[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 11 (Friday, January 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H723-H958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MRS. LOWEY OF NEW YORK, CHAIRWOMAN 
     OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, REGARDING H.R. 648, 
                 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

  The following is an explanation of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2019.

       This Act includes 6 regular appropriations bills for fiscal 
     year 2019. The divisions contained in the Act are as follows:
        Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2019
        Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
        Division C--Financial Services and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2019

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        Division D--Department of the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
        Division E--Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
        Division F--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
        Division G--Other Matter
       Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the bill.
       Section 2 of the Act displays a table of contents.
       Section 3 of the Act states that, unless expressly provided 
     otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any 
     division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
     of that division.
       Section 4 of the Act states that this explanatory statement 
     shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of 
     funds and implementation of this legislation as if it were a 
     joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
       Section 5 of the Act provides a statement of 
     appropriations.
       Section 6 of the Act states that each amount designated by 
     Congress as being for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism (OCO/GWOT) is contingent on the President so 
     designating all such OCO/GWOT amounts and transmitting such 
     designations to Congress. The provision is consistent with 
     the requirements in the Budget Control Act of 2011.
       The Act includes language in Division G to provide 
     departments and agencies funded in the Act with the necessary 
     authorities to provide backpay to employees as soon as 
     practicable in accordance with section 1341(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code (as added by the Government Employee Fair 
     Treatment Act of 2019). It is the Committee's intent to cover 
     all required obligations for Federal employees for the period 
     which began on or about December 22, 2018 during which there 
     occurred a lapse in appropriations. In addition, Division G 
     includes language to reimburse State, or other Federal 
     grantees consistent with prior precedent following a lapse in 
     appropriations.
       The Act does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
     limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
     by clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

                        CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

       The statement is silent on provisions that were in both the 
     House Report (H.Rpt. 115-706) and Senate Report (S.Rpt. 115-
     259) that remain unchanged, except as noted herein.
       The statement notes that executive branch wishes cannot 
     substitute for Congress's own statements as to the best 
     evidence of congressional intentions, which are the official 
     reports of the Congress. The statement further points out 
     that funds in this Act must be used for the purposes for 
     which appropriated, as required by section 1301 of title 31 
     of the United States Code, which provides: ``Appropriations 
     shall be applied only to the objects for which the 
     appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by 
     law.''
       The House and Senate report language that is not changed by 
     the statement is approved and indicates congressional 
     intentions. This statement, while repeating some report 
     language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language 
     referred to above unless expressly provided herein.
       In cases in which the House or the Senate have directed the 
     submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to 
     both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no 
     later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, unless 
     otherwise directed.
       Hereafter, in division A of this statement, the term the 
     Committees' refers to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.
       For the appropriations provided by this Act and previous 
     Acts, the departments and agencies funded by this bill are 
     reminded that the Committees use the definitions for 
     transfer, reprogramming, and program, project, and activity 
     as defined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 
     GAO-04-261SP Appropriations Law--Vol. I and GAO-05-734SP 
     Budget Glossary.
       A transfer is the shifting of funds between appropriations. 
     It applies to (1) transfers from one agency to another, (2) 
     transfers from one account to another within the same agency, 
     and (3) transfers to an interagency or intra-agency working 
     fund. In each instance, statutory authority is required.
       Reprogramming is the utilization of funds in an 
     appropriation account for purposes other than those 
     contemplated at the time of appropriation. It is the shifting 
     of funds from one object to another within an appropriation.
       A program, project, or activity (PPA) is an element within 
     a budget account. PPAs are identified by reference to include 
     the most specific level of budget items identified in the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Act, 2019, accompanying Committee 
     reports, explanatory statements, the Statement of Managers, 
     and budget justifications. Program activity structures are 
     intended to provide a meaningful representation of the 
     operations financed by a specific budget account by project, 
     activity, or organization.
       For fiscal year 2019, the Committees continue to include 
     bill language requiring advanced notification of certain 
     agency actions. Notification will be required at least 30 
     days in advance of any action if (1) a major capital 
     investment is modified; (2) an office is realigned or 
     reorganized; and (3) activities are carried out that were not 
     described in the budget request.
       The statement directs the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis (OBPA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
     to provide an organizational chart for each agency funded by 
     this Act to the division and subdivision level, as 
     appropriate, by March 1, 2019.
       The statement also directs the Food and Drug Administration 
     (FDA) and the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) to provide an 
     organizational chart of each agency respectively to the 
     division and subdivision level, as appropriate, by March 1, 
     2019.
       Further, USDA and FDA should be mindful of Congressional 
     authority to determine and set final funding levels for 
     fiscal year 2020. Therefore, the agencies should not 
     presuppose program funding outcomes and prematurely initiate 
     action to redirect staffing prior to knowing final outcomes 
     on fiscal year 2020 program funding. The statement directs 
     OBPA to provide the Committees with the number of staff years 
     and employees on board for each agency funded by this Act on 
     a quarterly basis.

