a statement under subsection (a)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6226(b)(1) is amended by striking ``Each 
     partner's'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
     (4), each partner's''.
       (2) Section 6226(c)(2) is amended by inserting ``or which 
     is described in subsection (b)(4)(A)(ii)(I),'' after ``is 
     elected,''.

     SEC. 205. TREATMENT OF FAILURE OF PARTNERSHIP TO PAY IMPUTED 
                   UNDERPAYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6232 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Failure to Pay Imputed Underpayment.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any amount of any imputed 
     underpayment to which section 6225 applies or any specified 
     similar amount (or any interest or penalties with respect to 
     any such amount) has not been paid by the date which is 10 
     days after the date on which the Secretary provides notice 
     and demand for such payment--
       ``(A) section 6621(a)(2)(B) shall be applied by 
     substituting `5 percentage points' for `3 percentage points' 
     with respect to such amount, and
       ``(B) the Secretary may assess upon each partner of the 
     partnership (determined as of the close of the adjustment 
     year or, if the partnership has ceased to exist as of such 
     time, the former partners of the partnership as determined 
     for purposes of section 6241(7))

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     a tax equal to such partner's proportionate share of such 
     amount (including any such interest or penalties, determined 
     after application of subparagraph (A)).
       ``(2) Specified similar amount.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `specified similar amount' means--
       ``(A) the amount described in subclause (II) of section 
     6226(b)(4)(A)(ii) (including any failure to satisfy the 
     requirement of subclause (I) of such section which is treated 
     as a failure to pay such amount under section 6651(i)), and
       ``(B) any amount assessed under paragraph (1)(B) upon a 
     partner which is a partnership.
       ``(3) Proportionate share.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     a partner's proportionate share is such percentage as the 
     Secretary may determine on the basis of such partner's 
     distributive share. The Secretary shall make determinations 
     under the preceding sentence such that the aggregate 
     proportionate shares so determined total 100 percent.
       ``(4) Coordination with partnership liability.--The 
     liability of the partnership for any amount with respect to 
     which a partner is made liable under paragraph (1) shall be 
     reduced upon payment by the partner of such amount. Paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to any amount after the 
     date on which such amount is paid by the partnership.
       ``(5) S corporations.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     S corporation and its shareholders shall be treated in the 
     same manner as a partnership and its partners.
       ``(6) Rules related to assessment and collection.--
       ``(A) Deficiency procedures not applicable.--Subchapter B 
     shall not apply to any assessment or collection under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Limitation on assessment.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subtitle, no assessment may be made (or 
     proceeding in court begun without assessment) with respect to 
     any partner with respect to an amount under paragraph (1) 
     after the date which is 2 years after the date on which the 
     Secretary provides the notice and demand referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to such amount.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6501(c)(4)(A) is amended 
     by striking ``in this section''.

     SEC. 206. OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO PARTNERSHIP 
                   AUDIT RULES.

       (a) Limitation on Amendment of Statements Furnished to 
     Partners Not Applicable to Partnerships Electing Out of 
     Partnership Audit Rules.--Section 6031(b) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``Information required to be furnished by the partnership 
     under this subsection may not be amended after the due date 
     of the return under subsection (a) to which such information 
     relates, except--
       ``(1) in the case of a partnership which has elected the 
     application of section 6221(b) for the taxable year,
       ``(2) as provided in the procedures under section 6225(c),
       ``(3) with respect to statements under section 6226, or
       ``(4) as otherwise provided by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Administrative Adjustment Request and Partnership 
     Adjustment Tracking Report Not Treated as Amended Return for 
     Purposes of Modification of Imputed Underpayments.--Section 
     6225(c)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) Adjustments not treated as amended return.--An 
     administrative adjustment request under section 6227 and a 
     partnership adjustment tracking report under section 
     6226(b)(4)(A) shall not be treated as a return for purposes 
     of this paragraph.''.
       (c) Authority to Require e-filing of Materials in 
     Connection With Modification of Imputed Underpayments, etc.--
     Section 6241, as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) Authority to require electronic filing.--
     Notwithstanding section 6011(e), the Secretary may require 
     that anything required to be filed or submitted under section 
     6225(c), or to be furnished to or filed with the Secretary 
     under section 6226, be so filed, submitted, or furnished by 
     magnetic media or in other machine-readable form.''.
       (d) Clarification of Assessment Authority.--Section 6226(a) 
     is amended by inserting ``(and no assessment of tax, levy, or 
     proceeding in any court for the collection of such 
     underpayment shall be made against such partnership)'' after 
     ``section 6225 shall not apply with respect to such 
     underpayment''.
       (e) Treatment of Partnership Adjustments That Result in 
     Decrease in Tax in Case of Election to Push Out 
     Adjustments.--Section 6226(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``increased'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``adjusted'',
       (2) by striking ``adjustment amounts'' each place it 
     appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``correction 
     amounts'',
       (3) by striking ``increase'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``increase or decrease'',
       (4) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (2)(A) and 
     inserting ``and'', and
       (5) by striking ``Adjustment amounts'' in the heading of 
     paragraph (2) and inserting ``Correction amounts''.
       (f) Coordination of Statute of Limitation on Filing 
     Administration Adjustment Request With Adjustments Related to 
     Foreign Tax Credits.--Section 6227 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Coordination With Adjustments Related to Foreign Tax 
     Credits.--The Secretary shall issue regulations or other 
     guidance which provide for the proper coordination of this 
     section and section 905(c).''.
       (g) Clarification of Assessment of Imputed Underpayments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6232(a) is amended by striking 
     ``except that in the case of'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``except that--
       ``(1) subchapter B of chapter 63 shall not apply, and
       ``(2) in the case of an administrative adjustment request 
     to which section 6227(b)(1) applies, the underpayment shall 
     be paid and may be assessed when the request is filed.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6232(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``assessment of a deficiency'' and 
     inserting ``assessment of an imputed underpayment'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new flush matter:
     ``The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of a 
     specified similar amount (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(2)).''.
       (h) Time Limitation for Notice of Proposed Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6231 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Timing of Notices.--
       ``(1) Notice of proposed partnership adjustment.--Any 
     notice of a proposed partnership adjustment shall not be 
     mailed later than the date determined under section 6235 
     (determined without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     subsection (a) thereof).
       ``(2) Notice of final partnership adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except to the extent that the 
     partnership elects to waive the application of this 
     subparagraph, any notice of a final partnership adjustment 
     shall not be mailed earlier than 270 days after the date on 
     which the notice of the proposed partnership adjustment is 
     mailed.
       ``(B) Statute of limitations on adjustment.--For the period 
     of limitations on making adjustments, see section 6235.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6231(a) is amended by 
     striking ``Any notice of a final partnership adjustment'' and 
     all that follows through ``Such notices'' and inserting ``Any 
     notice of a final partnership adjustment''.
       (i) Deposit to Suspend Interest on Imputed Underpayment.--
     Section 6233 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Deposit to Suspend Interest.--For rules allowing 
     deposits to suspend running of interest on potential 
     underpayments, see section 6603.''.
       (j) Deposit to Meet Jurisdictional Requirement.--The first 
     sentence of section 6234(b) is amended by striking ``the 
     amount of the imputed underpayment (as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition)'' and inserting ``the amount of (as 
     of the date of the filing of the petition) the imputed 
     underpayment, penalties, additions to tax, and additional 
     amounts with respect to such imputed underpayment''.
       (k) Corrections Related to Period of Limitation on Making 
     Adjustments.--
       (1) Section 6235(a) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 905(c)'' after ``Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section'', and
       (B) by striking ``subpart'' and inserting ``subchapter''.
       (2) Section 6235(a)(3) is amended by striking ``section 
     6225(c)(7)'' and inserting ``section 6225(c)(7))''.
       (3) Section 6235(c)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     6501(e)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
     section 6501(e)(1)''.
       (4) Section 6235(c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(5) Information required to be reported.--In the case of 
     a partnership that is required to report any information 
     described in section 6501(c)(8), the time for making any 
     adjustment under this subchapter with respect to any tax 
     return, event, or period to which such information relates 
     shall not expire before the date that is determined under 
     section 6501(c)(8).
       ``(6) Listed transactions.--If a partnership fails to 
     include on any return or statement any information with 
     respect to a listed transaction as described in section 
     6501(c)(10), the time for making any adjustment under this 
     subchapter with respect to such transaction shall not expire 
     before the date that is determined under section 
     6501(c)(10).''.
       (5) Section 6235 is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (l) Treatment of Special Enforcement Matters.--Section 
     6241, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Treatment of special enforcement matters.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of partnership-related items 
     which involve special enforcement matters, the Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations pursuant to which--
       ``(i) this subchapter (or any portion thereof) does not 
     apply to such items, and

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       ``(ii) such items are subject to such special rules 
     (including rules related to assessment and collection) as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary for the effective and 
     efficient enforcement of this title.
       ``(B) Special enforcement matters.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `special enforcement matters' 
     means--
       ``(i) failure to comply with the requirements of section 
     6226(b)(4)(A)(ii),
       ``(ii) assessments under section 6851 (relating to 
     termination assessments of income tax) or section 6861 
     (relating to jeopardy assessments of income, estate, gift, 
     and certain excise taxes),
       ``(iii) criminal investigations,
       ``(iv) indirect methods of proof of income,
       ``(v) foreign partners or partnerships, and
       ``(vi) other matters that the Secretary determines by 
     regulation present special enforcement considerations.''.
       (m) United States Shareholders and Certain Other Persons 
     Treated as Partners.--Section 6241, as amended by the 
     preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) United states shareholders and certain other persons 
     treated as partners.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by the 
     Secretary, in the case of any controlled foreign corporation 
     (as defined in section 957 or 953(c)(1)) which is a partner 
     of a partnership, each United States shareholder (as defined 
     in section 951(b) or 953(c)(1)) with respect to such 
     controlled foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes 
     of this subchapter as a partner of such partnership. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, any distributive share of 
     any such United States shareholder with respect to such 
     partnership shall, except as otherwise provided by the 
     Secretary, be equal to such United States shareholder's pro 
     rata share with respect to such controlled foreign 
     corporation (determined under rules similar to the rules of 
     section 951(a)(2)).
       ``(B) Passive foreign investment companies.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), in the case of a passive foreign 
     investment company (as defined in section 1297), each 
     taxpayer that makes an election under section 1295 with 
     respect to such company shall be treated in the same manner 
     as United States shareholders under subparagraph (A), except 
     that such taxpayer's pro rata share with respect to the 
     passive foreign investment company shall be determined under 
     rules similar to the rules of section 1293(b).
       ``(C) Regulations or other guidance.--The Secretary shall 
     issue such regulations or other guidance as is necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, 
     including regulations which apply the rules of subparagraph 
     (A) in similar circumstances or with respect to similarly 
     situated persons.''.
       (n) Penalties Related to Administrative Adjustment Requests 
     and Partnership Adjustment Tracking Reports.--
       (1) Failure to pay.--Section 6651 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by 
     inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Application to Imputed Underpayment.--For purposes of 
     this section, any failure to comply with section 
     6226(b)(4)(A)(ii) shall be treated as a failure to pay the 
     amount described in subclause (II) thereof and such amount 
     shall be treated for purposes of this section as an amount 
     shown as tax on a return specified in subsection (a)(1).''.
       (2) Failure to file partnership adjustment tracking 
     report.--Section 6698(a) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``, 
     or a partnership adjustment tracking report under section 
     6226(b)(4)(A),'' after ``under section 6031'',
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, or such report,'' 
     after ``such return'', and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``or a report'' after ``a return'', and
       (ii) by inserting ``or 6226(b)(4)(A), respectively'' before 
     the comma at the end.
       (3) Tax return preparer related penalties.--Section 
     6696(e)(1) is amended by inserting ``, any administrative 
     adjustment request under section 6227, and any partnership 
     adjustment tracking report under section 6226(b)(4)(A)'' 
     before the period at the end.
       (4) Frivolous tax submissions.--Section 6702 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Partnership Adjustments.--An administrative 
     adjustment request under section 6227 and a partnership 
     adjustment tracking report under section 6226(b)(4)(A) shall 
     be treated as a return for purposes of this section.''.
       (o) Adjusted Schedule K-1 Treated as Payee Statement.--
     Section 6724(d)(2) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end 
     of subparagraph (HH), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (II) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (II) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(JJ) section 6226(a)(2) (relating to statements relating 
     to alternative to payment of imputed underpayment by 
     partnership) or under any other provision of this title which 
     provides for the application of rules similar to such 
     section.''.
       (p) Other Clerical Corrections.--
       (1) Section 6225(c)(7) is amended by striking ``submitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``filed or 
     submitted under this subsection''.
       (2) Section 6227(b) is amended by striking ``is made'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``is filed''.
       (3) Section 6227(b)(1) is amended by striking ``paragraphs 
     (2), (6), and (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (7), and 
     (9)''.
       (4) Section 6232(b) is amended by striking ``this chapter'' 
     and inserting ``this subtitle (other than subchapter B of 
     this chapter)''.
       (5) Section 6232(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``a item'' 
     and inserting ``an item''.
       (6) Section 6232(e) is amended by striking ``thereof''.
       (7) Section 6241(5) is amended by striking ``sections 
     6234'' and inserting ``section 6234''.
       (8) Section 7485(b) is amended by striking ``a partner'' 
     and inserting ``the partnership''.
       (9) The heading of the first part of subchapter C of 
     chapter 63 is amended to read as follows:

                        ``PART I--IN GENERAL''.

       (10) The heading of the second part of subchapter C of 
     chapter 63 is amended to read as follows:

                 ``PART II--PARTNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS''.

       (11) The heading of the third part of subchapter C of 
     chapter 63 is amended to read as follows:

                        ``PART III--PROCEDURE''.

       (12) The heading of the fourth part of subchapter C of 
     chapter 63 is amended to read as follows:

              ``PART IV--DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES''.

     SEC. 207. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this title shall take effect as if 
     included in section 1101 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2015.

                      TITLE III--OTHER CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 
                   2015.

       (a) Amendments Relating to Section 1101.--
       (1) Section 6011(e) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Special rules for partnerships.--
       ``(A) Partnerships permitted to be required to file on 
     magnetic media.--In the case of a partnership, paragraph 
     (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting for `250' the 
     following amount:
       ``(i) In the case of returns and statements relating to 
     calendar year 2018, `200'.
       ``(ii) In the case of returns and statements relating to 
     calendar year 2019, `150'.
       ``(iii) In the case of returns and statements relating to 
     calendar year 2020, `100'.
       ``(iv) In the case of returns and statements relating to 
     calendar year 2021, `50'.
       ``(v) In the case of returns and statements relating to 
     calendar years after 2021, `20'.
       ``(B) Partnerships required to file on magnetic media.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall require partnerships having more than 100 
     partners to file returns on magnetic media.''.
       (2) Section 6011(e)(2) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 1101 of the 
     Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

     SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 
                   2005.

       (a) Amendments Relating to Section 1253.--
       (1) Subclause (II) of section 168(e)(3)(B)(vi) is amended 
     by striking ``is a qualifying small power production 
     facility'' and all that follows and inserting ``has a power 
     production capacity of not greater than 80 megawatts, or''.
       (2) The last sentence of section 168(e)(3)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``clause (vi)(I)'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``subclause (I) or (II) of clause (vi) by reason of 
     being public utility property.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

              TITLE IV--CLERICAL CORRECTIONS AND DEADWOOD

     SEC. 401. CLERICAL CORRECTIONS AND DEADWOOD-RELATED 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Clerical Corrections.--
       (1) The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is amended by 
     moving the item relating to subchapter R before the item 
     relating to subchapter S.
       (2)(A) Sections 22(c)(3)(A)(i)(III), 104(b)(2)(D), 
     140(a)(3), and 149(b)(3)(A)(i) are each amended by striking 
     ``Veterans' Administration'' and inserting ``Department of 
     Veterans Affairs''.
       (B) The heading of section 4980H(c)(2)(F) is amended by 
     striking ``Veterans administration'' and inserting 
     ``Department of veterans affairs''.
       (C) Section 6050H(h)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``Veterans Administration'' and inserting ``Department of 
     Veterans Affairs''.
       (3) Section 24(d) is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) 
     as paragraph (3).
       (4) Section 25C(b)(2) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (c)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(3)(B)''.
       (5) Section 25C(d)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a comma, and
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``, and''.
       (6) Section 25C(g)(2) is amended by striking ``2017..'' and 
     inserting ``2017.''.

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       (7) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 41 which 
     relates to the employee stock ownership credit, and
       (B) by moving the item relating to section 45K after the 
     item relating to section 45J.
       (8) Section 38(b)(34) is amended by adding a comma at the 
     end.
       (9) The heading of section 40(g)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``Aggregration'' and inserting ``Aggregation''.
       (10) The heading of section 42(e)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``etc,'' and inserting ``etc.,''.
       (11)(A) Section 42(d)(4)(C)(i) is amended by striking ``as 
     defined in paragraph (5)(C)'' and inserting ``as defined in 
     paragraph (5)(B)(ii)''.
       (B) Section 42(f)(5)(B)(ii)(I) is amended by striking 
     ``(d)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``(d)(6)(B)''.
       (C) Section 42(k)(2)(B) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(d)(6)(B)'' and inserting ``(d)(6)(C)'', 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``building..'' in clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``building.''.
       (D) Section 42(m)(1)(B)(ii)(III) is amended by striking 
     ``as defined in subsection (d)(5)(C)'' and inserting ``as 
     defined in subsection (d)(5)(B)(ii)''.
       (12) Section 42(h)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting ``, and''.
       (13) Section 42(i)(3)(D)(ii)(I) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end.
       (14) Section 45(c)(6) is amended by striking ``section 
     2(27)'' and inserting ``section 1004(27)''.
       (15) Section 45(c)(7)(A)(i)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``for purpose'' and inserting ``for the purpose''.
       (16) Section 45(c)(7)(A)(i)(III) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``, or''.
       (17) Section 45C(b)(2)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``; and'' and inserting ``, and''.
       (18) Section 45D(f)(1)(F) is amended by adding ``, and'' at 
     the end.
       (19) Section 45H(d) is amended by striking ``purposes 
     this'' and inserting ``purposes of this''.
       (20) Section 48(a)(1) is amended by striking ``(3)(B), and 
     (4)(B)'' and inserting ``and (3)(B)''.
       (21) Section 48(a)(6)(B) is amended by striking ``property 
     energy property'' and inserting ``energy property''.
       (22) Section 48(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``equal 
     $200'' and inserting ``equal to $200''.
       (23) Section 48(d)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``shall'' in the matter that precedes 
     subparagraph (A), and
       (B) by inserting ``shall'' before ``not'' in subparagraph 
     (A).
       (24) Section 49(a)(1)(D)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``share-holder'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``shareholder''.
       (25) Section 50(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting a semicolon.
       (26) Section 51(c)(4) is amended by adding a period at the 
     end.
       (27) Section 51(d)(3)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by adding a 
     comma at the end.
       (28) Section 51(d)(8) is amended by striking ``food stamp 
     recipient'' in the heading thereof and inserting 
     ``supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     recipient''.
       (29) Section 51(i)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``entity,'' 
     and inserting ``entity''.
       (30) Section 58(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``461(j)'' 
     and inserting ``461(k)''.
       (31) Section 62(a)(20) is amended by inserting a comma 
     after ``United States Code''.
       (32) Section 62(e)(1) is amended by striking ``(2 U.S.C. 
     1202)'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b)''.
       (33) Section 68(b)(2) is amended by striking ``shall be 
     shall be'' and inserting ``shall be''.
       (34) The heading of section 82 is amended by striking ``for 
     expenses of moving'' and inserting ``of moving expenses''.
       (35) The heading of section 84 is amended by striking 
     ``political organization'' and inserting ``political 
     organizations''.
       (36) Section 105(h)(7)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A))''.
       (37) Section 125(e)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs'' and inserting ``subparagraph''.
       (38) Section 132(c)(4) is amended by striking ``peforming'' 
     and inserting ``performing''.
       (39) Section 134(b)(6) is amended by striking ``an combat'' 
     and inserting ``a combat''.
       (40) Section 137(c) is amended by striking ``section 514'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting ``section 541''.
       (41) Section 139(c)(2) is amended by striking ``federally'' 
     and inserting ``a federally''.
       (42) Section 139E(c)(1) is amended by striking ``(43 U.S.C. 
     1601, et seq.)'' and inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)''.
       (43) Section 139E(c)(3) is amended by striking ``2013'' and 
     inserting ``2014''.
       (44) Section 3(a) of the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion 
     Act of 2014 is amended by striking ``subsection'' and 
     inserting ``section''.
       (45) Section 4(c) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``subsection'' and inserting ``section''.
       (46) The item relating to section 143 in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter B of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 143. Mortgage revenue bonds; qualified mortgage bond and 
              qualified veterans' mortgage bond.''.
       (47) Section 142(d)(2)(C) is amended by inserting 
     ``section'' before ``42(i)(3)(D)''.
       (48) Section 163(e)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by inserting 
     ``in'' before ``subsection (i)(1)(B)''.
       (49) Section 168(d)(3)(B)(i) is amended by inserting a 
     comma after ``real property''.
       (50) Section 168(e)(3)(C)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``and''.
       (51) Section 169(d)(5)(B) is amended by inserting ``a'' 
     before ``facility''.
       (52) Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) is amended by inserting 
     ``National'' before ``Agricultural''.
       (53) Section 172(d)(5) is amended by striking ``section 
     243'' and inserting ``sections 243''.
       (54) Section 179D(d)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``which'' 
     and inserting ``such that''.
       (55) Section 219(f)(1) is amended by striking ``term 
     compensation includes'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``term `compensation' includes''.
       (56) Section 219(g)(8) is amended by striking ``shall each 
     be'' and inserting ``shall be''.
       (57) Section 223(c)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``section 
     1871'' and inserting ``section 1861''.
       (58) Section 223(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     213(d)'' and inserting ``section 213(d))''.
       (59) The item relating to section 280H in the table of 
     sections for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 280H. Limitation on certain amounts paid to employee-owners by 
              personal service corporations electing alternative 
              taxable years.''.
       (60) Subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 263(a)(1) are 
     each amended by striking the semicolon at the end and 
     inserting a comma.
       (61) Section 263(a)(1) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (I) through (L) as subparagraphs (H) through 
     (K), respectively.
       (62) Section 280C(a) is amended by striking ``and 
     1396(a),'' and inserting ``1396(a),''.
       (63) The heading of section 331 is amended by striking 
     ``shareholders'' and inserting ``shareholder''.
       (64) Section 338(h)(3)(A)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``paragaraph'' and inserting ``paragraph''.
       (65) The second sentence of section 355(h)(2)(B) is amended 
     by striking ``of assets''.
       (66) The heading of subpart C of part III of subchapter C 
     of chapter 1 is amended by striking ``Corporation'' and 
     inserting ``Corporations''.
       (67) Section 362(a) is amended by striking the comma after 
     ``acquired''.
       (68) Section 368(a)(2)(F)(vii) is amended by striking ``(15 
     U.S.C. 80a-2(36))'' and inserting ``(15 U.S.C. 80a-
     2(a)(36))''.
       (69) Section 401(a)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``determination).;'' and inserting ``determination));''.
       (70) Section 401(a)(15) is amended by striking ``a trust'' 
     and inserting ``A trust''.
       (71) Section 401(a)(32)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     section'' both places it appears and inserting ``section''.
       (72) Section 401(c)(2)(A)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``sections 3121(d)(3)(A), (C), or (D), without regard to 
     paragraph (2) of section 1402(c)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 3121(d)(3), 
     without regard to section 1402(c)(2)''.
       (73) Section 402(i) is amended by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A) of subsection (d)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (e)(4)(D)(i)''.
       (74) Section 404A(c)(4)(B) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end.
       (75) Section 408(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``or'' after 
     ``subsection (d)(3)''.
       (76) Section 408(m)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``section 
     7'' and inserting ``section 5''.
       (77) Section 408A(d)(3)(B) is amended by adding a period at 
     the end.
       (78) Section 408A(e)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``the 
     subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (79) Section 409(n)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``securities,,,'' and inserting ``securities,''.
       (80) Section 409A(b)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon at the end and inserting a comma.
       (81) The item relating to section 413 in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 413. Collectively bargained plans, etc.''.
       (82) Section 411(a)(4)(A) is amended by striking the comma 
     at the end and inserting a semicolon.
       (83) Section 412(c)(1)(A) is amended by adding a period at 
     the end.
       (84) Section 412(c)(4)(B) is amended by inserting 
     ``section'' before ``433(d)''.
       (85) Section 412(c)(7)(B)(iii) is amended by striking the 
     comma after ``subchapter D''.
       (86) Section 413(b)(6) is amended by striking ``and the 
     last sentence of section 4971(a)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``and section 4971(e)''.
       (87) Section 414(l)(2)(G) is amended by striking ``banks'' 
     in the heading thereof and inserting ``depository 
     institutions''.
       (88) Section 414(u)(6) is amended by striking ``section 
     457(b))'' and inserting ``section 457(b)))''.
       (89) Section 414(x)(1) is amended by striking ``are'' and 
     inserting ``is''.
       (90) Section 414(y)(1)(C)(i) is amended by striking ``of 
     such Code''.
       (91) Section 414(y)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph'' and inserting ``subparagraphs''.