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                   Processing, Research and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $46,603,000 for the Office of the 
     Secretary.
       In addition to updates provided to the Committees, the 
     Department is directed to include in its fiscal year 2020 
     Congressional Justification, as a single exhibit, a table 
     listing all deliverables, with a column for due dates if 
     applicable.
       The bill includes continued investment towards providing 
     access to high-speed broadband infrastructure and services to 
     rural areas of the United States. The bill continues to 
     provide resources for broadband deployment through the 
     Broadband Loan program, Community Connect grant program, 
     Distance Learning and Telemedicine program and an additional 
     $550,000,000 for the broadband pilot program established in 
     section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141). To ensure these investments 
     are maximized, the Department is reminded to avoid efforts 
     that could duplicate existing networks built by private 
     investment or those built leveraging and utilizing other 
     federal programs; the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to 
     coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
     and the National Telecommunications Information 
     Administration (NTIA) to ensure wherever possible that 
     broadband loans and grants issued under the broadband 
     programs are targeted to areas that are currently unserved. 
     In particular, USDA is directed to utilize the NTIA's 
     assessment of the current state of broadband access 
     nationwide, which includes the identification of existing 
     infrastructure, gaps, and opportunities for more efficient 
     deployment.
       In implementing a strategy for broadband deployment to 
     unserved communities, the Department shall explore utilizing 
     all technologies, including but not limited to, fiber, cable 
     modem, fixed wireless, and television white space as a means 
     of building sustainable rural infrastructure for the modern 
     economy. The amounts made available for the broadband pilot 
     program, as with the Rural Economic Development Loan Program 
     shall remain available until expended.
       The Secretary is encouraged to work with stakeholders to 
     develop accepted remediation protocols that will allow for 
     the repurposing of poultry growing facilities into controlled 
     environment agriculture facilities safe for food production.
       There is bill language authorizing a law enforcement 
     protection operation for the Secretary and other officials of 
     the Department, reflecting a finding that the Department has 
     a bona fide security concern relative to providing a law 
     enforcement protection operation, including secure 
     transportation for both official and personal purposes.
       There is concern about the unknown costs associated with 
     the proposed move of the National Institutes of Food and 
     Agriculture and the Economic Research Service to a new 
     location outside of the National Capital Region. In 
     submitting the fiscal year 2020 budget justification, the 
     Department is directed to include all cost estimates for the 
     proposed move of the two agencies, as well as a detailed 
     analysis of any research benefits of their relocation. There 
     is an expectation that this process will be followed in the 
     future for any other potential proposed agency relocations by 
     the Department.
       The Department is directed to delay indefinitely the 
     proposed transfer of ERS to the Office of the Chief 
     Economist. At this time, it is appropriate for ERS to remain 
     under the Research, Education and Economics mission area, as 
     several questions remain about the merits of the proposed 
     transfer as well as the proposed relocation of ERS outside of 
     the National Capital Region. Insufficient information and 
     justification relating to the reorganization and relocation 
     make moving forward on these proposals premature at this 
     time.

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       The cost-benefit analysis of the National Finance Center 
     and accompanying sufficiency review by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, as directed in P.L. 115-141, is 
     awaited. The Department is reminded of enacted language 
     prohibiting the initiating, planning, developing, 
     implementing, or making of 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.
       The following table reflects the bill:

                         OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Office of the Secretary....................................       $5,051
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development...........          800
Office of Homeland Security................................        1,496
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement...............        4,711
Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration...........          875
Departmental Administration................................       22,301
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations..        3,869
Office of Communications...................................        7,500
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    Total, Office of the Secretary.........................      $46,603
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                          Executive Operations


                     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

       The bill provides $21,286,000 for the Office of the Chief 
     Economist.
       There is an increase of $1,000,000 for policy research 
     under 7 U.S.C. 3155 as well as an increase of $500,000 to 
     support the growing needs of economic and policy analysis 
     required for multilateral and bilateral trade initiatives.
       The amount includes $2,869,000 for the Office of Pest 
     Management Policy.