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       (92) Section 418E is amended by striking ``subsection 
     432(b)(2)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 
     432(b)(2)''.
       (93) Section 418E(d)(1), as amended by the preceding 
     paragraph, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 432(b)(2),,'' and inserting 
     ``section 432(b)(2),'',
       (B) by striking ``section 432(b)(2),)'' and inserting 
     ``section 432(b)(2))'', and
       (C) by striking ``compare the value of plan assets'' and 
     all that follows through ``for that plan year with'' and 
     inserting ``compare the value of plan assets for that plan 
     year with''.
       (94) Section 418E(e)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) notify the Secretary and the parties described in 
     section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 of that determination, and''.
       (95) The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to subpart 
     C and inserting the following:

                    ``subpart c--insolvent plans''.

       (96) Section 419A(c)(6)(B) is amended by striking ``(42 
     U.S.C. 300gg-91(d)(3))'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 300gg-
     91(d)(3)))''.
       (97) Section 420(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (e)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (e)(1)(E)''.
       (98) Section 424(g) is amended by striking ``section 
     422(a)(2)'' and inserting ``sections 422(a)(2)''.
       (99) Section 430(c)(7)(E)(v)(II) is amended by inserting 
     ``the'' after ``title I of''.
       (100) Section 430(h)(2)(F) is amended by striking ``section 
     417(e)(3)(D)(i)'' and inserting ``section 417(e)(3)(D)''.
       (101) Section 431(d)(2)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``this 
     Act'' and inserting ``the Pension Protection Act of 2006''.
       (102) Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking ``in 
     endangered status for such plan year'' and all that follows 
     through ``, whether or not'' and inserting the following: 
     ``in endangered status for such plan year, or would be in 
     endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), 
     whether or not''.
       (103) Section 432(b)(3)(B) is amended by redesignating the 
     clause (iv) relating to projections of critical and declining 
     status as clause (v).
       (104) Section 432(b)(3)(D)(iv) is amended by inserting a 
     comma after ``Labor''.
       (105) Section 432(e)(8)(C)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``the Secretary shall'' and inserting ``The Secretary 
     shall''.
       (106) So much of the text of section 432(f)(3) as precedes 
     subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: ``During the 
     period beginning on the date of the certification under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending 
     on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan--''.
       (107) Section 432(g)(1) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (e)(9))'' and inserting ``subsection (e)(9)''.
       (108) Section 433(c)(5)(C)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting 
     ``of such Act'' after ``title IV''.
       (109)(A) The heading for section 433 is amended by 
     inserting ``for csec plans'' after ``funding standards''.
       (B) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 433. Minimum funding standards for CSEC plans.''.
       (110) The item relating to section 436 in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter D of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 436. Funding-based limits on benefits and benefit accruals under 
              single-employer plans.''.
       (111) The heading of section 453B is amended by striking 
     ``loss disposition'' and inserting ``loss on disposition''.
       (112) Section 457(f)(4)(C)(i) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 9101'' and inserting ``section 
     8101'', and
       (B) by striking ``7801),'' and inserting ``7801)),''.
       (113) Section 457A(d)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``case a foreign'' and inserting ``case of 
     a foreign'', and
       (B) by striking ``had been'' and inserting ``been''.
       (114) Section 458(b)(9) is amended by striking 
     ``Repurchased'' in the heading thereof and inserting 
     ``Repurchase''.
       (115) Section 458(c)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``regulations prescribed'' and inserting ``regulations 
     prescribe''.
       (116) Section 460(b)(2)(A) is amended by inserting a comma 
     after ``first''.
       (117)(A) Section 461 is amended by redesignating the second 
     subsection (j) (relating to farming syndicate defined) as 
     subsection (k).
       (B) Section 461(i)(4) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (j)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)''.
       (118) The heading of section 464 is amended by inserting 
     ``expenses'' after ``farming''.
       (119) Section 464(d)(2)(B)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (c)(2)(E)'' and inserting ``section 
     461(k)(2)(E)''.
       (120) Section 470(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``clause 
     (ii)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
       (121) The item relating to part VIII in the table of parts 
     for subchapter F of chapter 1 is amended to read as follows:

                ``Part VIII. Certain Savings Entities''.

       (122) Section 501(c)(14)(B)(iv) is amended by adding a 
     period at the end.
       (123) Section 501(c)(19)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``widows,,'' and inserting ``widows,''.
       (124) Section 501(f)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``section 
     115(a)'' and inserting ``section 115''.
       (125) The item relating to section 511 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter F of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 511. Imposition of tax on unrelated business income of 
              charitable, etc., organizations.''.
       (126) Section 512(b)(19)(H)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``clause (i)(II)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''.
       (127) Section 529(c)(6) is amended by striking ``an 
     Coverdell'' and inserting ``a Coverdell''.
       (128) Section 529(e)(3)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (i) and 
     inserting a comma, and
       (B) by adding ``, and'' at the end of clause (ii).
       (129) Section 529A(d)(4) is amended by striking ``Achieving 
     a Better Life Experience Act of 2014'' and inserting 
     ``Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014''.
       (130) Section 529A(e)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph section'' and inserting ``section''.
       (131) Section 530(d)(9)(B) is amended by striking ``by 
     the'' and inserting ``by''.
       (132) Section 542(c)(5) is amended by striking the comma at 
     the end and inserting a semicolon.
       (133) Section 542(c)(7) is amended by striking ``A small'' 
     and inserting ``a small''.
       (134) Section 543(a)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``section 563(d)'' and inserting ``section 563(c)''.
       (135) Section 543(d)(5)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``section 563(d)'' and inserting ``section 563(c)''.
       (136) Section 613A(c)(7)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``taxpayers'' and inserting ``taxpayer's''.
       (137) Section 642(c)(1) is amended by striking ``other 
     then'' and inserting ``other than''.
       (138) The item relating to section 661 in the table of 
     sections for subpart C of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 661. Deduction for estates and trusts accumulating income or 
              distributing corpus.''.
       (139) Section 706(b)(5) is amended by striking ``section 
     584(h)'' and inserting ``section 584(i)''.
       (140) Section 751(c) is amended by striking ``and, 
     sections'' both places it appears and inserting ``and 
     sections''.
       (141) Section 807(e)(5)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''.
       (142) Section 831(c) is amended by striking ``section 
     816(a)).'' and inserting ``section 816(a).''.
       (143) Section 832(b)(7)(E)(ii)(II) is amended by striking 
     the comma at the end and inserting a period.
       (144) Section 852(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``265,'' 
     and inserting ``265 and''.
       (145) Section 852(b)(2)(D) is amended by striking ``the 
     deduction'' and inserting ``The deduction''.
       (146) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 856(c)(7) are 
     each amended by striking ``paragraph (4)(B)(iii)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)(B)(iv)''.
       (147) Paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 856(m) 
     are each amended by striking ``subsection (c)(4)(B)(iii)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (c)(4)(B)(iv)''.
       (148) Section 857(b)(6)(J) is amended by striking ``section 
     856(c)(8)'' and inserting ``section 856(c)(10)''.
       (149) Section 860(f)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``decreased'' and inserting ``decrease''.
       (150) Section 860(i) is amended by striking ``willfull'' 
     and inserting ``willful''.
       (151) Section 860G(a)(3)(A)(iii)(III) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting a comma.
       (152) Section 864(d)(8) is amended by striking ``section 
     956(b)(3)'' and inserting ``section 956(c)(3)''.
       (153) Section 877(d)(4)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``in 
     957'' and inserting ``in section 957''.
       (154) Section 877A(g)(6) is amended by striking 
     ``220(e)(4)'' and inserting ``220(f)(4)''.
       (155) Section 897(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     871(B)(1)'' and inserting ``section 871(b)(1)''.
       (156) The heading of section 897(k)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``usrpi'' and inserting ``united states real 
     property interest''.
       (157) Section 904(d)(2)(B)(ii) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (E)(iii) or paragraph (3)(I),'', and
       (B) by inserting ``subparagraph (E)(ii), or paragraph 
     (3)(H),'' after ``Except as provided in clause (iii),''
       (158) Section 907(c)(3)(C) is amended by striking the 
     period after ``partnerships'' and inserting a comma.
       (159) Section 907(f)(1) is amended by striking ``year,'' 
     and inserting ``years,''.
       (160) Section 911(d)(8)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``(50 
     U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)'' and inserting ``(50 U.S.C. 4301 et 
     seq.)''.
       (161) Section 912(1)(B) is amended by striking ``(50 
     U.S.C., sec. 403e)'' and inserting ``(50 U.S.C. 3505)''.
       (162) Section 956(c)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``which 
     are not contracts described in section 953(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``which are contracts described in section 
     953(e)(2)''.
       (163) Section 956(e) is amended by striking ``provisons'' 
     and inserting ``provisions''.
       (164) Section 957(b) is amended by striking ``contracts 
     described in section 953(a)(1)'' and

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     inserting ``contracts not described in section 953(e)(2)''.
       (165) The heading of section 993 is amended by inserting 
     ``and special rules'' after ``definitions''.
       (166) Section 1016(a)(3)(D) is amended by inserting ``as in 
     effect prior to its repeal by the Tax Reform Act of 1986'' 
     before ``(or the corresponding provisions of prior income tax 
     laws)''.
       (167) Section 1033(h)(2) is amended by inserting ``is'' 
     before ``located''.
       (168) Section 1035(a)(1) is amended by striking ``; or'' 
     and inserting a semicolon.
       (169) Section 1059(d)(3) is amended by striking ``; except 
     that'' and all that follows and inserting ``and there shall 
     not be taken into account any day which is more than 2 years 
     after the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend.''.
       (170) Section 1092(a)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``with 
     respect other'' in the last sentence and inserting ``with 
     respect to other''.
       (171) Section 1092(c)(4)(E) is amended by striking ``(other 
     than subparagraph (B) thereof)''.
       (172) The item relating to section 1222 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 1222. Other terms relating to capital gains and losses.''.
       (173) The item relating to section 1252 in the table of 
     sections for part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 1252. Gain from disposition of farm land.''.
       (174) Section 1250(d)(3) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (9)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)''.
       (175) Section 1255(b)(2) is amended by striking ``170(e),'' 
     and inserting ``170(e)''.
       (176)(A) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 1256(e)(3) 
     are each amended by striking ``section 464(e)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``section 461(k)(4)''.
       (B) Section 1258(d)(5)(C) is amended by striking ``section 
     464(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 461(k)(4)''.
       (177) Section 1257(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 1201(4)'' and inserting ``section 
     1201(a)(7)'', and
       (B) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 3801(4)'' and inserting ``16 
     U.S.C. 3801(7)''.
       (178) Section 1257(c)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 1201(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     1201(a)(10)'', and
       (B) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 3801(6)'' and inserting ``16 
     U.S.C. 3801(10)''.
       (179) Section 1274(b)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
     6662(d)(2)(C)(ii)''.
       (180) Section 1276(a)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``871(a),,'' and inserting ``871(a),''.
       (181) Section 1278(b)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``871(a),,'' and inserting ``871(a),''.
       (182) Section 1286(f) is amended by striking ``and 
     305(e),'' and inserting ``and section 305(e),''.
       (183) Section 1291(e) is amended by striking ``subsections 
     (c) and (d) (e),'' and inserting ``subsections (c), (d), and 
     (e)''.
       (184) Section 1298(b)(5)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``section 951(f)'' and inserting ``section 951(c)''.
       (185) Section 1298(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``section 1296(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 1297(a)(2)''.
       (186) Section 1298(e)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``provisons'' and inserting ``provisions''.
       (187) Section 1355(f)(3) is amended by striking ``of 
     which'' and inserting ``on which''.
       (188) Section 1358(b)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     1352(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 1352(2)''.
       (189) Section 1358(c)(2) is amended by striking ``an 
     person's'' and inserting ``a person's''.
       (190) Sections 1361(f)(2), 1362(d)(3)(C)(v), and 
     4975(d)(16)(A) are each amended by striking ``1813(w)(1)),'' 
     and inserting ``1813(w)(1))),''.
       (191) Section 1362(f) is amended by striking ``may be 
     during'' and inserting ``may be, during''.
       (192) Section 1366(e) is amended by striking ``section 
     704(e)(3)'' and inserting ``section 704(e)(2)''.
       (193) Section 1368(f)(2) is amended by striking ``in 
     included'' and inserting ``is included''.
       (194) Section 1391(g)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``Interior'' and inserting ``the Interior''.
       (195) Section 1394(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection'' and inserting ``subsections''.
       (196) Section 1397C(d)(5)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) or (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) 
     or (B)''.
       (197) Section 1402(a)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 1233(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     1233(a)(2)'', and
       (B) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 3833(2)'' and inserting ``16 
     U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)''.
       (198) Section 1402(b) is amended by striking ``3211,.'' and 
     inserting ``3211.''.
       (199) The heading of section 1446 is amended by striking 
     ``withholding tax'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``withholding of tax''.
       (200) Section 2031(c)(1) is amended by striking all that 
     follows subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) $500,000.''.
       (201) Section 2031(c)(2) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (5)).'' and inserting ``paragraph (5))).''.
       (202) Section 2055(e)(3)(G) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (J)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (J))''.
       (203) Section 2106(a)(4) is amended by inserting 
     ``section'' before ``2058(a)''.
       (204) Section 2522(c)(1) is amended by striking ``to of 
     for'' and inserting ``to or for''.
       (205) Section 2523(g)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``noncharitable beneficiary'' and inserting ``beneficiary who 
     is not a charitable beneficiary''.
       (206) Section 2523(g)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``noncharitable'' and inserting ``charitable''.
       (207) Section 3101(a) is amended by adding a period at the 
     end.
       (208) Section 3111(e)(5)(B) is amended by inserting ``the'' 
     before ``meaning''.
       (209) Section 3121(b)(5)(B)(i)(V) is amended by striking 
     ``section 105(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 104(e)(2)''.
       (210) Section 3121(b)(5)(H)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``1997,''.
       (211) Section 3304(a)(4)(G)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``section 6402(f)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     6402(f)(4)(C)''.
       (212) Section 3306(b)(5)(F) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon at the end and inserting a comma.
       (213) Section 3306(c)(19) is amended by striking 
     ``Service'' and inserting ``service''.
       (214) Section 3306(u) is amended by striking ``25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)'' and inserting ``25 U.S.C. 5304(e)''.
       (215) Section 3306(v) is amended by striking ``this part'' 
     and inserting ``this section''.
       (216) Section 3309(d) is amended by striking ``25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)'' and inserting ``25 U.S.C. 5304(e)''.
       (217)(A) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4)(B), (5), (6), 
     (8)(A)(ii), (8)(B), (8)(D), (9), (10)(B), (11), (12)(A), 
     (12)(B), (12)(C), (13), (14), and (15) of section 3401(a) are 
     each amended by striking ``; or'' at the end and inserting a 
     comma.
       (B) Paragraphs (4)(A), (8)(A)(i), (8)(C), (10)(A), (12)(D), 
     and (22) of section 3401(a) are each amended by striking ``; 
     or'' at the end and inserting ``, or''.
       (C) Section 3401(a)(12)(E) is amended by striking ``, or'' 
     at the end and inserting a comma.
       (D) Paragraphs (16)(A), (16)(B), (17), (18), (19), (20), 
     and (21) of section 3401(a) are each amended by striking the 
     semicolon at the end and inserting a comma.
       (218) Section 3509(d)(1)(C) is amended by striking 
     ``sections'' and inserting ``section''.
       (219) Section 4051(a)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``Secretary.'' and inserting ``Secretary).''.
       (220) Section 4104(a)(1) is amended by striking ``section'' 
     and inserting ``sections''.
       (221) Section 4221(a) is amended by striking ``section 
     4051,'' and inserting ``section 4051''.
       (222) The item relating to part III in the table of parts 
     for subchapter C of chapter 33 is amended by striking 
     ``relating'' and inserting ``applicable''.
       (223) Section 4612(e)(2)(B)(ii)(I) is amended by striking 
     ``tranferred'' and inserting ``transferred''.
       (224) Section 4958(f)(1)(D) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a comma.
       (225) Section 4971(b) is amended by striking ``minimum 
     required contribution,'' and all that follows through 
     ``whichever is applicable'' and inserting the following: 
     ``minimum required contribution, accumulated funding 
     deficiency, or CSEC accumulated funding deficiency, whichever 
     is applicable''.
       (226) Section 4971(c)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``applicable and'' and inserting ``applicable, and''.
       (227) Section 4971(f) is amended by striking ``applicable 
     for'' and inserting ``applicable, for''.
       (228) Section 4971(g)(4)(C)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``section 432(i)(9)'' and inserting ``section 432(j)(9)''.
       (229) Section 4975(d)(3) is amended by striking ``an 
     leveraged'' and inserting ``a leveraged''.
       (230) Section 4975(d)(17) is amended by striking ``Any'' 
     and inserting ``any''.
       (231) Section 4975(d)(21) is amended by striking ``person 
     person'' and inserting ``person''.
       (232) Section 4975(f)(8)(C)(iv)(II) is amended by inserting 
     ``subsection'' before ``(d)(17)(A)(ii)''.
       (233) Section 4975(f)(8)(F)(i)(I) is amended by striking 
     ``adviser,'' and inserting ``adviser''.
       (234) Section 4975(f)(8)(F)(i)(V) is amended by inserting 
     ``of'' before ``the manner''.
       (235) Section 4980B(f)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     2162 of the Public Health Service Act'' and inserting 
     ``section 1928(h)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396s(h)(6))''.
       (236) Section 4980B(f)(5)(C)(iii) is amended by striking 
     ``section 2701(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 2704(c)(2)''.
       (237) Section 4980I(b)(3)(C)(iv) is amended by striking the 
     comma at the end and inserting a period.
       (238) Section 4980I(b)(3)(C)(v) is amended by striking 
     ``for for'' and inserting ``for''.
       (239) Section 5054(a)(3)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``sections'' and inserting ``section''.
       (240) Section 5066(d) is amended by striking ``section 
     5001(a)(5)'' and inserting ``section 5001(a)(4)''.
       (241) The item relating to subpart C in the table of 
     subparts for part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 is amended 
     to read as follows:

       ``subpart c. recordkeeping and registration by dealers''.

       (242) The item relating to section 5178 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 51 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec. 5178. Premises of distilled spirits plants.''.

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       (243) Section 5182 is amended by striking ``section 5112'' 
     and inserting ``section 5121''.
       (244) Section 5273(e)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     5001(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section 5001(a)(5)''.
       (245) Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     5001(a)(10)'' and inserting ``section 5001(a)(9)''.
       (246) Section 5392(f) is amended by striking ``section 
     17(a)(5)'' and inserting ``section 117(a)(5)''.
       (247) Section 5512 is amended by striking ``section 
     5001(a)(7)'' and inserting ``section 5001(a)(6)''.
       (248) Section 5601(a)(15) is amended by striking 
     ``Withdraws,'' and inserting ``withdraws,''.
       (249) The heading of section 5603 is amended by inserting a 
     comma after ``returns''.
       (250) Section 5701(e) is amended by striking 
     ``manufacturered'' and inserting ``manufactured''.
       (251) The item relating to section 5847 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 53 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 5847. Effect on other laws.''.
       (252) Section 5847 is amended by striking ``section 414 of 
     the Mutual Security Act of 1954'' and inserting ``section 38 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)''.
       (253) The item relating to section 5852 in the table of 
     sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 53 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 5852. General transfer and making tax exemption.''.
       (254) The item relating to section 5853 in the table of 
     sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 53 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 5853. Transfer and making tax exemption available to certain 
              governmental entities.''.
       (255) Section 6012(a)(6) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
     the end.
       (256) Section 6012(a)(7) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; and''.
       (257) Section 6012(a)(8) is amended by striking ``section 
     63(c)(2)(D).'' and inserting ``section 63(c)(2)(C);''.
       (258) Section 6033(b)(15) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``, and''.
       (259) Section 6039(d)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) the term `employee stock purchase plan', see section 
     423(b).''.
       (260) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 6041 the following new item:

``Sec. 6041A. Returns regarding payments of remuneration for services 
              and direct sales.''.
       (261) The item relating to section 6050I in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 6050I. Returns relating to cash received in trade or business, 
              etc.''.
       (262) The item relating to section 6050W in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 6050W. Returns relating to payments made in settlement of 
              payment card and third party network transactions.''.
       (263) Section 6050H(h)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``Rural Housing Administration'' and inserting ``Rural 
     Housing Service''.
       (264) Section 6058(e) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
     and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), respectively.
       (265) Section 6059(b)(3)(B) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the requirements'' and inserting ``that 
     the requirements'', and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     comma.
       (266) Section 6091(b)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end.
       (267) Section 6103(l)(7) is amended by striking ``of 1977'' 
     in the heading thereof.
       (268) Section 6103(l)(10)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``request made under subsection (f)(5)'' and inserting 
     ``notice submitted under subsection (f)(5)(C)''.
       (269) Section 6103(l)(10) is amended by striking so much of 
     subparagraph (B) as precedes ``Any'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--(i)''.
       (270) Section 6103(l)(16)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection 6103(b)(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     6103(b)(6)''.
       (271) Section 6103(p)(3)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections'' and inserting ``subsection''.
       (272) Section 6103(p)(3)(C)(ii) is amended by striking the 
     comma at the end and inserting a period.
       (273) Section 6103(p)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``7(A)(ii)'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``(7)(A)(ii)''.
       (274) Section 6103(p)(4)(F)(ii) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subsections'' and inserting 
     ``subsection'', and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (l)(21),,,'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (l)(21),''.
       (275) Section 6103(p)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (l)(21),,'' both places it appears in the flush 
     matter at the end and inserting ``subsection (l)(21),''.
       (276) Section 6109(f) is amended by striking ``of 1977'' in 
     the heading thereof.
       (277) Section 6213(g)(2)(O) is amended by adding a comma at 
     the end.
       (278) Section 6213(g)(2)(P) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 24(h)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 24(g)(2)'', and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (h)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (g)(1)''.
       (279) Section 6302(e)(2)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``sections'' and inserting ``section''.
       (280) Section 6311(d)(3)(D) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 103(f)'' and inserting ``section 
     103(g)'', and
       (B) by striking ``1602(f)'' and inserting ``1602(g)''.
       (281) Section 6330(c) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (d)(2)(B)'' in the last sentence and inserting ``subsection 
     (d)(3)(B)''.
       (282) Section 6330(d)(2) is amended by striking ``, and'' 
     at the end and inserting a period.
       (283) Section 6334(a)(10)(A) is amended by striking ``V,,'' 
     and inserting ``V,''.
       (284) Section 6342(a) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''.
       (285) Section 6402(a) is amended by striking ``(f) refund'' 
     and inserting ``(f), refund''.
       (286) Section 6402(c) is amended by striking ``of of'' and 
     inserting ``of''.
       (287) Section 6402(d)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act'' and inserting 
     ``section 408(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     608(a)(3))''.
       (288) Section 6404(g)(2)(E) is amended by striking 
     ``section 6664(d)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     6664(d)(3)(A)''.
       (289) Section 6420(i)(4) is amended by striking ``State 
     and'' and inserting ``State (and''.
       (290) Section 6421(c) is amended by striking ``(4) (5)'' 
     and inserting ``(4), (5)''.
       (291) Section 6421(j)(3) is amended by striking ``State 
     and'' and inserting ``State (and''.
       (292) Section 6422 is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (7),
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively, and
       (C) by striking ``for credit'' in paragraph (10) as so 
     redesignated and inserting ``For credit''.
       (293) Section 6425(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``The 
     sum'' and inserting ``the sum''.
       (294) Section 6426(b)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``cents..'' and inserting ``cents.''.
       (295) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking ``any 
     election'' and all that follows through ``(or any'' and 
     inserting the following: ``any election under section 
     30B(h)(9), 30C(e)(4), 30D(e)(4), 35(g)(11), 40(f), 43, 45B, 
     45C(d)(4), 45H(g), or 51(j) (or any''.
       (296) Section 6503(a)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     6230(a)).'' and inserting ``section 6230(a))''.
       (297) Section 6612(c) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``sections'' before ``2014(e)'', and
       (B) by striking ``and 6420'' and inserting ``6420''.
       (298) The item relating to section 6651 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter A of chapter 68 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 6651. Failure to file tax return or to pay tax.''.
       (299) Each of the following sections are amended by 
     inserting ``an amount equal to'' after ``increased by'' and 
     by inserting ``for the calendar year'' after ``section 
     1(f)(3)'':
       (A) Section 6651(i).
       (B) Section 6652(c)(7)(A).
       (C) Section 6695(h)(1).
       (D) Section 6698(e)(1).
       (E) Section 6699(e)(1).
       (F) Section 6721(f)(1).
       (G) Section 6722(f)(1).
       (300) Section 6652(e) is amended by striking ``section 
     6724(d)(2)(Y)'' in the last sentence and inserting ``section 
     6724(d)(2)(AA)''.
       (301) Section 6654(a) is amended by striking ``chapter 1 
     the tax'' and inserting ``chapter 1, the tax''.
       (302) Section 6654(f)(3) is amended by striking ``taxes'' 
     and inserting ``tax''.
       (303) Section 6662(d)(3) is amended by striking ``section 
     6664(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 6664(d)(3)''.
       (304) Section 6662 is amended by moving subsection (i) 
     before subsection (j).
       (305) The heading of section 6676(c) is amended by striking 
     ``Reasonable Basis'' and inserting ``Reasonable Cause''.
       (306) The item relating to section 6684 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 6684. Assessable penalties with respect to liability for tax 
              under chapter 42.''.
       (307) The item relating to section 6686 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 6686. Failure to file returns or supply information by DISC or 
              former FSC.''.
       (308) Section 6679(a)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     6046 and 6046A'' and inserting ``section 6046 or 6046A''.
       (309) Section 6695(h)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (310) Section 6695(h)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``clause 
     (i)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (311) Section 6696(a) is amended by striking ``section 
     6694,'' and inserting ``sections 6694,''.
       (312) Section 6696(d)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     6695,'' and inserting ``6695,''.
       (313) Section 6698(b)(2) is amended by adding a period at 
     the end.
       (314) Section 6700(a) is amended by striking ``the $1,000'' 
     and inserting ``$1,000''.
       (315) Section 6724(d)(1)(B)(xx) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end.

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       (316) Section 6724(d)(1)(B)(xxi) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end.
       (317) Section 6724(d)(1) is amended by striking ``Such term 
     also includes'' and inserting the following:
     ``Such term also includes''.
       (318) Section 6724(d)(2)(F) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a comma.
       (319) Section 6724(d)(2)(M) is amended by striking ``(h)(2) 
     relating'' and inserting ``(h)(2) (relating''.
       (320) Section 6724(d)(2)(DD) is amended by adding a comma 
     at the end.
       (321) Section 6863(a) is amended by striking ``6852,,'' and 
     inserting ``6852,''.
       (322) Section 6901(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``Code 
     in'' and inserting ``Code, in''.
       (323) Section 7275(b)(2) is amended by striking ``taxes, 
     shall'' and inserting ``taxes,''.
       (324) Section 7421(b)(2) is amended by striking ``Code in'' 
     and inserting ``Code, in''.
       (325)(A) Subsections (e) and (i) of section 7422 and 
     sections 3121(b)(5)(E), 6110(j)(1)(B), 7428(a), and 
     7430(c)(6) are each amended by striking ``United States 
     Claims Court'' and inserting ``United States Court of Federal 
     Claims''.
       (B) Subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1)(C)(iii) of section 
     7428 are each amended by striking ``Claims Court'' and 
     inserting ``Court of Federal Claims''.
       (C) The heading of section 4961(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``united states claims court'' and inserting 
     ``united states court of federal claims''.
       (D) Section 6672(c)(2) is amended by striking ``Court of 
     Claims'' and inserting ``Court of Federal Claims''.
       (326) The item relating to section 7448 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter C of chapter 76 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 7448. Annuities to surviving spouses and dependent children of 
              judges and special trial judges.''.
       (327) Section 7448(j)(1)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``Code,),'' and inserting ``Code),''.
       (328) Section 7448(m) is amended by striking ``Code,'' and 
     inserting ``Code),''.
       (329) Section 7454(b) is amended by striking ``4955),,'' 
     and inserting ``4955),''.
       (330) Section 7654(d)(1) is amended by striking ``50 App. 
     U.S.C. 501 et seq.'' and inserting ``50 U.S.C. 3901 et 
     seq.''.
       (331) Section 7701(a)(36)(B) is amended by striking ``an 
     `tax'' and inserting ``a `tax''.
       (332) Section 7701(e)(5)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``Reconcilation'' and inserting ``Reconciliation''.
       (333) Section 7801(a)(2)(B) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002'', and
       (B) by striking ``effective date of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002'' and inserting ``effective date of such Act''.
       (334) Section 7809(c)(1) is amended by striking ``Work'' 
     and inserting ``work''.
       (335) Section 7851(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``, 4''.
       (336) Section 7851(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``Chapters 3 and 5'' and inserting ``Chapter 3''.
       (337) Section 7871(c)(3)(D)(ii)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``calender'' and inserting ``calendar''.
       (338) Section 9003(b)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     9006(d)'' and inserting ``section 9006(c)''.
       (339) Section 9011(b)(1) is amended by striking ``contrue'' 
     and inserting ``construe''.
       (340) Section 9502(d)(2) is amended by striking ``farms,'' 
     and inserting ``farms),''.
       (341) Section 9503(c)(5) is amended by striking ``and 
     before October 1, 2011,''.
       (342) Section 9508(c)(1) is amended by striking ``the 
     Public'' and inserting ``Public''.
       (343) Section 9701(a)(4) is amended by striking ``section 
     9713A'' and inserting ``section 9712''.
       (344) Section 9704(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``1232)),'' and inserting ``1232),''.
       (345) Section 9705(b)(1) is amended by striking ``1232(h)'' 
     and inserting ``1232''.
       (346) Section 9705(b)(2) is amended by striking ``Acts'' 
     and inserting ``Act''.
       (347) Section 9711(c)(4)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (4)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(C)''.
       (348) Section 9712(a)(4)(A) is amended by inserting 
     ``section 402 of'' after ``subsections (h) and (i) of''.
       (349) Section 9812(a)(3)(B)(i) is amended by striking the 
     comma at the end and inserting a period.
       (350) Section 302 of division P of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2016 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986'' after ``section 48(a)(5)(C)'', and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of such Code'' after 
     ``section 48(a)''.
       (351) Section 32103(a) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act is amended by striking ``section 52106'' 
     and inserting ``section 32102''.
       (352) Section 7518(i) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 607(k) of the Merchant Marine 
     Act, 1936'' and inserting ``chapter 535 of title 46, United 
     States Code,'', and
       (B) by striking ``such section 607(k)'' and inserting 
     ``such chapter''.
       (b) General Deadwood-related Provisions.--
       (1) Section 25A(c)(1) is amended by striking ``($5,000 in 
     the case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 
     2003)''.
       (2) Section 26(b)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (P).
       (3) Section 30C(e) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 
     redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
       (4) Section 32(l) is amended by striking ``, and any 
     payment made to such individual (or such spouse) by an 
     employer under section 3507,''.
       (5)(A) Section 38(c)(5) is amended--
       (i) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) thereof 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Rules related to eligible small businesses.--'',
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
       (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Treatment of partners and s corporation 
     shareholders.--For purposes of paragraph (4)(B)(ii), any 
     credit determined under section 41 with respect to a 
     partnership or S corporation shall not be treated as a 
     specified credit by any partner or shareholder unless such 
     partner or shareholder meets the gross receipts test under 
     subparagraph (A) for the taxable year in which such credit is 
     treated as a current year business credit.''.
       (B) Section 38(c)(2)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``the eligible small business credits,''.
       (C) Section 38(c)(4)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by striking 
     ``the eligible small business credits and''.
       (D) Section 38(c)(4)(B)(ii) is amended by striking ``(as 
     defined in paragraph (5)(C), after application of rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraph (5)(D))'' and inserting 
     ``(as defined in paragraph (5)(A) after application of the 
     rules of paragraph (5)(B))''.
       (E) Section 39(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (F) Section 39(a)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``or the 
     eligible small business credits''.
       (6) Section 41(c)(4)(A), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is amended by striking ``(12 percent 
     in the case of taxable years ending before January 1, 
     2009)''.
       (7) Section 56(b)(1)(E) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (8) Section 56(d)(1)(A)(ii)(I) is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect before its repeal by the Tax Increase 
     Prevention Act of 2014)'' after ``section 172(b)(1)(H)''.
       (9) Section 126(a) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and 
     by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (7) and 
     (8), respectively.
       (10)(A) Section 139(c)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     165(h)(3)(C)(i)'' and inserting ``section 165(i)(5)(A)''.
       (B) Section 7508A(a) is amended by striking ``section 
     165(h)(3)(C)(i)'' and inserting ``section 165(i)(5)(A)''.
       (11) Section 140(a) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (5), respectively.
       (12) Section 163(d)(4) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (E).
       (13)(A) Section 168 is amended by striking subsection (n).
       (B) The amendment made by this paragraph shall not apply to 
     property placed in service before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (14) Section 170(e)(3) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
       (15)(A) Section 179 is amended by striking subsection (e) 
     and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (B) Section 179(d)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''.
       (C) The amendments made by this paragraph shall not apply 
     to property placed in service before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (16) Section 196(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``in the case of--'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``in the case of the investment credit 
     determined under section 46 (other than the rehabilitation 
     credit).'', and
       (B) by striking ``and Research Credit'' in the heading 
     thereof.
       (17) Section 246A(b)(1) is amended by striking ``without 
     regard to section 243(d)(4)''.
       (18) Section 381(c)(16) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (19) Section 411(a)(3)(F)(i) is amended by striking ``under 
     section 418D or''.
       (20) Section 415(g) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (f)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(2)''.
       (21)(A) Section 419(e)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``(17), 
     or (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (B) Section 419A(g)(1) is amended by striking ``(17), or 
     (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (C) Section 419A(g)(2) is amended by striking ``(17), or 
     (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (D) Section 505 is amended--
       (i) in the heading thereof, by striking ``paragraph (9), 
     (17), or (20)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9) or (17)'',
       (ii) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Paragraph (9) or (20) of Section 501(c)'' and inserting 
     ``Section 501(c)(9)'',
       (iii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``paragraph (9) or 
     (20) of subsection (c) of section 501'' and inserting 
     ``section 501(c)(9)'', and
       (iv) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``paragraph (9), 
     (17), or (20)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9) or (17)''.
       (E) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 512(a)(3) 
     are each amended in the text thereof by striking ``(17), or 
     (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (F) Subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (E) of section 512(a)(3) are 
     each amended in the text thereof