                     OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

       The bill provides $15,222,000 for the Office of Hearings 
     and Appeals.


                 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

       The bill provides $9,525,000 for the Office of Budget and 
     Program Analysis.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       The bill provides $55,630,000 for the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, including $38,000,000 for cybersecurity 
     activities.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       The bill provides $6,028,000 for the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

       The bill provides $901,000 for the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Civil Rights.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       The bill provides $24,206,000 for the Office of Civil 
     Rights.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $59,967,000 for Agriculture Buildings and 
     Facilities.

                     Hazardous Materials Management


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $3,503,000 for Hazardous Materials 
     Management.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The bill provides $98,208,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       The bill provides $45,146,000 for the Office of General 
     Counsel.
       The bill provides an increase of $600,000 for international 
     trade activities.

                            Office of Ethics

       The bill provides $4,136,000 for the Office of Ethics.

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

       The bill provides $800,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

                       Economic Research Service

       The bill provides $86,757,000 for the Economic Research 
     Service.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       The bill provides $174,517,000 for the National 
     Agricultural Statistics Service, including up to $45,300,000 
     for the Census of Agriculture.
       An additional $600,000 is provided for the Geospatial 
     Improvement Initiative and an increase of $500,000 for the 
     Floriculture Crops Report.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,303,266,000 for the Agricultural 
     Research Service (ARS), Salaries and Expenses.
       The President's budget request regarding the termination of 
     research programs, redirections of research programs, or 
     closure of research locations is not accepted. Extramural 
     research shall be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2018 
     levels. There are funding increases for cotton ginning, 
     alfalfa, small grains genomics, postharvest dairy research, 
     marine aquaculture seedstock, sugarcane, high performance 
     computing, sugar beets, salmonella, the Pollinator Center, 
     warmwater aquaculture, poultry, fruit fly and exotic pest 
     control, chronic wasting disease, the Pulse Crop Health 
     Initiative, coffee germplasm, citrus germplasm, feed 
     enhancement, food systems at land-grant institutions, 
     greenhouse technology, long-term agro-ecosystem research, 
     hops research, resilient dryland research, wheat and sorghum, 
     shellfish genetics, sudden oak death, industrial hemp, oats, 
     cranberry and blueberry research, whitefly research, and 
     human nutrition.
       It is recognized that the Department proposes to transfer 
     the responsibility for operational planning, and future 
     operations of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
     (NBAF) to USDA and support the fiscal year 2019 funding 
     request to allow NBAF to be fully operational by December 31, 
     2022. The efforts of the joint DHS/USDA transition team 
     working to identify and outline transition activities to 
     address all requirements for the timely operational stand-up 
     of NBAF are appreciated. The bill provides $10,600,000 to 
     address one-time costs associated with the transfer of the 
     science program from the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to 
     NBAF and $42,000,000 to address stand-up activities and other 
     initial costs to operate and maintain the facility.
       NBAF will provide the U.S. with expanded capacity to 
     implement a comprehensive biodefense research program to 
     protect against foreign animal diseases that pose the 
     greatest threats to animal agriculture and public health. The 
     bill provides an additional $5,000,000 for ARS to increase 
     research efforts on foreign animal diseases and emerging 
     diseases with high consequence to animal and public health.
       The Committees have read the quarterly reports on animal 
     welfare issues submitted by ARS. While providing helpful 
     information, on some issues, ARS did not report a single 
     specific negative finding by APHIS inspectors, despite the 
     fact that numerous violations have been found involving the 
     death of numerous animals and serious health issues of many 
     more. The failure to report these problems to the Committees 
     is unacceptable. ARS is directed to submit a single report 
     covering all violations found by APHIS to date and the 
     specific actions taken to prevent them from recurring within 
     60 days of enactment. It is also directed to continue to 
     submit quarterly reports that include all violations found by 
     APHIS during that quarter and the specific actions that will 
     be taken to prevent their recurrence. The quarterly reports 
     shall also include each issue found by APHIS inspectors at 
     the pre-compliance inspections of newly-covered research 
     activities and the remedial actions taken.
       The need for advancements in dryland production practices, 
     cropping, and equipment to increase profitability, conserve 
     the soil, enhance soil water storage, promote soil health, 
     and decrease reliance on herbicides is recognized. The bill 
     provides an additional $2,000,000 to expand research focused 
     on resilient dryland farming.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The bill provides $381,200,000 for ARS Buildings and 
     Facilities for the next highest priorities identified on the 
     2012 USDA ARS Capital Investment Strategy and 2015 ARS Co-
     located Cooperator Facility Report.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture


                   RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

       The bill provides $927,649,000 for the National Institute 
     of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities.
       There is bill language providing $5,000,000 for grants to 
     the three Centers of Excellence established at the 1890 Land 
     Grant Universities on the occasion of the 125th anniversary 
     of the Second Morrill Act of 1890.
       The following table reflects the bill:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
                               ACTIVITIES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Hatch Act..........................  7 U.S.C. 361a-i.......     $259,000
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative         16 U.S.C. 582a through       36,000
 Forestry Act.                        a-7.
Research at 1890 Institutions        7 U.S.C. 3222.........       58,000
 (Evans-Allen Program).
Payments to the 1994 Institutions..  7 U.S.C. 301 note.....        3,439
Education Grants for 1890            7 U.S.C. 3152(b)......       19,336
 Institutions.
Education Grants for Hispanic-       7 U.S.C. 3241.........        9,219
 Serving Institutions.
Education Grants for Alaska Native   7 U.S.C. 3156.........        3,194
 and Native Hawaiian- Serving
 Institutions.
Research Grants for 1994             7 U.S.C. 301 note.....        3,801
 Institutions.
Capacity Building for Non Land-      7 U.S.C. 3319i........        5,000
 Grant Colleges of Agriculture.
Grants for Insular Areas...........  7 U.S.C. 3222b-2, 3362        2,000
                                      and 3363.
Agriculture and Food Research        7 U.S.C. 450i(b)......      415,000
 Initiative.
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment.  7 U.S.C. 3151a........        8,000
Veterinary Services Grant Program..  7 U.S.C. 3151b........        3,000
Continuing Animal Health and         7 U.S.C. 3195.........        4,000
 Disease Research Program.

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Supplemental and Alternative Crops.  7 U.S.C. 3319d........        1,000
Multicultural Scholars, Graduate     7 U.S.C. 3152(b)......        9,000
 Fellowship and Institution
 Challenge Grants.
Secondary and 2-year Post-Secondary  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)......          900
 Education.
Aquaculture Centers................  7 U.S.C. 3322.........        5,000
Sustainable Agriculture Research     7 U.S.C. 5811, 5812,         37,000
 and Education.                       5831, and 5832.
Farm Business Management...........  7 U.S.C. 5925f........        2,000
Sun Grant Program..................  7 U.S.C. 8114.........        3,000
Alfalfa and Forage Research Program  7 U.S.C. 5925.........        3,000
Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-4)..  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)......       11,913
Special Research Grants:...........  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)......
    Global Change/UV Monitoring....  ......................        1,405
    Potato Research................  ......................        2,750
    Aquaculture Research...........  ......................        2,000
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        Total, Special Research      ......................        6,155
         Grants.
Necessary Expenses of Research and
 Education Activities:
Grants Management System...........  ......................        7,830
Federal Administration--Other        ......................       11,862
 Necessary Expenses for Research
 and Education Activities.
        Total, Necessary Expenses..  ......................       19,692
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        Total, Research and          ......................     $927,649
         Education Activities.
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              NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

       The bill provides $11,880,000 for the Native American 
     Institutions Endowment Fund.