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     by striking ``, (17), or (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (G) The heading of section 512(a)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``(17), or (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (H) The heading of section 512(a)(3)(E) is amended by 
     striking ``, (17), or (20)'' and inserting ``or (17)''.
       (I) The item relating to section 505 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter F of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 505. Additional requirements for organizations described in 
              paragraph (9) or (17) of section 501(c).''.
       (22) Section 501(p)(4) is amended by striking ``, 
     556(b)(2)''.
       (23) Section 530(b)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(as defined in section 170(e)(6)(F)(i))'' 
     in subparagraph (A)(iii), and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Computer technology or equipment.--The term `computer 
     technology or equipment' means computer software (as defined 
     by section 197(e)(3)(B)), computer or peripheral equipment 
     (as defined by section 168(i)(2)(B)), and fiber optic cable 
     related to computer use.''.
       (24) Section 593(b)(2)(D)(iv) is amended by striking 
     ``(determined without regard to section 596)''.
       (25) Section 597(c)(1) is amended by striking ``or section 
     21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act''.
       (26) Section 613A(c)(6) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (H).
       (27) Section 664(g)(3)(E) is amended by striking 
     ``limitations under sections 415(c) and (e)'' and inserting 
     ``limitation under section 415(c)''.
       (28) Section 856(m) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (29) Section 871(a)(3) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence thereof.
       (30) Section 992(d) is amended by striking paragraph (6), 
     by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5), and by 
     redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
       (31) Section 1245(a)(3)(C) is amended by striking ``, 
     185''.
       (32)(A) Section 1252(a)(1) is amended by striking ``during 
     a taxable year beginning''.
       (B) Section 1252(a)(1)(A) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``sections'' and inserting ``section'', and
       (ii) by striking ``and 182'' and all that follows through 
     ``for expenditures'' and inserting ``for expenditures''.
       (C) Section 1252(a)(2) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``sections'' and inserting ``section'', and
       (ii) by striking ``or 182'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a period.
       (33) Section 1374(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (34) Section 3111 is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (35) Section 3127(b)(3) is amended by striking ``or 
     222(b)''.
       (36) Section 3221 is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (37) Section 3301 is amended by striking ``equal to--'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``equal to 6 percent of the 
     total wages (as defined in section 3306(b)) paid by such 
     employer during the calendar year with respect to employment 
     (as defined in section 3306(c)).''.
       (38) Section 3302(c)(2) is amended by striking the next to 
     last sentence.
       (39) Section 3302(f)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(or, for purposes of applying this 
     subparagraph to taxable year 1983, September 30, 1981)'' in 
     subparagraph (D), and
       (B) by striking the last sentence.
       (40) Section 4042(b)(1) is amended by adding ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by striking 
     subparagraph (C).
       (41) Section 4042(b)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C).
       (42) Section 4261(b)(1) is amended by striking ``a tax in 
     the amount'' and all that follows and inserting ``a tax in 
     the amount of $3.00.''.
       (43) Section 4481(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) One Tax Liability Per Period.--To the extent that the 
     tax imposed by this section is paid with respect to any 
     highway motor vehicle for any taxable period, no further tax 
     shall be imposed by this section for such taxable period with 
     respect to such vehicle.''.
       (44) Section 4971(d) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (45) Section 6050G(a)(2) is amended by striking ``(to the 
     extent not previously taken into account under section 
     72(d)(1))''.
       (46) Section 6215(b) is amended by striking paragraph (5) 
     and by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) 
     and (6), respectively.
       (47) Section 6601(b) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (4), respectively.
       (48) Section 6654(d)(1)(C)(i) is amended by striking ``by 
     substituting'' and all that follows and inserting ``by 
     substituting `110 percent' for `100 percent'.''.
       (49) Section 6654(d)(1) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (D).
       (50) Part II of subchapter C of chapter 75 is amended by 
     striking section 7326 (and by striking the item relating to 
     such section in the table of sections for such part).
       (51) Section 7448(a)(5) is amended by striking ``, whether 
     or not performing judicial duties under section 7443B''.
       (52) Section 7448(a)(6) is amended by striking ``, and 
     compensation received under section 7443B''.
       (53) Section 7448(d) is amended by striking ``at 4 percent 
     per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 percent per annum 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``at 3 percent per annum''.
       (54) Section 7701(a)(19)(A) is amended by striking ``either 
     (i)'' and all that follows through ``(ii)''.
       (55) Section 7701(a)(32)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) is subject by law to supervision and examination by 
     State or Federal authority having supervision over such 
     institutions, and''.
       (56) Section 8021 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (57) Section 8022(3) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C).
       (c) Repeal of Certain Obsolete Bond Provisions.--
       (1) Certain rules with respect to bonds issued before july 
     2, 1982.--
       (A) Section 1271 is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (c) and by redesignating 
     subsection (d) as subsection (c), and
       (ii) by striking ``(and paragraph (2) of subsection (c))'' 
     in subsection (a)(2)(B).
       (B) Section 1272 is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
     by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) 
     and (c), respectively.
       (C) Section 163(e)(1) is amended by striking ``In the case 
     of any debt instrument issued after July 1, 1982, the portion 
     of the original issue discount with respect to such debt 
     instrument which is'' and inserting ``The portion of the 
     original issue discount with respect to any debt instrument 
     which is''.
       (D) Section 1271(a)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(7) or (b)(4) of section 1272'' and inserting 
     ``section 1272(a)(7)''.
       (E) Section 1271(b)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any 
     obligation issued by a natural person before June 9, 1997.''.
       (F) Section 1272(a) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``on Debt Instruments Issued After July 1, 
     1982,'' in the heading, and
       (ii) by striking ``issued after July 1, 1982'' in paragraph 
     (1).
       (G) Section 1278(a)(4)(B) is amended by striking ``or 
     (b)(4)''.
       (H) The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     debt instruments issued on or after July 2, 1982.
       (2) Certain rules with respect to stripped bonds purchased 
     before july 2, 1982.--
       (A) Section 1286, as amended by this section, is amended by 
     striking subsection (c) and by redesignating subsections (d), 
     (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively.
       (B) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1286 are each 
     amended by striking ``after July 1, 1982,''.
       (C) Section 1286(d)(5), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A), is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (D) Section 305(e)(7) is amended by striking ``1286(f)'' 
     and inserting ``1286(e)''.
       (E) The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     bonds purchased on or after July 2, 1982.
       (3) Certain rules with respect to obligations issued before 
     march 2, 1984.--
       (A) Section 1272(a)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (D) and by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
     (D).
       (B) Section 163(e)(4) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     debt instrument described in section 1272(a)(2)(D) (relating 
     to loans between natural persons).''.
       (C) The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     obligations issued on or after March 2, 1984.
       (d) Deadwood Provisions Involving Repeal of One or More 
     Sections.--
       (1) Puerto rico economic activity credit; puerto rico and 
     possession tax credit.--
       (A) Possession tax credit.--Section 27 is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. TAXES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       ``The amount of taxes imposed by foreign countries and 
     possessions of the United States shall be allowed as a credit 
     against the tax imposed by this chapter to the extent 
     provided in section 901''.
       (B) Puerto rico economic activity credit.--Subpart C of 
     part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     section 30A (and by striking the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for such subpart).
       (C) Puerto rico and possession tax credit.--Subpart C of 
     part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     section 936 (and by striking the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for such subpart).
       (D) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) The item relating to section 27 in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 27. Taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United 
              States.''.
       (ii) Sections 26(a)(1), 59(a)(1), 469(c)(3)(B), and 
     469(d)(2)(A)(ii) are each amended by striking ``27(a)'' and 
     inserting ``27''.

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       (iii) Section 45C(d)(2) is amended--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (B),
       (II) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 
     such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left, 
     and
       (III) by striking ``In general.--'' and all that precedes 
     it and inserting the following:

       ``(2) Special limitations on foreign testing.--''.
       (iv) Section 168(g)(4)(G) is amended by striking ``(other 
     than a corporation which has an election in effect under 
     section 936)''.
       (v) Section 243(b)(1)(B) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) if such dividend is distributed out of the earnings 
     and profits of a taxable year of the distributing corporation 
     which ends after December 31, 1963, and on each day of which 
     the distributing corporation and the corporation receiving 
     the dividend were members of such affiliated group.''.
       (vi) Section 246 is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (vii) Section 338(h)(6)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``, a 
     DISC, or a corporation to which an election under section 936 
     applies'' and inserting ``or a DISC''.
       (viii)(I) Section 367(d) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Intangible property.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `intangible property' means any--
       ``(A) patent, invention, formula, process, design, pattern, 
     or know-how,
       ``(B) copyright, literary, musical, or artistic 
     composition,
       ``(C) trademark, trade name, or brand name,
       ``(D) franchise, license, or contract,
       ``(E) method, program, system, procedure, campaign, survey, 
     study, forecast, estimate, customer list, or technical data,
       ``(F) goodwill, going concern value, or workforce in place 
     (including its composition and terms and conditions 
     (contractual or otherwise) of its employment), or
       ``(G) other item the value or potential value of which is 
     not attributable to tangible property or the services of any 
     individual.''.
       (II) Section 367(d)(1) is amended by striking ``(within the 
     meaning of section 936(h)(3)(B))''.
       (III) Sections 482 and 1298(e)(2)(A) are each amended by 
     striking ``section 936(h)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     367(d)(4)''.
       (ix) Section 861(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``other 
     than a corporation which has an election in effect under 
     section 936''.
       (x) Section 864(d)(5) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Certain provisions not to apply.--The following 
     provisions shall not apply to any amount treated as interest 
     under paragraph (1) or (6):
       ``(A) Section 904(d)(2)(B)(iii)(I) (relating to exceptions 
     for export financing interest).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) of section 954(b)(3) (relating to 
     exception where foreign base company income is less than 5 
     percent or $1,000,000).
       ``(C) Subparagraph (B) of section 954(c)(2) (relating to 
     certain export financing).
       ``(D) Clause (i) of section 954(c)(3)(A) (relating to 
     certain income received from related persons).''.
       (xi) Section 865(j)(3) is amended by striking ``, 933, and 
     936'' and inserting ``and 933''.
       (xii) Section 901(g)(2) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Tax 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2018)'' after ``section 936''.
       (xiii) Section 904(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4) 
     and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (xiv) Section 904(f)(1) is amended by striking ``and 
     section 936''.
       (xv) Section 1202(e)(4) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
       (xvi) Section 1361(b)(2) is amended by adding ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (C), and by 
     redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (xvii)(I) Section 1504(b) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
       (II) Section 243(b)(2) is amended by striking ``, 
     1504(b)(4),''.
       (III) Section 332(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
       (IV) Section 864(e)(5)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``(determined without regard to paragraph (4) of section 
     1504(b))''.
       (V) Section 864(f) is amended in paragraphs (1)(C)(i) and 
     (2) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (xviii) Section 6091(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking clause 
     (ii) and by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses 
     (ii) and (iii), respectively.
       (xix) Section 6654(d)(2)(D) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``936(h) or'' in clause (i), and
       (II) by striking ``and section 936'' in the heading.

       (xx) Section 6655(e)(4) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``936(h) or'' in subparagraph (A), and
       (II) by striking ``and section 936'' in the heading.

       (2) Energy efficient appliance credit.--
       (A) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45M (and by striking 
     the item relating to such section in the table of sections 
     for such subpart).
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 38(b), as amended by the 
     preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking 
     paragraph (24) and by redesignating paragraphs (25) through 
     (37) as paragraphs (24) through (36), respectively.
       (3) Qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit.--
       (A) In general.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking section 48D (and by striking 
     the item relating to such section in the table of sections 
     for such subpart).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 49(a)(1)(C) is amended by adding ``and'' at the 
     end of clause (iv), by striking ``, and'' at the end of 
     clause (v) and inserting a period, and by striking clause 
     (vi).
       (ii) Section 50(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking 
     ``48C(b)(2), or 48D(b)(4)'' and inserting ``or 48C(b)(2)''.
       (iii) Section 280C is amended by striking the subsection 
     (g) which relates to the qualifying therapeutic discovery 
     project credit.
       (C) Savings provision.--In the case of the repeal of 
     section 48D(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     amendments made by this paragraph shall not apply to 
     expenditures made in taxable years beginning before January 
     1, 2011.
       (4) DC zone provisions.--
       (A) In general.--Chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     subchapter W (and by striking the item relating to such 
     subchapter in the table of subchapters for such chapter).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 23(c)(1) is amended by striking ``sections 25D 
     and 1400C'' and inserting ``section 25D''.
       (ii) Section 25(e)(1)(C) is amended by striking ``sections 
     23, 25D, and 1400C'' and inserting ``sections 23 and 25D''.
       (iii) Section 45D(h) is amended by striking ``sections 
     1202, 1400B, and 1400F'' and inserting ``section 1202''.
       (iv) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking paragraph (27).
       (v) Section 1202(a)(2)(B) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
     effect before its repeal)'' after ``1400B(b)''.
       (vi) Section 1223(13) is amended by striking ``sections 
     1202(a)(2), 1202(c)(2)(A), 1400B(b), and 1400F(b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (a)(2) and (c)(2)(A) of section 
     1202''.
       (vii) Section 1397B(b)(1) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B).
       (C) Savings provisions.--The amendments made by this 
     paragraph shall not apply to--
       (i) in the case of the repeal of section 1400A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, obligations described in 
     section 1394 of such Code (as in effect before its repeal) 
     which were issued before January 1, 2012,
       (ii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400B of such 
     Code, DC Zone assets (as defined in such section, as in 
     effect before its repeal) which were acquired by the taxpayer 
     before January 1, 2012, and
       (iii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400C of such 
     Code, principal residences acquired before January 1, 2012.
       (5) Renewal community provisions.--
       (A) In general.--Chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     subchapter X (and by striking the item relating to such 
     subchapter in the table of subchapters for such chapter).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 469(i)(3) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively.
       (ii) Section 469(i)(3)(D), as so redesignated, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(D) Ordering rule.--Paragraph (1) shall be applied for 
     any taxable year--
       ``(i) first, to the passive activity loss,
       ``(ii) second, to the portion of the passive activity 
     credit to which subparagraph (B) and (C) does not apply,
       ``(iii) third, to the portion of such credit to which 
     subparagraph (B) applies, and
       ``(iv) then, to the portion of such credit to which 
     subparagraph (C) applies.''.
       (iii) Section 469(i)(6)(B) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``, rehabilitation credit, or commercial 
     revitalization deduction'' in the heading and inserting ``or 
     rehabilitation credit'',
       (II) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (i),
       (III) by striking ``, or'' at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma, and
       (IV) by striking clause (iii).

       (iv) Section 1397B(b)(1), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) References.--Any reference in this paragraph to 
     section 1400F shall be treated as reference to such section 
     before its repeal.''.
       (v) Section 1397B(b)(5) is amended by striking ``which is 
     sold--'' and all that follows and inserting ``which is sold, 
     the taxpayer's holding period for such asset and the asset 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall be determined without 
     regard to section 1223.''.
       (C) Savings provisions.--The amendments made by this 
     paragraph shall not apply to--
       (i) in the case of the repeal of section 1400F of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, qualified community assets (as 
     defined in such section, as in effect before its repeal) 
     which were acquired by the taxpayer before January 1, 2010,
       (ii) in the case of the repeal section 1400H of such Code, 
     wages paid or incurred before January 1, 2010,
       (iii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400I of such 
     Code, qualified revitalization buildings (as defined in such 
     section, as in effect before its repeal) which were placed in 
     service before January 1, 2010, and

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       (iv) in the case of the repeal of section 1400J of such 
     Code, property acquired before January 1, 2010.
       (6) Short-term regional benefits.--
       (A) In general.--Chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     subchapter Y (and by striking the item relating to such 
     subchapter in the table of subchapters for such chapter).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provisions 
     of this Act, is amended by striking paragraphs (26), (27), 
     (28), and (29) and by redesignating paragraphs (30) through 
     (36) as paragraphs (26) through (32), respectively.
       (ii) Section 38(c)(2)(A)(ii)(II), as amended by the 
     preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking ``, 
     the New York Liberty Zone business employee credit,''.
       (iii) Section 38(c) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (iv) Section 280C(a), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is amended by striking ``1396(a), 
     1400P(b), and 1400R'' and inserting ``and 1396(a)''.
       (v) Section 6033(b)(14) is amended by striking ``including 
     the amount and use of qualified contributions to which 
     section 1400S(a) applies,''.
       (vi) Section 6049(d)(8)(A) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``or 1400N(l)(6)'', and
       (II) by striking ``or 1400N(l)(2)(D), as the case may be''.

       (C) Savings provisions.--The amendments made by this 
     paragraph shall not apply to--
       (i) in the case of the repeal of section 1400L(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, qualified wages (as defined in 
     such section, as in effect before its repeal) which were paid 
     or incurred before January 1, 2004,
       (ii) in the case of the repeal of subsections (b) and (f) 
     of section 1400L of such Code, qualified New York Liberty 
     Zone property (as defined in section 1400L(b) of such Code, 
     as in effect before its repeal) placed in service before 
     January 1, 2010,
       (iii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400L(c) of such 
     Code, qualified New York Liberty Zone leasehold improvement 
     property (as defined in such section, as in effect before its 
     repeal) placed in service before January 1, 2007,
       (iv) in the case of the repeal of section 1400L(d) of such 
     Code, qualified New York Liberty bonds (as defined in such 
     section, as in effect before its repeal) issued before 
     January 1, 2014,
       (v) in the case of the repeal of section 1400L(e) of such 
     Code, advanced refundings before January 1, 2006,
       (vi) in the case of the repeal of section 1400L(g) of such 
     Code, property which is compulsorily or involuntarily 
     converted as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 
     11, 2001,
       (vii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(a) of such 
     Code, obligations issued before January 1, 2012,
       (viii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(b) of 
     such Code, advanced refundings before January 1, 2011,
       (ix) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(d) of such 
     Code, property placed in service before January 1, 2012,
       (x) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(e) of such 
     Code, property placed in service before January 1, 2009,
       (xi) in the case of the repeal of subsections (f) and (g) 
     of section 1400N of such Code, amounts paid or incurred 
     before January 1, 2008,
       (xii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(h) of such 
     Code, amounts paid or incurred before January 1, 2012,
       (xiii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(k)(1)(B) 
     of such Code, losses arising in taxable years beginning 
     before January 1, 2008,
       (xiv) in the case of the repeal of section 1400N(l) of such 
     Code, bonds issued before January 1, 2007,
       (xv) in the case of the repeal of section 1400Q(a) of such 
     Code, distributions before January 1, 2007,
       (xvi) in the case of the repeal of section 1400Q(b) of such 
     Code, contributions before March 1, 2006,
       (xvii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400Q(c) of 
     such Code, loans made before January 1, 2007,
       (xviii) in the case of the repeal of section 1400R of such 
     Code, wages paid or incurred before January 1, 2006,
       (xix) in the case of the repeal of section 1400S(a) of such 
     Code, contributions paid before January 1, 2006,
       (xx) in the case of the repeal of section 1400T of such 
     Code, financing provided before January 1, 2011, and
       (xxi) in the case of the repeal of part III of subchapter Y 
     of chapter 1 of such Code, obligations issued before January 
     1, 2011.
       (7) Provisions related to cobra premium assistance.--
       (A) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 is amended by 
     striking section 6432 (and by striking the item relating to 
     such section in the table of sections for such subchapter).
       (B) Notification requirement.--Part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 is amended by striking section 6720C (and by 
     striking the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for such part).
       (C) Exclusion from gross income.--Part III of subchapter B 
     of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 139C (and by 
     striking the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for such part).
       (8) Effective date of presidential election campaign 
     fund.--Chapter 95 is amended by striking section 9013 (and by 
     striking the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for such chapter).
       (e) General Savings Provision With Respect to Deadwood 
     Provisions.--If--
       (1) any provision amended or repealed by the amendments 
     made by subsection (b) or (d) applied to--
       (A) any transaction occurring before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act,
       (B) any property acquired before such date of enactment, or
       (C) any item of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken 
     into account before such date of enactment, and
       (2) the treatment of such transaction, property, or item 
     under such provision would (without regard to the amendments 
     or repeals made by such subsection) affect the liability for 
     tax for periods ending after such date of enactment,
     nothing in the amendments or repeals made by this section 
     shall be construed to affect the treatment of such 
     transaction, property, or item for purposes of determining 
     liability for tax for periods ending after such date of 
     enactment.

                         DIVISION V--CLOUD ACT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Clarifying Lawful 
     Overseas Use of Data Act'' or the ``CLOUD Act''.

     SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Timely access to electronic data held by 
     communications-service providers is an essential component of 
     government efforts to protect public safety and combat 
     serious crime, including terrorism.
       (2) Such efforts by the United States Government are being 
     impeded by the inability to access data stored outside the 
     United States that is in the custody, control, or possession 
     of communications-service providers that are subject to 
     jurisdiction of the United States.
       (3) Foreign governments also increasingly seek access to 
     electronic data held by communications-service providers in 
     the United States for the purpose of combating serious crime.
       (4) Communications-service providers face potential 
     conflicting legal obligations when a foreign government 
     orders production of electronic data that United States law 
     may prohibit providers from disclosing.
       (5) Foreign law may create similarly conflicting legal 
     obligations when chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the `` Stored Communications Act''), 
     requires disclosure of electronic data that foreign law 
     prohibits communications-service providers from disclosing.
       (6) International agreements provide a mechanism for 
     resolving these potential conflicting legal obligations where 
     the United States and the relevant foreign government share a 
     common commitment to the rule of law and the protection of 
     privacy and civil liberties.

     SEC. 103. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS; COMITY ANALYSIS OF LEGAL 
                   PROCESS.

       (a) Required Preservation and Disclosure of Communications 
     and Records.--
       (1) Amendment.--Chapter 121 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2713. Required preservation and disclosure of 
       communications and records

       ``A provider of electronic communication service or remote 
     computing service shall comply with the obligations of this 
     chapter to preserve, backup, or disclose the contents of a 
     wire or electronic communication and any record or other 
     information pertaining to a customer or subscriber within 
     such provider's possession, custody, or control, regardless 
     of whether such communication, record, or other information 
     is located within or outside of the United States.''.
       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     121 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2712 the following:

``2713. Required preservation and disclosure of communications and 
              records.''.
       (b) Comity Analysis of Legal Process Seeking Contents of 
     Wire or Electronic Communication.--Section 2703 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Comity Analysis and Disclosure of Information 
     Regarding Legal Process Seeking Contents of Wire or 
     Electronic Communication.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `qualifying foreign government' means a 
     foreign government--
       ``(i) with which the United States has an executive 
     agreement that has entered into force under section 2523; and
       ``(ii) the laws of which provide to electronic 
     communication service providers and remote computing service 
     providers substantive and procedural opportunities similar to 
     those provided under paragraphs (2) and (5); and
       ``(B) the term `United States person' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2523.
       ``(2) Motions to quash or modify.--(A) A provider of 
     electronic communication service to the public or remote 
     computing service, including a foreign electronic 
     communication service or remote computing service, that is 
     being required to disclose pursuant to legal process issued 
     under this section the contents of a wire or electronic 
     communication of a subscriber or customer, may file a motion 
     to modify or quash the legal process where the provider 
     reasonably believes--

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       ``(i) that the customer or subscriber is not a United 
     States person and does not reside in the United States; and
       ``(ii) that the required disclosure would create a material 
     risk that the provider would violate the laws of a qualifying 
     foreign government.
     Such a motion shall be filed not later than 14 days after the 
     date on which the provider was served with the legal process, 
     absent agreement with the government or permission from the 
     court to extend the deadline based on an application made 
     within the 14 days. The right to move to quash is without 
     prejudice to any other grounds to move to quash or defenses 
     thereto, but it shall be the sole basis for moving to quash 
     on the grounds of a conflict of law related to a qualifying 
     foreign government.
       ``(B) Upon receipt of a motion filed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the court shall afford the governmental 
     entity that applied for or issued the legal process under 
     this section the opportunity to respond. The court may modify 
     or quash the legal process, as appropriate, only if the court 
     finds that--
       ``(i) the required disclosure would cause the provider to 
     violate the laws of a qualifying foreign government;
       ``(ii) based on the totality of the circumstances, the 
     interests of justice dictate that the legal process should be 
     modified or quashed; and
       ``(iii) the customer or subscriber is not a United States 
     person and does not reside in the United States.
       ``(3) Comity analysis.--For purposes of making a 
     determination under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the court shall 
     take into account, as appropriate--
       ``(A) the interests of the United States, including the 
     investigative interests of the governmental entity seeking to 
     require the disclosure;
       ``(B) the interests of the qualifying foreign government in 
     preventing any prohibited disclosure;
       ``(C) the likelihood, extent, and nature of penalties to 
     the provider or any employees of the provider as a result of 
     inconsistent legal requirements imposed on the provider;
       ``(D) the location and nationality of the subscriber or 
     customer whose communications are being sought, if known, and 
     the nature and extent of the subscriber or customer's 
     connection to the United States, or if the legal process has 
     been sought on behalf of a foreign authority pursuant to 
     section 3512, the nature and extent of the subscriber or 
     customer's connection to the foreign authority's country;
       ``(E) the nature and extent of the provider's ties to and 
     presence in the United States;
       ``(F) the importance to the investigation of the 
     information required to be disclosed;
       ``(G) the likelihood of timely and effective access to the 
     information required to be disclosed through means that would 
     cause less serious negative consequences; and
       ``(H) if the legal process has been sought on behalf of a 
     foreign authority pursuant to section 3512, the investigative 
     interests of the foreign authority making the request for 
     assistance.
       ``(4) Disclosure obligations during pendency of 
     challenge.--A service provider shall preserve, but not be 
     obligated to produce, information sought during the pendency 
     of a motion brought under this subsection, unless the court 
     finds that immediate production is necessary to prevent an 
     adverse result identified in section 2705(a)(2).
       ``(5) Disclosure to qualifying foreign government.--(A) It 
     shall not constitute a violation of a protective order issued 
     under section 2705 for a provider of electronic communication 
     service to the public or remote computing service to disclose 
     to the entity within a qualifying foreign government, 
     designated in an executive agreement under section 2523, the 
     fact of the existence of legal process issued under this 
     section seeking the contents of a wire or electronic 
     communication of a customer or subscriber who is a national 
     or resident of the qualifying foreign government.
       ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     modify or otherwise affect any other authority to make a 
     motion to modify or quash a protective order issued under 
     section 2705.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or an 
     amendment made by this section, shall be construed to modify 
     or otherwise affect the common law standards governing the 
     availability or application of comity analysis to other types 
     of compulsory process or to instances of compulsory process 
     issued under section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, as 
     amended by this section, and not covered under subsection 
     (h)(2) of such section 2703.

     SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS 
                   LAWS.

       Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in chapter 119--
       (A) in section 2511(2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a 
     provider of electronic communication service to the public or 
     remote computing service to intercept or disclose the 
     contents of a wire or electronic communication in response to 
     an order from a foreign government that is subject to an 
     executive agreement that the Attorney General has determined 
     and certified to Congress satisfies section 2523.''; and
       (B) in section 2520(d), by amending paragraph (3) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) a good faith determination that section 2511(3), 
     2511(2)(i), or 2511(2)(j) of this title permitted the conduct 
     complained of;'';
       (2) in chapter 121--
       (A) in section 2702--
       (i) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(9) to a foreign government pursuant to an order from a 
     foreign government that is subject to an executive agreement 
     that the Attorney General has determined and certified to 
     Congress satisfies section 2523.''; and
       (ii) in subsection (c)--

       (I) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (II) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(7) to a foreign government pursuant to an order from a 
     foreign government that is subject to an executive agreement 
     that the Attorney General has determined and certified to 
     Congress satisfies section 2523.''; and
       (B) in section 2707(e), by amending paragraph (3) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) a good faith determination that section 2511(3), 
     section 2702(b)(9), or section 2702(c)(7) of this title 
     permitted the conduct complained of;''; and
       (3) in chapter 206--
       (A) in section 3121(a), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``or an order from a foreign 
     government that is subject to an executive agreement that the 
     Attorney General has determined and certified to Congress 
     satisfies section 2523''; and
       (B) in section 3124--
       (i) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) No Cause of Action Against a Provider Disclosing 
     Information Under This Chapter.--No cause of action shall lie 
     in any court against any provider of a wire or electronic 
     communication service, its officers, employees, agents, or 
     other specified persons for providing information, 
     facilities, or assistance in accordance with a court order 
     under this chapter, request pursuant to section 3125 of this 
     title, or an order from a foreign government that is subject 
     to an executive agreement that the Attorney General has 
     determined and certified to Congress satisfies section 
     2523.''; and
       (ii) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Defense.--A good faith reliance on a court order 
     under this chapter, a request pursuant to section 3125 of 
     this title, a legislative authorization, a statutory 
     authorization, or a good faith determination that the conduct 
     complained of was permitted by an order from a foreign 
     government that is subject to executive agreement that the 
     Attorney General has determined and certified to Congress 
     satisfies section 2523, is a complete defense against any 
     civil or criminal action brought under this chapter or any 
     other law.''.

     SEC. 105. EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS ON ACCESS TO DATA BY FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 119 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2523. Executive agreements on access to data by 
       foreign governments

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `lawfully admitted for permanent residence' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); and
       ``(2) the term `United States person' means a citizen or 
     national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence, an unincorporated association a 
     substantial number of members of which are citizens of the 
     United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence, or a corporation that is incorporated in the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Executive Agreement Requirements.--For purposes of 
     this chapter, chapter 121, and chapter 206, an executive 
     agreement governing access by a foreign government to data 
     subject to this chapter, chapter 121, or chapter 206 shall be 
     considered to satisfy the requirements of this section if the 
     Attorney General, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
     State, determines, and submits a written certification of 
     such determination to Congress, including a written 
     certification and explanation of each consideration in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), that--
       ``(1) the domestic law of the foreign government, including 
     the implementation of that law, affords robust substantive 
     and procedural protections for privacy and civil liberties in 
     light of the data collection and activities of the foreign 
     government that will be subject to the agreement, if--
       ``(A) such a determination under this section takes into 
     account, as appropriate, credible information and expert 
     input; and
       ``(B) the factors to be met in making such a determination 
     include whether the foreign government--
       ``(i) has adequate substantive and procedural laws on 
     cybercrime and electronic evidence, as demonstrated by being 
     a party to the Convention on Cybercrime, done at Budapest 
     November 23, 2001, and entered into force January 7, 2004, or 
     through domestic laws that are consistent with definitions 
     and the requirements set forth in chapters I and II of that 
     Convention;
       ``(ii) demonstrates respect for the rule of law and 
     principles of nondiscrimination;

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       ``(iii) adheres to applicable international human rights 
     obligations and commitments or demonstrates respect for 
     international universal human rights, including--

       ``(I) protection from arbitrary and unlawful interference 
     with privacy;
       ``(II) fair trial rights;
       ``(III) freedom of expression, association, and peaceful 
     assembly;
       ``(IV) prohibitions on arbitrary arrest and detention; and
       ``(V) prohibitions against torture and cruel, inhuman, or 
     degrading treatment or punishment;

       ``(iv) has clear legal mandates and procedures governing 
     those entities of the foreign government that are authorized 
     to seek data under the executive agreement, including 
     procedures through which those authorities collect, retain, 
     use, and share data, and effective oversight of these 
     activities;
       ``(v) has sufficient mechanisms to provide accountability 
     and appropriate transparency regarding the collection and use 
     of electronic data by the foreign government; and
       ``(vi) demonstrates a commitment to promote and protect the 
     global free flow of information and the open, distributed, 
     and interconnected nature of the Internet;
       ``(2) the foreign government has adopted appropriate 
     procedures to minimize the acquisition, retention, and 
     dissemination of information concerning United States persons 
     subject to the agreement;
       ``(3) the terms of the agreement shall not create any 
     obligation that providers be capable of decrypting data or 
     limitation that prevents providers from decrypting data; and
       ``(4) the agreement requires that, with respect to any 
     order that is subject to the agreement--
       ``(A) the foreign government may not intentionally target a 
     United States person or a person located in the United 
     States, and shall adopt targeting procedures designed to meet 
     this requirement;
       ``(B) the foreign government may not target a non-United 
     States person located outside the United States if the 
     purpose is to obtain information concerning a United States 
     person or a person located in the United States;
       ``(C) the foreign government may not issue an order at the 
     request of or to obtain information to provide to the United 
     States Government or a third-party government, nor shall the 
     foreign government be required to share any information 
     produced with the United States Government or a third-party 
     government;
       ``(D) an order issued by the foreign government--
       ``(i) shall be for the purpose of obtaining information 
     relating to the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
     prosecution of serious crime, including terrorism;
       ``(ii) shall identify a specific person, account, address, 
     or personal device, or any other specific identifier as the 
     object of the order;
       ``(iii) shall be in compliance with the domestic law of 
     that country, and any obligation for a provider of an 
     electronic communications service or a remote computing 
     service to produce data shall derive solely from that law;
       ``(iv) shall be based on requirements for a reasonable 
     justification based on articulable and credible facts, 
     particularity, legality, and severity regarding the conduct 
     under investigation;
       ``(v) shall be subject to review or oversight by a court, 
     judge, magistrate, or other independent authority prior to, 
     or in proceedings regarding, enforcement of the order; and
       ``(vi) in the case of an order for the interception of wire 
     or electronic communications, and any extensions thereof, 
     shall require that the interception order--

       ``(I) be for a fixed, limited duration; and
       ``(II) may not last longer than is reasonably necessary to 
     accomplish the approved purposes of the order; and
       ``(III) be issued only if the same information could not 
     reasonably be obtained by another less intrusive method;

       ``(E) an order issued by the foreign government may not be 
     used to infringe freedom of speech;
       ``(F) the foreign government shall promptly review material 
     collected pursuant to the agreement and store any unreviewed 
     communications on a secure system accessible only to those 
     persons trained in applicable procedures;
       ``(G) the foreign government shall, using procedures that, 
     to the maximum extent possible, meet the definition of 
     minimization procedures in section 101 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801), 
     segregate, seal, or delete, and not disseminate material 
     found not to be information that is, or is necessary to 
     understand or assess the importance of information that is, 
     relevant to the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
     prosecution of serious crime, including terrorism, or 
     necessary to protect against a threat of death or serious 
     bodily harm to any person;
       ``(H) the foreign government may not disseminate the 
     content of a communication of a United States person to 
     United States authorities unless the communication may be 
     disseminated pursuant to subparagraph (G) and relates to 
     significant harm, or the threat thereof, to the United States 
     or United States persons, including crimes involving national 
     security such as terrorism, significant violent crime, child 
     exploitation, transnational organized crime, or significant 
     financial fraud;
       ``(I) the foreign government shall afford reciprocal rights 
     of data access, to include, where applicable, removing 
     restrictions on communications service providers, including 
     providers subject to United States jurisdiction, and thereby 
     allow them to respond to valid legal process sought by a 
     governmental entity (as defined in section 2711) if foreign 
     law would otherwise prohibit communications-service providers 
     from disclosing the data;
       ``(J) the foreign government shall agree to periodic review 
     of compliance by the foreign government with the terms of the 
     agreement to be conducted by the United States Government; 
     and
       ``(K) the United States Government shall reserve the right 
     to render the agreement inapplicable as to any order for 
     which the United States Government concludes the agreement 
     may not properly be invoked.
       ``(c) Limitation on Judicial Review.--A determination or 
     certification made by the Attorney General under subsection 
     (b) shall not be subject to judicial or administrative 
     review.
       ``(d) Effective Date of Certification.--
       ``(1) Notice.--Not later than 7 days after the date on 
     which the Attorney General certifies an executive agreement 
     under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall provide 
     notice of the determination under subsection (b) and a copy 
     of the executive agreement to Congress, including--
       ``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Entry into force.--An executive agreement that is 
     determined and certified by the Attorney General to satisfy 
     the requirements of this section shall enter into force not 
     earlier than the date that is 180 days after the date on 
     which notice is provided under paragraph (1), unless Congress 
     enacts a joint resolution of disapproval in accordance with 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Requests for information.--Upon request by the 
     Chairman or Ranking Member of a congressional committee 
     described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall 
     promptly furnish a summary of factors considered in 
     determining that the foreign government satisfies the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Congressional review.--
       ``(A) Joint resolution defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `joint resolution' means only a joint resolution--
       ``(i) introduced during the 180-day period described in 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(ii) which does not have a preamble;
       ``(iii) the title of which is as follows: `Joint resolution 
     disapproving the executive agreement signed by the United 
     States and __.', the blank space being appropriately filled 
     in; and
       ``(iv) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: `That Congress disapproves the executive agreement 
     governing access by ___ to certain electronic data as 
     submitted by the Attorney General on ___', the blank spaces 
     being appropriately filled in.
       ``(B) Joint resolution enacted.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, if not later than 180 days after 
     the date on which notice is provided to Congress under 
     paragraph (1), there is enacted into law a joint resolution 
     disapproving of an executive agreement under this section, 
     the executive agreement shall not enter into force.
       ``(C) Introduction.--During the 180-day period described in 
     subparagraph (B), a joint resolution of disapproval may be 
     introduced--
       ``(i) in the House of Representatives, by the majority 
     leader or the minority leader; and
       ``(ii) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the 
     majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or the 
     minority leader's designee).
       ``(5) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--If 
     a committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint 
     resolution of disapproval has been referred has not reported 
     the joint resolution within 120 days after the date of 
     referral, that committee shall be discharged from further 
     consideration of the joint resolution.
       ``(6) Consideration in the senate.--
       ``(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of 
     disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred 
     jointly--
       ``(i) to the Committee on the Judiciary; and
       ``(ii) to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       ``(B) Reporting and discharge.--If a committee to which a 
     joint resolution of disapproval was referred has not reported 
     the joint resolution within 120 days after the date of 
     referral of the joint resolution, that committee shall be 
     discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution 
     and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       ``(C) Proceeding to consideration.--It is in order at any 
     time after both the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations report a joint resolution of 
     disapproval to the Senate or have been discharged from 
     consideration of such a joint resolution (even though a 
     previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to 
     move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, 
     and all points of order against the joint resolution (and 
     against consideration of the joint resolution) are

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     waived. The motion is not debatable or subject to a motion to 
     postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
     is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
       ``(D) Consideration in the senate.--In the Senate, 
     consideration of the joint resolution, and on all debatable 
     motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
     to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally 
     between those favoring and those opposing the joint 
     resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in order and 
     not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a 
     motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or 
     a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
       ``(E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the Senate 
     of any veto message with respect to a joint resolution of 
     disapproval, including all debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection with the joint resolution, shall be limited to 10 
     hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.
       ``(7) Rules relating to senate and house of 
     representatives.--
       ``(A) Treatment of senate joint resolution in house.--In 
     the House of Representatives, the following procedures shall 
     apply to a joint resolution of disapproval received from the 
     Senate (unless the House has already passed a joint 
     resolution relating to the same proposed action):
       ``(i) The joint resolution shall be referred to the 
     appropriate committees.
       ``(ii) If a committee to which a joint resolution has been 
     referred has not reported the joint resolution within 7 days 
     after the date of referral, that committee shall be 
     discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution.
       ``(iii) Beginning on the third legislative day after each 
     committee to which a joint resolution has been referred 
     reports the joint resolution to the House or has been 
     discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in 
     order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in 
     the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. 
     Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has 
     disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion 
     shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by 
     which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
       ``(iv) The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
     All points of order against the joint resolution and against 
     its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint 
     resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to 
     reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall 
     not be in order.
       ``(B) Treatment of house joint resolution in senate.--
       ``(i) If, before the passage by the Senate of a joint 
     resolution of disapproval, the Senate receives an identical 
     joint resolution from the House of Representatives, the 
     following procedures shall apply:

       ``(I) That joint resolution shall not be referred to a 
     committee.
       ``(II) With respect to that joint resolution--

       ``(aa) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if 
     no joint resolution had been received from the House of 
     Representatives; but
       ``(bb) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution 
     from the House of Representatives.
       ``(ii) If, following passage of a joint resolution of 
     disapproval in the Senate, the Senate receives an identical 
     joint resolution from the House of Representatives, that 
     joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate Senate 
     calendar.
       ``(iii) If a joint resolution of disapproval is received 
     from the House, and no companion joint resolution has been 
     introduced in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this 
     subsection shall apply to the House joint resolution.
       ``(C) Application to revenue measures.--The provisions of 
     this paragraph shall not apply in the House of 
     Representatives to a joint resolution of disapproval that is 
     a revenue measure.
       ``(8) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This 
     subsection is enacted by Congress--
       ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
     and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
     inconsistent with such rules; and
       ``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.
       ``(e) Renewal of Determination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall review and may 
     renew a determination under subsection (b) every 5 years.
       ``(2) Report.--Upon renewing a determination under 
     subsection (b), the Attorney General shall file a report with 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives describing--
       ``(A) the reasons for the renewal;
       ``(B) any substantive changes to the agreement or to the 
     relevant laws or procedures of the foreign government since 
     the original determination or, in the case of a second or 
     subsequent renewal, since the last renewal; and
       ``(C) how the agreement has been implemented and what 
     problems or controversies, if any, have arisen as a result of 
     the agreement or its implementation.
       ``(3) Nonrenewal.--If a determination is not renewed under 
     paragraph (1), the agreement shall no longer be considered to 
     satisfy the requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Revisions to Agreement.--A revision to an agreement 
     under this section shall be treated as a new agreement for 
     purposes of this section and shall be subject to the 
     certification requirement under subsection (b), and to the 
     procedures under subsection (d), except that for purposes of 
     a revision to an agreement--
       ``(1) the applicable time period under paragraphs (2), 
     (4)(A)(i), (4)(B), and (4)(C) of subsection (d) shall be 90 
     days after the date notice is provided under subsection 
     (d)(1); and
       ``(2) the applicable time period under paragraphs (5) and 
     (6)(B) of subsection (d) shall be 60 days after the date 
     notice is provided under subsection (d)(1).
       ``(g) Publication.--Any determination or certification 
     under subsection (b) regarding an executive agreement under 
     this section, including any termination or renewal of such an 
     agreement, shall be published in the Federal Register as soon 
     as is reasonably practicable.
       ``(h) Minimization Procedures.--A United States authority 
     that receives the content of a communication described in 
     subsection (b)(4)(H) from a foreign government in accordance 
     with an executive agreement under this section shall use 
     procedures that, to the maximum extent possible, meet the 
     definition of minimization procedures in section 101 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1801) to appropriately protect nonpublicly available 
     information concerning United States persons.''.
       (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 2522 the 
     following:

``2523. Executive agreements on access to data by foreign 
              governments.''.

     SEC. 106. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this division, or the amendments made by this 
     division, shall be construed to preclude any foreign 
     authority from obtaining assistance in a criminal 
     investigation or prosecution pursuant to section 3512 of 
     title 18, United States Code, section 1782 of title 28, 
     United States Code, or as otherwise provided by law.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 796, the motion 
shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) and the gentlewoman 
from New York (Mrs. Lowey) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I rise today to present House amendment to Senate amendment to H.R. 
1625, the final appropriations package for fiscal year 2018. This 
legislation contains full funding for all the 12 annual appropriations 
bills. It represents thousands of hours of work and input by Members of 
Congress and our great staff.
  Starting 1 year ago with 12 appropriations bills moving through the 
committee process last spring, these bills were then considered and 
passed on the House floor under a transparent and inclusive process. 
This represents the first time the House has passed all 12 bills before 
the end of the fiscal year since 2010.
  After the bipartisan budget deal was enacted last month, 
appropriations committee leadership, House and Senate leadership on 
both sides of the aisle, and the White House quickly went to work, 
negotiating in good faith and in the best interest of the American 
people.
  The bill we are considering today is a product of that hard-fought 
agreement. In total, the legislation provides $1.3 trillion in 
discretionary funding for the Federal Government, including $78.1 
billion for the global war on terror and overseas contingency 
operations. This meets the caps provided in the recent budget 
agreement. Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, it includes historic 
investments in our Armed Forces, including the largest year-to-year 
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funding for the Department of Defense since the beginning of the war on 
terror.
  It fully funds the 2.4 pay increase for our servicemen and -women, 
the largest in 8 years, and provides the largest dollar total ever for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  In addition to strengthening our national defense, this legislation 
boosts security here at home: stronger border infrastructure, 
additional boots on the ground, and better technology and equipment 
that will close the gaps at our borders. Specifically, this includes 
more than $1.5 billion for physical barriers and associated technology 
along the southwest border.
  Overall, funding for border security and law enforcement is increased 
by over 30 percent above last year. Funding is also focused on critical 
domestic priorities, addressing urgent needs that will improve the 
quality of life for all Americans and support economic growth and job 
creation, especially infrastructure, providing more than $21.2 billion 
in new funding for transportation infrastructure, as well as energy and 
water infrastructure, and technology like broadband and cybersecurity.
  This passage also targets approximately $84 billion to fight the 
opioid epidemic that is devastating families across the country--the 
largest investment in addressing this public health issue and emergency 
to date. Funding is also directed towards school safety, providing the 
training and mental health services and grants to communities that will 
help prevent the kind of tragedy and heartbreak that occurred recently 
in Florida, and it provides robust funding for wildlife firefighting 
prevention programs, and includes long-sought forest management and 
fire budgeting reforms that will provide for budget security certainty 
and improve the health of our forests.
  All these investments are made responsibly, implementing strong 
oversight at every level of government to ensure we get the most out of 
every dollar. Consequently, Mr. Speaker, I hope that every Member 
supports this package.

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  Mr. Speaker, before I close, I would like to acknowledge the many 
people who helped bring this bill to the floor: to Mrs. Lowey, my 
counterpart, the ranking member, thank you for your support and 
friendship; the 12 committee chairs and their ranking members for the 
hard work that they did over the last 12 months; the Appropriations 
Committee staff, all true professionals, some behind me, some across 
the floor, some in the galleries, for putting in countless hours and 
sleepless nights to help us bring this bill to the floor within a few 
weeks of the cap deal.
  In particular, Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize our staff team 
led by our very able staff director, Nancy Fox; assisting her, Maureen 
Holohan, Stephen Sepp, Shannon O'Keefe, Jennifer Hing, Jason Gray, 
Marta Hernandez, Tammy Hughes, Rachel Kahler, Parker VanDeWater, and 
Tom Doelp.
  On the minority side, Shalanda Young and Chris Bigelow.
  Special thanks to our remarkable and amazing clerks, Tom O'Brien, 
John Martens, Jennifer Miller, Angie Giancarlo, Dena Baron, Donna 
Shahbaz, Dave LesStrang, Susan Ross, Jenny Panone, Sue Quantius, Craig 
Higgins, and Doug Disrud.
  I would also like to recognize the work of Kevin Linskey, Surveys and 
Investigations, Jim Cahill, and Cathy Little.
  I would also like to recognize those on our staff who are moving or 
retiring: Matt Dennis, Chris Romig, and Carol Murphy.
  And thank you to my own personal staff back in the Rayburn building, 
ably led by Kate Hazlett.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time that we fully fund the Federal Government for 
fiscal year 2018. Our current continuing resolution expires tomorrow. 
It is in the best interests of the American people that we get this 
work done this morning.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the Consolidated Appropriations Act repudiates the 
abysmal Trump budget, investing robustly in critical priorities like 
childcare, transportation infrastructure, national security, election 
protection, medical research, opioid abuse prevention and treatment, 
veterans' health services, and much more. These investments are key to 
strong families and communities, job creation, and economic growth.
  This bill rejects scores of divisive poison pill riders targeting 
women's health, clean air and water, worker rights, consumer financial 
protections, health insurance, and other critical priorities.
  In addition, I am pleased the omnibus includes language clarifying 
that the CDC has the authority to conduct research on the causes of gun 
violence.
  Within the State and Foreign Operations division, this omnibus 
invests in stronger and more stable communities around the world, 
alleviating poverty and disease and strengthening democratic political 
systems. These investments in diplomacy and development are critical to 
our national security.
  I am pleased this final product rejects onerous policy riders like 
the global gag rule.
  These responsible investments and policies signal to the world that, 
despite an erratic President, the United States remains a world leader.
  To be clear, this omnibus is not a perfect product. I strongly object 
to the majority's fixation on walling off our southern border and 
building capacity to arrest and detain immigrants. While the bill 
rejects the administration demands for a border wall, a large 
deportation force, and more detention beds, the amount provided is 
nonetheless a waste of money and contrary to our national character.
  Before I conclude, I would like to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for 
his partnership and all the members of the committee for their 
contributions.
  I would also like to thank the minority, majority, and personal 
office staffs who worked so very hard, particularly Shalanda Young and 
Chris Bigelow and Richard Meltzer.
  I also want to thank the committee's minority outstanding 
communications director, Matt Dennis, who is departing the House next 
month. He has served this institution for nearly 15 years at the 
Appropriations Committee in my personal office and in former 
Congressman Rush Holt's office. We will really miss his dedicated 
service.
  I want to make sure I thank the majority staff, Nancy Fox and her 
team, because there was real cooperation between the majority and the 
minority.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Subcommittee.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for 
yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, despite his laudable efforts to complete all fiscal year 
2018 House bills on time, the perpetual stalemate on unrelated matters 
left us with this undesirable choice of several continuing resolutions.
  Piecemeal funding of government is universally harmful, but now we 
have a chance to get back on track and finalize funding for fiscal year 
2018.
  Mr. Speaker, there is a reason why we have a rule against legislating 
on appropriations bills, and yet here we are. The only holdback that 
kept us from getting these bills done on time was the fact that a lot 
of people--some, even, in leadership--who want to load onto this must-
pass bill legislation that is controversial. Yet our committee has to 
cope with an unsatisfactory arrangement.
  Protecting American interests around the globe through military 
readiness and diplomacy is not a luxury in this hostile environment. It 
is a responsibility. This bill provides the necessary resources to 
fulfill that responsibility.
  It upholds our commitments to key strategic partners and allies such 
as Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Ukraine. The bill also will assist other 
partners to fight terrorism, secure borders, resist aggression, and 
stabilize communities affected by conflict.
  We also uphold our longstanding commitment as Americans to help those 
displaced by conflict or natural disaster or who are facing famine.
  Today's bill will also fight back against the scourge of opioid abuse 
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help reignite the economy of coal country. Like Operation UNITE, in my 
Kentucky district, the Federal Government has taken a holistic approach 
to tackle the complex opioid problem. The agreement provides historic 
levels of funding for law enforcement, treatment, prevention, recovery, 
and research. Only when these elements all work in concert will we 
truly be able to turn the tide and save lives.
  In addition, after struggling under the war on coal, it is time to 
turn a new page in central Appalachia. This bill will give us more 
tools to strengthen economic development in that region.
  First, the agreement invests in cutting-edge technologies to ensure 
coal remains a significant part of our energy portfolio, both here at 
home and abroad. There is also continued support for the Abandoned Mine 
Land pilot program.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 15 seconds to 
the gentleman from Kentucky.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. This support for the AML pilot program allows 
us to clean up abandoned mines and repurpose them to create jobs.
  Finally, I am proud that this agreement includes legislation that I 
helped introduce, the STOP School Violence Act, which aims to curb the 
epidemic of violence in our schools. This is a significant step forward 
in our effort to protect our children from senseless tragedy.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the ranking member of the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me 
time and for her incredible work on this bill, and also the chairman of 
the full committee, Chairman Frelinghuysen.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bipartisan agreement before us 
and want to thank, again, Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member 
Lowey and our able committee staff on both sides for their tireless 
effort to slog this across the finish line after five false starts.
  It is utterly ridiculous that nearly halfway into the fiscal year 
that began last October 2017 we finally arrived at the brink of 
completion of our top priority: funding the operations of the 
Government of the United States from the Defense Department to 
children's health.
  Republicans control both Chambers of Congress as well as the White 
House, yet the delays and dysfunction have been worse than ever. 
Americans around our country can't extend deadline after deadline after 
deadline after deadline after deadline in their jobs. We should live up 
to those same standards.
  In my title, the Energy and Water Development bill, we make progress 
by bringing forward America's backlogged construction projects, which 
number into the billions of dollars, making many important investments 
for our Nation's infrastructure, including: a 13 percent increase for 
the Army Corps of Engineers over 2017, which will allow for more 
critical waterways projects to drive our economy and job creation; and 
an 11 percent increase to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy to finally move toward complete energy independence for our 
country, including through the weatherization program, which has 
increased, as well as an additional 15 percent to invent our energy 
future through our most advanced energy technology programs, ARPA-E.
  Additionally, we removed a harmful rider on the waters of the U.S. 
rule, which, along with others, would have seriously hindered overall 
passage.
  This deal busts through budget caps set in 2011 by $143 billion, or 
13 percent. And although I support investment in our military, the 
balance between defense and our domestic priorities is skewed in the 
wrong direction.
  In Ohio, we are at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, with more 
than 5,000 drug estimated overdose deaths in the last 12 months alone. 
We rank second in the Nation for deaths per capita.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Ohio.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, although I support the inclusion of a $2.7 
billion increase for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery, this 
funding only nibbles at the edge of the problem. This is a national 
crisis. It must be reflected in a real plan to meet the crisis, 
including funding priorities. No matter how many fighters or tanks we 
have, America will not be strong abroad if vast segments of our own 
population are dying here at home--more than in traffic accidents, more 
than from major diseases--from opioid and drug abuse.
  This bill is a fair compromise, and I urge my colleagues to vote 
``yes,'' despite some of the major provisions that are not in there 
that break our hearts.
  The American people are counting on us to run our Nation's ship of 
State. Let's do that today.


                             General Leave

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material on the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1625, and that I may include tabular 
material on the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt), the chairman of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to echo a few of the 
comments Members have already heard this morning.
  The Appropriations subcommittees have, indeed, spent many months and 
countless hours in developing a bill that really and truly invests in 
our critical national needs, and that is from defense to rural 
infrastructure to major health crises, such as opioids.
  Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on 
Appropriations, let me add that this division of the bill has solid 
wins for agriculture, for the food sector, for the healthcare 
community, and for rural America.
  Members from rural districts with agriculture constituents, like I 
have down in Alabama, can be proud of the many accomplishments that are 
included in this bill. We are restoring funding and greatly adding to 
the needed infrastructure upgrades.
  This bill also provides necessary relief for American farmers and 
ranchers, who continued to experience a significant reduction in income 
over the past few years.

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  This bill today contains a downpayment on ensuring that rural America 
is not left behind. The rural development account in this bill today 
contains $625 million of commitment to expanding rural broadband in an 
effort to close the rural digital divide for the 23 million Americans--
more than 40 percent of all Americans--who do not have access to 
broadband.
  In addition to broadband, the bill invests in water and wastewater 
needs for our rural constituents. The bill provides a total of $3 
billion in loan authorizations and $1 billion in grants--an increase of 
$500 million over last year--to provide clean and reliable water 
resources in rural America.
  In closing, it has been said here this morning that there are a lot 
of concerns about how we have moved forward in this process and a lot 
of matters that have been added to the bill. But it is my hope that we, 
as we move forward, can take a different approach to the bills we are 
preparing as we look forward to the new fiscal year. But this is the 
process that we have today, and the simple fact remains that we have to 
fund the Federal Government. We have to do it, and we have to do it 
today.
  In closing, I ask my colleagues to support this bill as we rebuild 
America's defenses and provide vital health and safety needs to all 
Americans.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), who is the ranking member of the Labor-HHS 
Subcommittee.

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  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, the omnibus funding bill for 2018 makes 
important investments in health, education, and job programs. It 
rejects many of the damaging ideological riders that marked earlier 
efforts in this appropriations process. In a time when the Trump 
administration is seeking massive cuts in funding, senseless 
eliminations of critical programs, and the fundamental hollowing out of 
our Federal agencies, we fought to include critical investments in 
Democratic priorities that boost the middle class.
  For health, it is an increase of $3 billion for the National 
Institutes of Health research, including an increase of more than 50 
percent to develop a universal flu vaccine. There is an increase of 
more than $3 billion for opioids, including funding to support 
treatment and prevention, prescription drug monitoring programs, 
behavioral health workforce training programs, and so much more.
  We secured increases for our country's youngest children and their 
families, including an historic increase of $2.4 billion for childcare 
and $610 million for Head Start. In education, we include public school 
education formula grants that help students learn and keep them safe, 
including title 1, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, afterschool 
and special education. We do not advance the radical agenda of taking 
money from public schools through private school vouchers. I am 
thrilled that we have helped to make college more affordable by 
increasing the maximum Pell grant and other campus-based financial aid.
  We achieved an important victory for workers. The deal prohibits 
employers from pocketing workers' tips, including taking tips to pay 
managers and supervisors; and workers will have the right to sue to get 
back their stolen tips regardless of whether they were paid the full 
minimum wage or not.
  We held the line. We kept out the poison pill riders that would harm 
women's access to healthcare and riders that negatively impact the 
Department of Labor's ability to protect workers.
  This omnibus ignores shortsighted cuts that are proposed by the Trump 
administration and instead increases funding for priorities that touch 
people's lives.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Granger), who is the chairman of the Defense 
Subcommittee.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, Congress' number one responsibility is to 
provide for the defense of this Nation, and this agreement enables us 
to fulfill that most fundamental constitutional duty.
  This bill reflects the needs of our defense and intelligence experts 
so that they have the resources needed to combat the threats of today 
and in the future. In order to do this, this bill focuses on readiness, 
modernization, and innovation. With these funds, our military can begin 
to rebuild after 16 years of war. The needs are great.
  We also include a 2.4 percent pay raise authorized for our troops 
with our appreciation for what they do.
  For procurement, the bill increases investment in ground vehicles, 
aircraft, ships, munitions, and other equipment. Secretary Mattis has 
said he never wants our enemies to face a fair fight, and this bill 
ensures our enemies will face a strong and ready U.S. military.
  It makes investments in vital aircraft, including Joint Strike 
Fighters, Super Hornets, Apaches, Chinooks, Lakotas, V-22 Ospreys, 
Black Hawks, and C-130s. For the Navy, it funds 14 Navy ships, 
including one carrier replacement, three littoral combat ships, two 
guided missiles destroyers, two attack submarines, and funding to 
continue the Ohio Replacement Submarine program.
  The National Guard is critical to our national security. This 
agreement provides six C-130 aircraft, 20 Black Hawk helicopters, and 
funding for the Army National Guard for support on the southwest 
border, additional funding for Army National Guard cyber protection 
teams, and $1.3 billion for the National Guard and Reserve equipment 
account.
  Our military must be ready for future threats. The Department of 
Defense must look 5, 10, and 20 years ahead to make sure we have the 
weapons systems we need. That is why this agreement also prioritizes 
research and development, including next generation space systems and 
future ballistic missile defense programs.
  Last, after talking with Secretary Mattis, we included new 
flexibility for DOD to ensure that their funds were able to be spent in 
the smartest way possible while still maintaining stringent 
congressional oversight.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), who is the ranking member of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
omnibus appropriations act. While this is not the bill I would have 
written, nonetheless, it is a significant victory for Minnesotans and 
Americans.
  By investing in critical priorities like education, election 
integrity, housing, infrastructure, public safety, opioid abuse 
prevention and treatment, and veterans' healthcare, this legislation 
keeps Minnesota and our entire country safe, strong, and moving 
forward.
  As ranking member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee, my focus has been on protecting the environment, 
upholding our commitments to Native Americans, and preserving our 
natural resources and cultural treasures.
  We added new resources to address the maintenance backlog at our 
national parks, support the Smithsonian Institution, and increase 
funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities. 
Importantly, we have removed many Republican riders that attacked 
endangered species, undermined environmental safeguards, and 
jeopardized public health.
  In addition, this bill ensures that the Federal Government will treat 
wildfires as the natural disasters they are and stop the ridiculous 
practice of forcing the Forest Service and the Department of the 
Interior to borrow from other priorities to pay for wildfire 
suppression.
  I appreciate the hard work of all my colleagues, but especially Mr. 
Simpson in forging this bipartisan compromise.
  Mr. Speaker, the omnibus represents a major accomplishment on behalf 
of the American people. I thank Ranking Member Lowey. I thank Chairman 
Frelinghuysen and Chairman Calvert and all of our staff, both 
Democratic and Republican, for their hard work on this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for this 
bipartisan bill.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Idaho (Mr. Simpson), who is the chairman of the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to first thank my ranking 
member, Marcy Kaptur, for her efforts and input as we have worked 
through this bill over the past year and developed and completed the 
final fiscal year 2018 Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations bill. I would also like to acknowledge the work 
of our Senate partners, Lamar Alexander and Dianne Feinstein.
  I rise today in support of the fiscal year 2018 omnibus 
appropriations bill. It was negotiated in a bipartisan manner, but the 
end result has a strong emphasis on Republican priorities. Within the 
Energy and Water Development division specifically, those priorities 
include national security and infrastructure.
  Funding for DOE's nuclear weapons security programs is at $14.7 
billion, an increase of $1.7 billion above last year and $738 million 
above the budget request. These funds will ensure the reliability and 
effectiveness of our nuclear weapons stockpile and will address a 
backlog of deferred maintenance at aging nuclear weapons facilities.
  The bill makes targeted investments to protect our Nation's energy 
infrastructure against cyber and other attacks, including an increase 
of $18 million above last year's level for research and development 
activities to strengthen the security of our electric grid.
  In total, the Energy and Water Development bill increases funding for 
energy and water resources infrastructure by $1.5 billion above fiscal 
year 2017. That includes an increase of almost $800 million for the 
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of Engineers to address pressing needs at our ports and waterways and 
to increase public safety through flood and storm damage reduction 
activities. The bill exceeds the annual target for harbor maintenance 
trust fund activities by providing $1.4 billion--which represents 94 
percent of the estimated annual revenues, compared to the WRRDA 2014 
target of 74 percent.
  The Bureau of Reclamation is funded at $1.47 billion, including $134 
million for water storage projects authorized under the WIIN Act, $55 
million for additional water conservation and delivery projects, and 
$66.5 million above the budget request for rural water projects.
  The bill provides strong support for basic science research, with 
total funding of $6.26 billion for the Department of Energy's Office of 
Science, an increase of $868 million above last year. Nuclear energy 
and fossil energy are also increased above last year, with $188 million 
and $59 million respectively.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman from Idaho an 
additional 15 seconds.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, these research and development activities 
will advance the Nation's goal of an all-of-the-above energy solution 
and energy independence. I encourage my colleagues to support this.
  I would also like to take just a second to thank my colleague, 
Chairman Calvert, for his work on the wildfire funding fix, a bill that 
I have been working on since 2013, and which Congressman Schrader and I 
have introduced for the last 3 years. The Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee and their staff have done a fantastic job 
of getting it in there. This is very important to the West.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee), who is a senior member of the Appropriations 
Committee.
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me thank our ranking member 
for yielding, but also for her tireless work day and night to really 
help shape this bill to be, in many ways, a bipartisan bill.
  Also, I thank all of our ranking members. The input that they 
received from all of us and our staff and the phenomenal work that they 
have done has just been amazing in spite of the circumstances. So I 
just have to thank them and Leader Pelosi for all of their very 
diligent work.

  Almost 6 months after the deadline, though, for the fiscal year 2018 
appropriations bill, this 2,232-page omnibus was released late last 
night. Now, less than 24 hours later, we are about to vote on a bill 
that really no one has had the time to read. I don't know who in this 
body has read this bill. We would have had to read 100 pages per hour 
to get through this bill.
  Does anybody here read that fast, 100 pages per hour?
  What kind of informed decisions are we making with this last-minute 
rush for a vote?
  This is no way, Mr. Speaker, to run a government.
  However, yes, this omnibus has some really good provisions in it. It 
eliminates hundreds of poison pill riders ranging from efforts to 
defund Planned Parenthood to dismantling of critical labor and consumer 
protections. I am very grateful for that.
  Many good provisions include a new competitive grant which we have 
been working on for years for computer science funding for young girls 
and people of color. We include increases in job training, education, 
and family relief, as well as for Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities. My State has the highest number of students coming to 
HBCUs; so I am very grateful for those increases.
  Even with these increases, Mr. Speaker, the omnibus bill still falls 
so far short of what we need to just return to the funding levels 
before the sequester 8 years ago. Adjusted for inflation, we are still 
way below the 2010 levels for domestic spending. What is worse, while 
underfunding our needs here at home, this bill includes an increase in 
$80 billion in defense. This includes the overseas contingency fund 
which really is a slush fund for the Pentagon to fund these wars off-
budget.
  We know that the Pentagon doesn't need this excessive increase in 
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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. LEE. A Washington Post report in 2016 exposed a report detailing 
$125 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse. Yet we are increasing this by 
$80 billion; not to mention that much of this funding is dedicated to 
continuing the endless wars that we are waging around the world; wars 
that, I might add, Congress has still not debated, voted on, or 
authorized.
  Put simply, the defense spending will be the single largest increase 
for the Pentagon since the beginning of the Bush so-called war on 
terror.
  What is worse, this bill also fails to protect our young Dreamers who 
are still stuck in limbo. DACA recipients are American in every way, 
except on paper.
  When are we going to vote to protect our young people, Mr. Speaker?
  It is time to put politics aside and pass a clean Dream Act 
immediately.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Culberson), the chairman of the Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this critical 
appropriations bill to ensure that our military has the resources they 
need to protect us abroad and that our law enforcement agencies have 
the resources they need to protect us here at home.
  This legislation makes sure that the U.S. Attorneys, DEA, ATF, U.S. 
Marshals Service, and the FBI are getting the money they need to make 
our communities safer by investigating and prosecuting more gun and 
immigration criminals, human traffickers, dealers in opioids and other 
dangerous drugs, international criminal organizations, and gangs. This 
bill will make this Nation safer and help secure our borders.
  This bill will also provide funds for over 100 additional immigration 
judge teams to speed up their removal of people who are in the country 
illegally.
  The bill provides new resources for State and local law enforcement, 
Mr. Speaker, including a $300 million increase in grants to help 
address the terrible opioid epidemic in this country, and increases to 
help protect women against violence, protect our schools and ensure the 
safety of our children, relieve the backlog of sexual assault kits, 
fight human trafficking, and help compensate States for housing illegal 
aliens in their prisons and jails.
  The American space program is the best on Earth, and this legislation 
ensures it will continue to be the best on Earth, with funding for our 
human and planetary space program. In fact, the journal, Science, today 
reports that this legislation has given a major boost to science across 
the board. We have made sure the National Science Foundation preserves 
its competitive edge with a $300 million increase for research grants. 
These funds will foster innovation and U.S. economic competitive, 
including funding for research on advanced manufacturing, physics, 
mathematics, cybersecurity, and neuroscience.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill deserves the support of all Members, and I 
urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Cuellar).
  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the ranking member, Mrs. Lowey, for her 
leadership, along with Chairman Frelinghuysen, for many months of 
working together in a bipartisan way. I certainly want to thank both of 
them for the hard work that they have done.
  I want to thank the appropriators, Democrats and Republicans, working 
together. Certainly, I want to thank the committee staff on both sides 
who have worked so hard to make sure we get this bill together. I know 
this is not a perfect bill. But, again, we got together, we negotiated, 
and this is the bill that we have got under the system, working 
together.
  This bill, first of all, funds our military's and veterans' needs. 
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provides over $21.2 billion for infrastructure projects across the 
Nation.
  This bill addresses the opioid epidemic and also puts in increases 
for the Office of National Drug Control Policy and other programs to 
make sure that we fight the drug issues that we have.
  It adds extra money for the COPS program, which is important for our 
men and women in blue. It also adds 100 new immigration judges to 
address the issue of the backlog for the immigration cases that we 
have.
  It adds 10 percent of new moneys for Community Development Block 
Grant programs, which is, again, very important to all communities, 
urban and rural areas.
  It starts to address the issue of school safety and gun violence by 
providing the funds for safety programs. It also includes the Fix NICS 
Act program, which is something that my friend,  John Culberson, and 
Senator John Cornyn worked on for a long time.
  It provides $1.6 billion for community health centers to provide 
healthcare. It also provides money for Pell grants to make sure people 
are able to go to college. I want to thank my good friends,  Tom Cole 
and Rosa DeLauro, for putting those dollars in for the Pell grants.
  It also provides technology for border security and ports of entry. 
Again, we want to make sure we provide a balanced approach for border 
security.
  Again, I know this bill is not perfect. If we are waiting for 
perfection, we are never going to get there. But, again, we were able 
to sit down, we were able to negotiate, and we were able to get a good 
bill that provides a lot of the basic services that we have.
  As Members of Congress, we have a responsibility. That responsibility 
is to make sure that our government stays open. I have always said that 
terrorists are not able to close our government, but somehow Congress 
finds a way to close our government. We are not going to do that.