                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

       The bill provides $505,692,000 for the National Institute 
     of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities.
       The bill provides $3,000,000 for the Rural Health and 
     Safety Education Program to address the opioid abuse epidemic 
     and to combat opioid abuse in rural communities.
       The following table reflects the bill:

     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Smith-Lever, Section 3(b) and (c)    7 U.S.C. 343(b) and        $315,000
 programs and Cooperative Extension.  (c) and 208(c) of
                                      P.L. 93-471.
Extension Services at 1890           7 U.S.C. 3221.........       48,620
 Institutions.
Extension Services at 1994           7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)....        6,446
 Institutions.
Facility Improvements at 1890        7 U.S.C. 3222b........       19,730
 Institutions.
Renewable Resources Extension Act..  16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.        4,060
Rural Health and Safety Education    7 U.S.C. 2662(i)......        3,000
 Programs.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance        7 U.S.C. 7642.........        2,500
 Database Program.
Women and Minorities in STEM Fields  7 U.S.C. 5925.........          400
Food Safety Outreach Program.......  7 U.S.C. 7625.........        8,000
Food & Ag Service Learning.........  7 U.S.C. 7633.........        1,000
Farmer Stress Assistance Network...  ......................        2,000
Smith-Lever, Section 3(d):.........  7 U.S.C. 343(d).......
    Food and Nutrition Education...  ......................       69,000
    Farm Safety and Youth Farm       ......................        4,610
     Safety Education Programs.
    New Technologies for             ......................        1,550
     Agricultural Extension.
Children, Youth, and Families at     ......................        8,395
 Risk.
Federally Recognized Tribes          ......................        3,039
 Extension Program.
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        Total, Section 3(d)........  ......................       86,594
Necessary Expenses of Extension
 Activities:
Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom..  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)......          552
Federal Administration--Other        ......................        7,790
 Necessary Expenses for Extension
 Activities.
        Total, Necessary Expenses..  ......................        8,342
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        Total, Extension Activities  ......................     $505,692
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                         INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

       The bill provides $38,000,000 for the National Institute of 
     Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities.
       The following table reflects the amounts provided by the 
     bill:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Methyl Bromide Transition Program..  7 U.S.C. 7626.........       $2,000
Organic Transition Program.........  7 U.S.C. 7626.........        6,000
Regional Rural Development Centers.  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)......        2,000
Food and Agriculture Defense         7 U.S.C. 3351.........        8,000
 Initiative.
Crop Protection/Pest Management      7 U.S.C. 7626.........       20,000
 Program.
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    Total, Integrated Activities...  ......................      $38,000
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  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       The bill provides $901,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $1,011,136,000 for the Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Salaries and Expenses.
       There is a net increase of $34,243,000 for high priority 
     initiatives in order to protect the plant and animal 
     resources of the Nation from pests and diseases. Within the
     increase total, the following is provided: $800,000 for the 
     Equine, Cervid, and Small Ruminant Health program to help 
     address chronic wasting disease and support for the National 
     Scrapie Eradication Program; $10,600,000 for the Veterinary 
     Diagnostics program to carry out the science program at the 
     National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility program; $1,000,000 
     for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection in support of pre-
     departure and interline inspection efforts; $2,500,000 for 
     Field Crop and Rangeland Ecosystems Pests in order to control 
     or eradicate pests destroying Roseau cane in wetlands near 
     the Mississippi River Delta as well as funds for APHIS to 
     partner with states in the control and eradication of the 
     cogongrass weed; $12,843,000 for Specialty Crop Pests, 
     including $12,000,000 for the control or eradication of the 
     spotted lanternfly; $4,000,000 for Tree and Wood Pests; 
     $500,000 for Animal Welfare; and, $2,000,000 for the Overseas 
     Technical and Trade Operations Program to assist U.S. 
     producers whose agricultural exports are blocked due to 
     unfair sanitary and phytosanitary issues.
       APHIS is directed to send copies of all inspection reports 
     for current ARS facilities