  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to support this appropriations bill.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Carter), chairman of the Homeland Security 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation.
  The Homeland Security division of this bill contains $47.7 billion to 
fund the Department of Homeland Security.
  This bill provides strong funding to help Americans recover when 
disaster hits; ensures the security of our air, land, and sea borders; 
and protects our local communities from outside threats.
  This bill provides more than 90 miles of barrier fencing, to include 
33 miles of new fencing in the Rio Grande Valley. It includes $284 
million for inspection equipment to combat drug trafficking, to include 
$71 million to specifically target opioid detection. It sustains ICE 
detention activities and provides additional funding to hire more 
agents.
  It funds the vessels and aircraft our Coast Guard needs to protect 
our coastline. It also fully funds activities to combat cyber attacks.
  Mr. Speaker, this last year has been a tough year for Texans, who 
suffered from our most ruthless hurricane season. I saw the devastation 
firsthand. This bill will go a long way to help those folks and their 
homes.
  This bill includes $7.9 billion for FEMA to continue to respond to 
this and future disasters, and $249 million for grants to prevent 
future storms from causing damage like this again.
  I would like to thank very much my colleague, Ms. Lucille Roybal-
Allard, the ranking member on my committee. She is a dream to work 
with, and we are great partners in this process. I would also like to 
thank the majority and minority staffs for their hard work on this 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, as I conclude, I would like to take a moment to say 
farewell and thanks to a member of our Homeland Security Subcommittee 
team.
  Christopher Romig is leaving our committee at the end of April, after 
30 years of service to our Nation. He spent 27 of those years in our 
great Army as a helicopter pilot. He brought his military background to 
our Homeland Security Subcommittee team, and we benefited from his 
experience and sharp mind for the past 3 years. Now we wish him well on 
his next adventure.
  I also would like to take a minute to thank the FBI and the ATF for 
the great work they have done in the central Texas area for the person 
we call the Austin bomber.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Calvert), the chairman of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 2018 
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
  This agreement continues the subcommittee's critical work addressing 
wildland fire, domestic energy production, and the needs of our 
national parks. It makes significant investments in healthcare, law 
enforcement, and educational programs, honoring our longstanding 
commitments to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  The agreement includes a package of significant forest management and 
fire budgeting reforms that will provide budget certainty for Forest 
Service programs and activities, reduce litigation, and, most 
importantly, improve the health of our national forests. This is the 
culmination of a years-long effort to improve the way we budget for 
wildland fires and the way our national forests are managed. I want to 
congratulate Mike Simpson for his leadership on the issue.
  This agreement provides additional moneys to the National Park 
Service, including an increase of $185 million to address deferred 
maintenance and construction needs. The Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
program is fully funded.
  This legislation makes sizeable investments in water infrastructure, 
providing $2.9 billion through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State 
Revolving Loan Funds, as well as $63 million for the WIFIA program, 
which will finance over $6 billion in infrastructure programs.
  Before I close, I want to thank the ranking member, Betty McCollum 
from Minnesota. She has been a partner and a friend as we worked 
through our hearings, wrote the bill, and moved it through the 
legislative process.
  I want to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for his support of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and for his 
leadership of the full committee. Congratulations to the chairman for 
bringing this bill and this process to a successful conclusion.

  Finally, I would like to thank the staff, who worked so hard on this 
bill: Darren Benjamin, Betsy Bina, Jackie Kilroy, Kristin Richmond, 
Dave LesStrang. On my own staff: Ian Foley, Rebecca Keightley, Tricia 
Evans, and Dave Kennett.
  I also want to thank the leadership staff, especially Kiel Weaver 
from the Speaker's office, for their hard work.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge an ``aye'' vote.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, not a single person has read this bill. It 
was filed at 8 o'clock last night. If we had put this on the floor, not 
a single one of those on the other side of the aisle would have voted 
for it. Not one.
  They have demagogued for years about reading the bills. This doesn't 
come close to their 3-day layover rule. Not close. It is being rushed 
through because some have fundraisers, perhaps, this weekend, or have 
flights or codels they want to go on. We have wasted 6 months in 
passing the appropriations bills, which, supposedly, should have been 
passed by September 30 of last year.
  No one can be proud of this process. The Speaker said, when we set 
the caps, that he would bring a bill to the floor. He promised the 73 
of us that made it possible to set these caps--because you don't have 
the votes on your side--that he would bring to this floor a fix for the 
Dreamers who are at risk of being kicked out of the country. I know 
there is a case, but it is short-term, not permanent. The Speaker did 
not keep that promise. It has not been on the floor.
  What we now have on the floor is an appropriations bill. I think most 
of us know what is in this appropriations bill. These are earmarks. You 
don't call them earmarks. You call them authorizing language. They are 
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nobody in the Appropriations Committee has read. If you have, stand up 
and correct me. As I said, nobody has read that either.
  This is report language. Come to the well if you have read this 
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  None of you--none of you--would support this process if we had 
offered it.
  Now, the good news is that what the Appropriations Committee has done 
is quality work; and I congratulate Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, the 
subcommittee chairs, and the ranking members. It is worthy of support. 
But I am waiting for all the Tea Party people who harangued me and 
others on my side about reading the bills, giving us sufficient time to 
consider them. The Speaker of the House said, when he became Speaker: 
We will take issues one at a time.
  Is there no shame?
  Is there no realization of the hypocrisy that is being displayed?
  Mr. Speaker, the product is a good one. And I say that about the 
appropriations bill. I have no idea what all the report language says.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman from Maryland an 
additional 1 minute.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Speaker, and I thank Mrs. Lowey.
  Mr. Speaker, we brought this country from the brink of depression to 
a growing, robust economy with a stock market that has almost tripled 
by passing the National Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Not a single 
Republican voted for that, Mr. Speaker. Not one. I wonder how many will 
vote for this bill after they have said time after time, after time, 
after time: Read the bill; have 3 days' layover.
  Actually, your 3-day rule is a 24-hour-and-2-second rule: the last 
second of the first day, 24 hours of the second day, and the first 
second of the third day. You put everybody in a quandary because this 
is a good product that the Appropriations Committee has delivered. It 
does good things for our country, both in terms of national security 
and in terms of domestic investment.
  What a sad state of affairs. How dysfunctional this body has become. 
How marginalized has the Appropriations Committee, on which I was so 
proud to serve, has become. Rushing it through in just a matter of 
minutes. It is a sad day, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), chairman of the Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the chairman, for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I have a formal statement I will include in the Record, 
but I want to begin by praising Chairman Frelinghuysen; Ranking Member 
Nita Lowey; the staff; my negotiating counterpart and wonderful ranking 
member, Ms. DeLauro. It has been a collaborative effort, and it is one 
that you can be extraordinarily proud of in terms of having gotten all 
our bills done on time and presented and across this floor, having 
worked on a pretty short time frame when the Senate finally came to the 
ability to negotiate. We were waiting about 180 days for that. They 
finally got there. And in 4 weeks, you got the work done. It is an 
exceptional product.
  From a Republican standpoint, the big win is defense. We all want to 
defend the country, but that was probably the top Republican priority 
in the bill, and we more than met our obligation in that respect.
  I want to focus, in the little time I have left, on some things I am 
particularly proud of in the Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies portion of this legislation:
  $3 billion increase in the National Institutes of Health. That is the 
largest increase in 20 years.
  $3 billion for opioids, a common problem in all our districts, 
something that we all care about.
  $3 billion, roughly, in round numbers, for early childhood education 
and early childhood care. Again, dollars well spent.
  Major increase in mental health funding, actually beginning to match 
appropriations with some of the authorization done in the 21st Century 
Cures, one of the great achievements of the last Congress.
  Tremendous increase in money for school safety grants, from $400 
million to $1.1 billion.
  The Pell increase, which has been referred to by several people.
  More money for career and technical education, more money for 
apprenticeships. All things that will create a more productive economy.
  We can go on and on. But the reality is, in a very difficult time, in 
a very partisan era, we will have Members from both sides of the aisle 
passing an important piece of legislation and the administration, which 
has urged its passing, doing the same. I urge the passage.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Democratic leader.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank our distinguished ranking member of 
the Appropriations Committee for yielding this time, but, more 
importantly, for exceptional leadership. To her and to the other 
members of the committee, Mr. Frelinghuysen, I thank them for their 
leadership as well. And to the chairs and ranking members of the 
subcommittee, all the members of the Appropriations Committee, Mr. 
Hoyer and I and Mr. Clyburn are from the culture of the Appropriations 
Committee, and we know that, left to your own devices, the 
appropriators can get the job done.
  It is not until the leadership rains its poison pills on the process 
that the delay sets in. And I want to thank Congresswoman Ranking 
Member Lowey for ridding this bill of so many of those poison pills.
  Mr. Hoyer very eloquently presented the situation as we see it now 
that the Republicans have this bill. They didn't even have three days. 
It was last night to today, and here we are on the floor with a yard--a 
yard--of bill. And he said they are rushing because people have codels, 
trips, fundraisers, and this and that.
  I contend there may be another reason why they are rushing it 
through. First of all, they don't want anybody to know what is in the 
bill, because this is a tremendous victory for the American people in 
terms of what Mrs. Lowey was able to negotiate, in a bipartisan way, on 
the domestic side. We all take an oath to protect and defend our 
country, so the defense investments are important to our Nation; but 
one-third of the domestic budget is security: homeland security, 
veterans affairs, State Department, antiterrorism activities of the 
Justice Department, and the list goes on.

  But it is also a fact that we can measure the strength of our country 
not only in the important military might and security measures but also 
in the health, education, and well-being of the American people; and 
this bill goes to a place for that.
  So yes, a yard of bill, certainly not read or read to the Members. 
But I contend, in addition to Mr. Hoyer's list of why they are rushing 
this to the end instead of having this negotiation take place much 
earlier, it is because they really don't want the Members to see what 
is in this bill, A; and, B, because they really want to get out of town 
before the March for Our Lives, before the young people come from all 
over the country to ask Congress to give us responsible, commonsense 
gun violence prevention legislation. That is what I heard about the 
Republicans: they just don't want to be around when these young people 
come to town.
  So here we are. We could have had this happen weeks ago and had a 
much more transparent way to deal with it. But having said that, we are 
here, and I think it is very important to set the record straight on 
some of the contentions that the Republicans are making about this 
bill.
  Let me start with the President of the United States. He has said, in 
one of his tweets this morning, how happy he was because he got the 
$1.6 billion to start the wall and more to come. That is not completely 
true, Mr. President. There are some resources for fencing and repairs 
and the rest there, but some of that money is for technology and other 
ways to protect our borders. We all have a responsibility to protect 
our borders, north and south. But if you want to think that you are 
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  In addition, he said he is so pleased that he got this big increase 
in defense. We did not oppose that. We want to have our men and women 
in uniform have everything they need to keep our country safe and 
themselves safe. But the President went on to say it is too bad he had 
to waste money on the Democratic giveaways. On the Democratic 
giveaways.
  ``Democratic giveaway'' is the way the President characterizes 
funding for our heroic veterans facing a dire shortfall at the VA. We 
say on the battlefield, no soldier is left behind. When they come home, 
no veteran is left behind. And that was part of the fight that we had 
in the caps fight, that we wanted additional money for our veterans.
  What about fighting the opioid epidemic? Is that wasteful, a 
giveaway, fighting the opioid epidemic, in your districts? There isn't 
a person who serves in this Congress who doesn't have need in their 
districts for this opioid funding. And that was a major part of our 
fight on the caps, to get the funding to fight opioids; but the 
President calls that a waste, a Democratic giveaway.
  Is that what he would call--he probably would call protecting the 
integrity of American elections from Russian meddling and attack 
Democratic giveaways, protecting our democracy, our electoral system, 
our Constitution that we take an oath of office to protect and defend.
  And how about for hardworking parents who struggle to succeed and 
afford quality childcare, a very important part of this legislation. 
Democratic giveaway? No. Family values. Supporting our families. The 
list goes on and on. And by the way, by the foot. By the foot.
  Mr. Hoyer referenced a statement made by the Speaker on the floor of 
the House when we had the caps fight, which, by the way, was a glorious 
victory for our values as a country, that we could say, yes, we want to 
increase funding for our national security, and, in doing that, we need 
to have a commensurate increase in funding for our domestic agenda, as 
I said, which contains many security measures.
  But when that bill was brought to the floor, the Speaker came to the 
floor, and he made a statement, right here in the well. Well, Steny 
quoted what he said in the well, but in another venue he said: In order 
to shift our focus and get on to the next big priority, which is a DACA 
solution, we have got to get this budget agreement done.
  That was the caps bill.
  And I will say it once, Mr. Speaker said, and I will say it again, we 
will bring a DACA solution to the floor.
  Yes. And when will that be?
  Now, you will hear rumors of them saying: Oh, we offered this and we 
offered that. They did not offer anything that added to the protection 
of our Dreamers and our DACA-qualified children. So I want the Record 
to show the facts are these: We proposed, over and over again, a real 
fix that we should have in this bill because it is timely. And if you 
are dealing with a yard of issues and provisions, you certainly can 
have room for protecting our Dreamers. And that is just an indication.
  Now, to lead is to take risks. The Speaker does not seem willing to 
take a risk with his caucus to bring a bill to the floor, any bill you 
want, in terms of including some bipartisan bills. Mr. Hurd and Mr. 
Aguilar, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Ms. Roybal-Allard, any other bill you 
want. Make it clean at the Hill. Let everyone have his or her say. Let 
Congress work its will.
  Why? Why not? And why, in light of this statement, ``And I'll say it 
once, and I'll say it again, we will bring a DACA solution to the 
floor''?
  When might that be? When might that be?
  So again, while we address so many provisions in this bill, wasn't 
there room in the hearts and minds of our Republican colleagues to 
insist? Because I know many of you care about our Dreamers, have 
publicly offered your support. Why can't you convince the Speaker to 
bring what he said, ``We will bring a DACA solution to the floor''?
  So again, I go back to the caps agreement. It was a great victory for 
us in the appropriations world as to what priorities need to be 
addressed. As we always say, the budget should be a statement of our 
national values; what is important to us as a nation should be 
reflected in how we allocate our resources to invest in the security of 
our country, the well-being of our people, the future of our children, 
and to do so in a way that commands respect, that is bipartisan, that 
is done in an open and transparent way, and brings unity.

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  Our Founders, who were so brilliant in so many ways, were taking 8 
hours to even start to talk about how brilliant they were.
  But they did give us instruction. They gave us a signal: E Pluribus 
Unum--from many, one; from many, one. They couldn't possibly have 
imagined how many we would be or how different we would be, but they 
knew we had to be one.
  And these children, and everyone in our country, these Dreamers are 
part of that one, and they are part of that many, and let us treat our 
country by honoring the vows of our Founders.
  So I leave it up to Members as to whether they want to vote, weigh 
the equities in this bill and take the vote and respect whatever 
decision they make. But I am so glad that we had such an overwhelming 
vote on our side against a rule that undermines the regular order of 
the House, undermines the Speaker's own statements about that regular 
order.
  Why?
  In an attempt to keep from all of you how much investment in the 
future is in this bill and also to get you out of town before the March 
for Our Lives begins. That is why I think we are doing this so rushed. 
I don't know why it has been pushed to the end except for dysfunction 
on the part of the Republican leadership, whatever, if it's called 
communication with the White House.
  But I will say this: This is five CRs. Are you proud of that? Five 
CRs. Take us to the floor with a yard-high bill, no transparency. But 
it does have some bipartisanship, and for that I salute Mr. 
Frelinghuysen and Mrs. Lowey and respect whatever decisions our Members 
make on this. This is a missed opportunity to show the American people 
that, even when we are on the right course, we can't seem to get there 
in a transparent way.
  I say, Mr. President, when you sign this bill, you will be signing 
something--in spite of what you say about spending on wasteful 
Democratic funding, I don't really think you mean that about opioids 
and the rest. Set the record straight for yourself and out of respect 
for the people who are pinning their hopes on what this legislation 
will do for them.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their 
remarks to the Chair and not to a perceived audience or to other 
Members.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, today we will vote on a bill that 
rebuilds our military. It supports our troops and protects the American 
people.
  Major credit for this great achievement goes to the man that I am so 
proud to call my chairman, Rodney Frelinghuysen. Chairman Frelinghuysen 
has been a public servant since the days that he served in Vietnam as 
an enlisted soldier, and that service continues to this day with this 
bill, which includes the most significant support for our women and men 
in uniform since the beginning of the war on terrorism.
  Let me tell you two other things that are in this bill for the 
American people due to the chairman's leadership.
  The bill includes over $10 billion in new transportation and housing 
infrastructure, without adding to the Federal bureaucracy. The chairman 
fought for major funding for key areas of our economy, yes, including 
the Northeast. This is a major investment in our Nation's 
infrastructure.
  Both Congress and the administration, as you know, have been talking 
about this for such a long time. Well, here you have it in this bill. 
This bill delivers on that promise of infrastructure.
  Finally, the chairman has been a tireless advocate for two decades 
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housing for the disabled in our country. This bill delivers a major 
humanitarian victory for the disabled community, with 40,000 new 
vouchers for the disabled. These Frelinghuysen vouchers will change the 
lives of countless families across our entire Nation, and I am 
particularly proud of this achievement by our chairman and his 
committee.
  Finally, I would like to thank the Speaker of the House for standing 
up and winning on some huge priorities for the House.
  And I would be remiss if I did not mention the staff of the 
Appropriations Committee, who worked long and hard--yes, very long and 
hard--on this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this fine bill. I thank the 
chairman for the time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, let me thank the gentlewoman from New 
York. I can't thank her enough as I watched her, every day, work 
without ending, thank her so very much. And to Chairman Frelinghuysen, 
let me thank him as well for his service.
  But I am very grateful to Democrats who crafted the very funding 
structure that we are dealing with. And even though it was hidden with 
Republicans, this gigantic box that is almost broken, I think it is 
important to note that a lot of good work has taken place, and I want 
to just cite the good work.
  I am delighted that we are helping our veterans, and Democrats added 
an additional amount of money, some $2 billion, to address the VA 
hospitals. Democrats were concerned about student loans, and the bill 
increases it by $350 million. Childcare has been increased. Houston 
metro will be delighted with the New Starts money that is in it; and, 
yes, my mayor will be excited, and other mayors, about an accurate 
Census count. For those of us with Hurricane Harvey, the National Flood 
Insurance Program extension is important.
  Yet I am disappointed. The work we did on STOP School Violence did 
not include the civil rights protections for those who need it, and it 
did not include DACA, with all of these young people who are in need. 
And, finally, we could not get the special counsel language, my bill, 
H.R. 3648, that would stop the President from firing the special 
counsel and stop him from firing the Attorney General and the Deputy 
Attorney General.

  For those reasons, I have great concerns for this bill and will not 
be able to vote for the bill.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies.
  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and, I must say, relieved to 
describe for my colleagues the good news in the Military Construction/
VA division in the omnibus.
  At times, it seemed like we might not ever get here. I regret that 
our servicemembers and veterans have had to wait almost 6 months for us 
to complete our jobs, but I think our final bill is worth the wait.
  I want to certainly congratulate our chairman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, for 
his incredible patience and deft negotiating skill to bring us to this 
point. I also want to thank Mrs. Lowey and my comrade-in-arms Ranking 
Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her rock-solid support and keen 
analytic eye during this process.
  Thanks to the budget caps agreement, we are able to provide long 
overdue support to our military and their family members with a $2.4 
billion, or 31 percent, increase, for a total of $10.1 billion for 
military construction. With that funding we are able to provide $708 
million for 12 medical facilities, $249 million for DOD schools, and 
$8.2 billion for military construction projects in the United States.
  Our Members will appreciate that we were able to provide $585 million 
in unfunded requirements requested by the services, as well as 
significant increases in planning and design for Active and Reserve 
construction and unspecified minor construction. The bill also includes 
$750 million in OCO funding, more than doubling the 2017 level.
  Our bill fulfills Congress' commitment to our Nation's veterans, with 
total discretionary funding of $81.5 billion for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, a $7.1 billion, or 9.5 percent, increase over 2017. 
These funds provide important medical services to veterans as well as 
disability compensation, post-9/11 education benefits, and a host of 
insurance and lending programs.
  Of note, we are able to provide $782 million for the new electronic 
health record contract, the same record as DOD's, which will allow the 
exchange of veterans' health records with DOD and community providers.
  In addition and consistent with the budget caps agreement, our bill 
provides $2 billion in medical infrastructure assistance--nonrecurring 
maintenance, minor construction, and grants for State veterans 
retirement homes. The $2 billion gives us the rare opportunity to 
completely eliminate the backlog of approved State home applications.
  I'm also pleased that we have the resources to make an important down 
payment on the Southern Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery, 
extending the Cemetery's capacity to 2050.
  I urge an `aye' vote on the package. Help us do right by our 
servicemembers and veterans and their families who have given us so 
much.
  Support the bill.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Water.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman, the ranking member, 
for yielding me this precious minute.
  I want to augment my remarks of earlier this afternoon and thank 
Jaime Shimek of our own staff who worked so very, very hard on the 
Energy and Water Subcommittee, allowing this bill to move to the floor.
  And then I feel compelled to rise to thank our chairman of the full 
committee, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, with whom I have had the 
opportunity to work now for many decades and to say to him he is an 
exemplary model of public service to the people of our country, a true 
patriot, and someone who devoted so many hours to moving a bill to the 
floor that could achieve bipartisan consensus in a very loaded 
political environment.
  I shall never forget, at the beginning of the Iraq war, our trip to 
the Middle East, to many of the countries involved, the manner in which 
he comported himself, the great counsel he gave to so many of us as a 
military man himself, and the great leadership that he has provided as 
chair of our Defense Subcommittee at one point and now of the full 
committee. The people of New Jersey can truly celebrate his service to 
our Nation as we move this bill to a final vote later today.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Yoder), the chairman of the Subcommittee on 
the Legislative Branch.
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his work and 
leadership on this bill, and I thank Ranking Member Lowey for her good 
stewardship.
  This is the culmination of efforts over the last year, hundreds of 
meetings, oversight hearings. We have a strong final product, and we 
are proud of what we have accomplished.
  In my committee's Legislative Branch bill, we focused on conservative 
priorities such as security, responsibility, and transparency. This 
legislation, once again, rejects pay increases for Members of Congress, 
which we have done every year since 2010; and further, the funding of 
the House of Representatives remains 12 percent below 2010, spending 
less than we spent 8 years ago.
  After the vicious attack on  Steve Scalise and other Members of this 
body, we have enhanced Capital security with new support for Members, 
staff, constituents, and visitors, with enhancements for Capitol Police 
and the Sergeant at Arms.
  We have expanded Wounded Warrior fellowships, creating an additional 
31 spots, and we have added support for family issues like the House 
Child Care Center and additional support for the Library of Congress 
Visitor Experience, which is an exciting new product.
  Lastly, in a strike for transparency, for the first time, all 
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the public, making government more transparent and a win for our 
constituents.
  I want to thank my ranking member, Mr. Ryan, who is a gentleman and a 
scholar, and the collaboration of all the committee members and staff 
for putting this product together.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to 
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives.

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  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the 
chairman and the ranking member. I also want to thank their staffs for 
putting in incredibly long hours. This isn't just a weeklong process. 
This has been months long in the making. So I want to thank all the 
Members and staff who made this moment possible.
  Mr. Speaker, this measure before us is about as critical as it gets; 
it really is. It addresses the priorities that we have been discussing 
in this Chamber for a long time.
  We talked about the need to rebuild our military. We all agree on the 
need to rebuild our military. This bill provides the largest increase 
in defense spending in 15 years.
  Why?
  Frankly because our military has been hollowed out for many years.
  We are boosting resources for training, for equipment, for 
maintenance, for base operations. It means new naval ships, new 
fighters, new Apache and Black Hawk helicopters. It means we are 
finally building a 21st century fighting force.
  We agree on the need to support our servicemembers and our veterans. 
This funds the biggest pay raise for our military in 8 years.
  We have men and women who are fighting for us day in, year in, year 
out. I saw a woman, a lieutenant colonel, a week ago in the Army, who 
has done seven combat tours. This is what the people who are 
volunteering in our armed services are doing for us, and we are finally 
making right by them by helping them with a pay raise.
  It provides record funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
make sure that our veterans receive better care at better facilities.
  Remember those long waiting lists?
  No more. This works on that.
  We agree on the urgent need to make our schools safer. This bill 
includes the Fix NICS bill to improve firearm and background checks. It 
includes the Stop School Violence Act, which this House passed just 
last week, I think, 407-10, if I am not mistaken. It provides funding 
for early intervention, mental health, school security programs. Both 
are provisions that the Parkland families asked Congress to include in 
this legislation. It is part of the Sandy Hook Promise.
  We agree on the need to fight the opioid epidemic that is ravaging 
communities across this country. Every single Member in this House has 
a firsthand story on what the opioid crisis is doing to their 
communities. We have got to get on top of this problem. This bill makes 
critical investments in treatment and in prevention to fight this 
scourge of addiction that is ravaging our country.
  We agree on the need to secure our homeland. This bill expands 
resources for law enforcement, for border security, for immigration 
enforcement. It provides resources for 95 miles of physical barriers 
along our southwest border, which actually exceeds the administration's 
request.
  We agree on the need to rebuild our Nation's infrastructure. It 
includes funding for long overdue improvements to our highways, our 
railroads, our airports, our infrastructure.
  And guess what.
  There are no earmarks for specific projects in this bill.
  The House has worked to reform our forestry laws for years. You see 
on the news these horrible forest fires that are getting more severe by 
the year, and it is because we have not been able to manage our 
forests. This finally has the legislation we need to help manage our 
forests so we can help protect the West from these catastrophic forest 
fires.
  The House passed the Taylor Force Act to restrict assistance to the 
Palestinian Authority unless it stops subsidizing terrorism. This bill 
implements that legislation. The PA is literally making payments to the 
families of suicide bombers. It is like a bonus for terrorism.
  That bill is in here. All of these things are important. They are 
critical things that we have all been talking about.
  What brings me here to ask all of my colleagues for a ``yes'' vote is 
this: What this ultimately is about is giving our military the tools 
and the resources it needs to do its job.
  This week, the House paused to honor two naval aviators who died in a 
training crash off of Key West, the two F-18 pilots. We paused to honor 
seven servicemembers lost in a helicopter crash in western Iraq last 
week. That is nine of our servicemembers lost in equipment failures and 
accidents last week.
  We continue to lose more American personnel to training accidents and 
incidents than we do to enemy fire. That is unacceptable, and it is 
preventable.
  Mr. Speaker, we should not wait one more day, not one more hour to go 
by without giving our men and women in uniform what they have earned 
and what they deserve. Give them the pay raise that they earned. Give 
them the equipment and the hours of training that they need to be safe. 
They are putting their lives on the line for us. Let's make sure they 
put their lives on the line for us with the proper amount of training, 
with the proper amount of equipment, so that we can keep our country 
and our people safe.
  Vote ``yes'' for our military. Vote ``yes'' for the safety and the 
security of this country. Vote ``yes.''
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  Mr. Speaker, this isn't the bill I would have written, but I am very 
proud that it provides $117 billion more than President Trump requested 
in nondefense investments to grow the economy, create jobs, and help 
American families.
  Again, I would like to thank our distinguished chair, Chairman 
Frelinghuysen, and the entire committee for its tireless work forging 
this bipartisan package.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Let me share my appreciation for my working relationship with Mrs. 
Lowey. I thank, again, our very professional staff that is in the room 
here for all their hard work.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote on this bill, which supports our Armed Forces 
and members of their family.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the FY2018 
Agreement that will fund our government for the remainder of the fiscal 
year. The agreement is consistent with the direction given by House 
Republican Leadership under the bipartisan budget deal.
  Funding increases within the Labor HHS portion of the agreement, for 
which I am responsible, are targeted toward key conservative priorities 
that all Republicans can support:
  Enhancing biomedical research,
  Increasing our Nation's biodefense capabilities,
  Helping states and local governments combat the opioid crisis,
  Giving local schools flexible funds to respond to school safety and 
other locally-generated needs,
  And helping young adults and displaced workers train for and secure 
new jobs in fields that will grow our economy.
  At the same time, the bill holds down spending for controversial 
items, such as punitive labor enforcement agencies, family planning 
funds, and Washington bureaucracy.
  I'm proud to say the agreement continues all existing pro-life 
provisions, including the Hyde amendment prohibiting federal funding 
from being used for abortions, the Dickey-Wicker amendment prohibiting 
stem cell research on human embryos, and the Weldon amendment providing 
conscience protection for doctors, nurses and others who do not wish to 
participate in abortions.
  Additionally, the agreement rejects language pushed by Democrats 
which would have tied the hands of the Trump Administration and forced 
the Administration to continue funding for Planned Parenthood and other 
controversial family planning grantees. The Trump Administration has 
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  The bill includes $37 billion for the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), a $3 billion increase over FY17, which will continue progress 
toward finding cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other life-
shortening conditions.
  The agreement includes a billion in increased funding for biodefense 
activities to protect Americans from threats, both man-made and 
naturally-occurring, and includes an increase of $3 billion for states, 
tribes, local governments, nonprofits and faith-based groups to help 
prevent, treat and stop the opioid epidemic that is damaging our 
country.
  The agreement maintains a longstanding provision prohibiting funds 
from being used to support gun control and does not include any 
dedicated funds to support gun control research.
  The agreement increases funding for training in high-growth job 
fields, including nursing, dentistry, primary health care and mental 
health. The agreement targets programs toward veterans, young adults 
and displaced workers struggling to enter new career fields, including 
increasing apprenticeship programs by $50 million.
  The agreement increases funding for child care vouchers and early 
head start programs to enable these workers to find high quality care 
for their children that will allow them to enter or return to the 
workforce.
  The agreement includes additional funds for adoption incentives, 
meals on wheels, family caregivers support, and independent living 
centers so that adults with disabilities can remain employed and in 
their own homes.
  The agreement includes flexible funding for mental health programs 
designed by local governments and schools that will enable them to find 
creative solutions to increase school safety, including a $700 million 
increase, up to $1.1 billion, for a newly-authorized student support 
and academic enrichment grant program. This fund can also be used by 
schools for other locally-determined needs, such as teacher training, 
computer programming courses, or arts programs.
  The agreement includes an increase of $75 million for career and 
technical education programs to help young people enter careers in 
fields that do not require a four year college degree.
  The agreement also increases the maximum Pell grant by $175, to a 
total of $6,095, enabling college students and others returning for a 
degree greater choices in a higher education program that will meet 
their needs. The agreement also includes targeted increases for first-
generation students to enter and succeed in college, growing our 
economy and breaking the cycle of government dependency.
  Mr. Speaker, this agreement targets the funding increases approved by 
House Republican Leadership toward conservative priorities that will 
protect all Americans and enhance our Nation's health and economic 
prosperity. I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to 
H.R. 1625, showing the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018, before the House for debate today includes tax provisions, 
including technical corrections to tax legislation enacted prior to 
2017. These tax technical corrections are important to provide clarity 
to taxpayers and to the administration of the law. As Ways and Means 
Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Kevin Brady and I asked the 
staff of the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation to make available 
to the public a technical explanation of the tax provisions of this 
legislation. The technical explanation expresses the Committee's 
understanding and legislative intent behind the tax provisions of this 
legislation. It is available on the Joint Committee's website at 
www.jct.gov. It is document JCX-6-18, Technical Explanation of the 
Revenue Provisions of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to 
H.R. 1625 (Rules Committee Print 115-66).
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the House Amendment to the Senate 
Amendment to H.R. 1625, showing the text of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018, before the House for debate today includes 
tax provisions, including technical corrections to tax legislation 
enacted prior to 2017. These tax technical corrections are important to 
provide clarity to taxpayers and to the administration of the law. As 
Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, I and Richard 
Neal asked the staff of the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation to 
make available to the public a technical explanation of the tax 
provisions of this legislation. The technical explanation expresses the 
Committee's understanding and legislative intent behind the tax 
provisions of this legislation. It is available on the Joint 
Committee's website at www.jct.gov. It is document JCX-6-18, Technical 
Explanation of the Revenue Provisions of the House Amendment to the 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625 (Rules Committee Print 115-66).
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 1625, 
the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018,'' which begins to rebuild 
our military. I do not agree with everything in the bill, but the 
importance of repairing our planes, ships, and training overrides other 
concerns.
  For too long, Washington has asked our troops to do more with less, 
sending them into harm's way without the training and equipment they 
need to defend themselves and the country. We have added mission after 
mission while we cut their funding again and again. Those decisions 
have brought consequences; experts say our troops are `outranged, 
outgunned, and outdated,' `treading water,' and that we are `stretching 
the force to the limit.' Secretary Mattis is warning that `our 
competitive edge has eroded in every domain of warfare.' We suffered 
four times as many deaths to accidents and training missions last year 
than we did to hostile fire. President Trump is right to insist on 
rebuilding our military, and this bill begins to do just that.
  A healthy economy and a robust military are mutually dependent. A 
vibrant and innovative economy funds our national defense and ensures 
that our technology stays ahead of our adversaries. A strong military 
protects the rules-based international order that has been the 
foundation of our economic growth since WWII. Unfortunately for too 
many years now, funding essential to a robust defense and a healthy 
economy has remained at an impasse based on political gamesmanship in 
which members of both parties share blame. Our troops have become 
collateral damage in this dangerous game of politics, consistently 
being held hostage to the political issue of the moment. That is a 
shameful practice that has to end.
  Congress' work does not end when we write a check. In the months 
ahead, we will ensure that the military uses these funds to begin to 
rebuild quickly and efficiently. We will pursue reforms to the 
Department of Defense that preserve and enhance our fighting edge. We 
will continue to take a hard look at Pentagon bureaucracy as we 
prioritize rebuilding strength on the front line and cutting fat in the 
back office.
  Beyond the benefits this bill affords to our military, I also want to 
thank Chairman Calvert and Chairman Frelinghuysen for their work to 
help address another issue that has affected my constituents and has 
been lingering for nearly a century.
  The federal government owns a small strip of land along a 116-mile 
stretch of the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) has never actively managed the small strip of federal 
land, and its own estimates of how much they own have varied widely 
over the years. As a result, private landowners along the River have 
been unsure whether the land that they have held titles to and have 
paid taxes on, in some cases for generations, will remain in their 
families or be claimed by the federal government.
  Earlier this year, the BLM reached a settlement agreement with 
several landowners along the Red River that rescinds the incorrect spot 
surveys the BLM had conducted over the last decade. It also reaffirms 
that the gradient boundary survey method as mandated by the Supreme 
Court is the only true, legally defensible way to determine the 
ownership boundary in this contested area.
  However, the settlement did not require that a gradient boundary 
survey be conducted, which leaves a level of uncertainty that can cloud 
the titles and threaten the value of privately owned land along the 
river. It also leaves open the possibility that a future administration 
may again misinterpret the Supreme Court's mandated survey methodology. 
An accurate gradient boundary survey along the entire 116-mile stretch 
of the Red River is the best, legally defensible way to move this issue 
forward to help settle it once and for all--something this bill helps 
to achieve.
  With the passage of H.R. 428, the ``Red River Gradient Boundary 
Survey Act,'' earlier this Congress, this body has affirmed its will 
for the BLM to work with the states of Oklahoma and Texas and consult 
the affected Indian tribes to help choose and direct surveyors that are 
licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys. 
With the gradient boundary survey method being unique to this area, 
having the states conduct the survey is an idea that first came from 
the BLM itself. Doing so will help ensure that all parties involved 
will receive a fair and accurate survey.
  I look forward to continuing working with Senator Cornyn and the BLM 
to ensure that this century-old issue can finally be put to rest. 
Private property rights are a foundational cornerstone of our economy 
and of our way of life, and it is important that we push to protect 
them in every way that we can.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018. While no bill of this size is ever 
truly perfect, the legislation contains a number of provisions that 
support important programs that Americans rely on.
  The bill invests in critical priorities like child care; 
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research; opioid abuse; veterans' health insurance and much more. 
Community Health Centers, which provide essential help all throughout 
my district will receive an extra $135 million increase over last 
year's total to expand addiction prevention and treatment services. 
Also, children's providers will get a boost in their reimbursement 
rates under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Protecting the 
health of our children should be one of our first priorities as Members 
of Congress and I am glad to sec this bill do so.
  That National Institute of Health will also receive a $3 billion 
boost in funding, allowing new research that could lead to cures for 
ailments and disease that have gone untreatable. The bill also includes 
$500 million to drive the development of alternative pain medicine, so 
that people may choose a pain management treatment that does not 
involve the risk of opioids.
  While I am disappointed that this bill does not address DACA 
recipients, I will continue to push my colleagues to come together to 
address this pressing issue. President Trump's campaign promise to 
deport 2 to 3 million people is contrary to the values that make this 
country great. Not only will his empty promise separate families, but 
it'll negatively affect the future of our economic stability. Our 
country depends on the hard working young men and women who are 
pursuing their dreams to become doctors, engineers and members of the 
Armed Forces. We are stronger as a nation when we embrace immigrants 
and their contributions to our communities and shouldn't vilify them.
  I am also pleased to see that the bill does not include any funding 
for construction of new sections of a border wall. Texas has seven 
hundred miles of border with Mexico and trade with Mexico drives much 
of our economy in the region. While border security is essential, and 
this bill addresses that with money for refurbishment of existing 
structures and fencing, the President's proposal would simply amount to 
a large waste of money.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 796, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the motion by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Frelinghuysen).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on the motion to concur will be followed by 5-minute votes 
on:
  Motions to suspend the rules with regard to H.R. 4467 and H.R. 5089;
  And agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal, if ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 256, 
nays 167, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 127]

                               YEAS--256

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Amodei
     Arrington
     Bacon
     Banks (IN)
     Barletta
     Barr
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (MD)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carbajal
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cicilline
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Crawford
     Crist
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     Dent
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Donovan
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Duffy
     Dunn
     Eshoo
     Estes (KS)
     Esty (CT)
     Evans
     Faso
     Ferguson
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Flores
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallagher
     Garamendi
     Gibbs
     Goodlatte
     Gottheimer
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Guthrie
     Hanabusa
     Handel
     Harper
     Hartzler
     Hastings
     Heck
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd
     Issa
     Jeffries
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Joyce (OH)
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger
     Knight
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Kustoff (TN)
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Marino
     Marshall
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Messer
     Mitchell
     Moolenaar
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nunes
     O'Halleran
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Pittenger
     Poliquin
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Reichert
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rooney, Francis
     Rooney, Thomas J.
     Rosen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Royce (CA)
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stivers
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tipton
     Tonko
     Trott
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Visclosky
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Welch
     Wenstrup
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)

                               NAYS--167

     Abraham
     Aguilar
     Allen
     Amash
     Babin
     Barragan
     Barton
     Bass
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Blumenauer
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brat
     Brooks (AL)
     Buck
     Budd
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Comer
     Correa
     Crowley
     Curbelo (FL)
     Curtis
     Davidson
     DeGette
     Denham
     DeSantis
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Doggett
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellison
     Emmer
     Engel
     Espaillat
     Farenthold
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garrett
     Gianforte
     Gohmert
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Gosar
     Graves (LA)
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Gutierrez
     Harris
     Hice, Jody B.
     Higgins (LA)
     Holding
     Hollingsworth
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (LA)
     Jordan
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kihuen
     Kind
     King (IA)
     Labrador
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Latta
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (MN)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lofgren
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lowenthal
     Lujan Grisham, M.
     Lujan, Ben Ray
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Massie
     Mast
     Matsui
     McClintock
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meadows
     Mooney (WV)
     Moore
     Mullin
     Napolitano
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nolan
     Norcross
     Norman
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Panetta
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peterson
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Polis
     Posey
     Raskin
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Russell
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schweikert
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Soto
     Speier
     Stewart
     Suozzi
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Titus
     Torres
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Walker
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Westerman
     Williams
     Yarmuth
     Yoho
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Bridenstine
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis, Danny
     Jones
     Pingree
     Walz

                              {time}  1259

  Mr. COFFMAN changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. FLORES changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to concur was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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