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     and newly covered ARS facilities, including pre-compliance 
     reports, to the Committees.
       No less than $4,000,000 for cervid health activities is 
     provided. Within the funds provided, APHIS should give 
     consideration to indemnity payments if warranted.
       Efforts to address potential gaps in farm-specific 
     antimicrobial resistance data are supported. At the same 
     time, the Agency is reminded that any information collected 
     on-farm should be done through the National Animal Health 
     Monitoring System (NAHMS), keeping respondents anonymous and 
     ensuring that all information collected is protected from 
     release or distribution in a manner that could identify an 
     individual respondent.
       There is concern about the invasive species scale insect 
     pest that is destroying Roseau cane in the Mississippi 
     River's Delta region along the Gulf of Mexico. APHIS is 
     directed to continue work with the Agricultural Research 
     Service (ARS) and stakeholders and provide an additional 
     $500,000 to further develop an integrated management program 
     for control of the Roseau cane scale insect pest infestation.
       The bill includes $28,000,000 under Wildlife Damage 
     Management for national rabies management, surveillance, and 
     eradication efforts and $2,000,000 for Wildlife Services 
     education and training. It also provides $1,600,000 for 
     combatting wildlife depredation to catfish production and 
     maintain fiscal year 2018 funding levels for feral swine 
     surveillance. Additionally, no less than $250,000 should be 
     available for the agency to reduce blackbird depredation in 
     the Northern Great Plains.
       The bill provides provide $2,000,000 for APHIS to partner 
     with state departments of agriculture and forestry 
     commissions in states considered to be the epicenter of 
     infestations, to assist with control and treatment of 
     cogongrass in order to slow the advancing front of this 
     invasive plant-pest species and its impact on forest 
     productivity, wildlife habitat, and private landowners.
       The following table reflects the bill:

               ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Animal Health Technical Services...........................      $37,857
Aquatic Animal Health......................................        2,253
Avian Health...............................................       62,840
Cattle Health..............................................       96,500
Equine, Cervid & Small Ruminant Health.....................       20,800
National Veterinary Stockpile..............................        5,725
Swine Health...............................................       24,800
Veterinary Biologics.......................................       16,417
Veterinary Diagnostics.....................................       50,140
Zoonotic Disease Management................................       16,523
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Animal Health................................      333,855
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (Appropriated)..........       32,330
Cotton Pests...............................................       11,520
Field Crop & Rangeland Ecosystems Pests....................       11,826
Pest Detection.............................................       27,446
Plant Protection Methods Development.......................       20,686
Specialty Crop Pests.......................................      186,013
Tree & Wood Pests..........................................       60,000
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Plant Health.................................      349,821
Wildlife Damage Management.................................      108,376
Wildlife Services Methods Development......................       18,856
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Wildlife Services............................      127,232
Animal & Plant Health Regulatory Enforcement...............       16,224
Biotechnology Regulatory Services..........................       18,875
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Regulatory Services..........................       35,099
Contingency Fund...........................................          470
Emergency Preparedness & Response..........................       40,966
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Emergency Management.........................       41,436
Agriculture Import/Export..................................       15,599
Overseas Technical & Trade Operations......................       24,115
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Safe Trade...................................       39,714
Animal Welfare.............................................       31,310
Horse Protection...........................................          705
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Animal Welfare...............................       32,015
APHIS Information Technology Infrastructure................        4,251
Physical/Operational Security..............................        5,146
Rent and DHS Security Payments.............................       42,567
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Agency Management............................       51,964
                                                            ------------
        Total, Direct Appropriation........................   $1,011,136
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The bill provides $3,175,000 for APHIS Buildings and 
     Facilities.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           MARKETING SERVICES

       The bill provides $159,095,000 for Agricultural Marketing 
     Service.
       The bill includes $4,000,000 for the Acer Access and 
     Development Program; $1,500,000 for marketing activities 
     relating to dairy products; $2,000,000 for the continued 
     implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure 
     Standard; an increase of $2,000,000 for the National Organic 
     Program; and $1,000,000 for rural infrastructure.


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The bill includes a limitation on administrative expenses 
     of $61,227,000.


    FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $20,705,000 for Funds for Strengthening 
     Markets, Income, and Supply.
       The following table reflects the status of this fund for 
     fiscal year 2019:

       ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE AND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriation (30% of Customs Receipts).................     $10,624,198
Less Transfers:
    Food and Nutrition Service..........................      -9,092,218
    Commerce Department.................................        -157,980
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Transfers....................................      -9,250,198
    Budget Authority, Farm Bill.........................       1,374,000
Appropriations Temporarily Reduced--Sequestration.......         -74,400
                                                         ---------------
    Budget Authority, Appropriations Act................       1,299,600
Less Obligations:
    Child Nutrition Programs (Entitlement Commodities)..         485,000
    State Option Contract...............................           5,000
    Removal of Defective Commodities....................           2,500
    Disaster Relief.....................................           5,000
    Additional Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases...         206,000
    Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program...................         174,000
    Estimated Future Needs..............................         365,542
                                                         ---------------
Total, Commodity Procurement............................       1,243,042
Administrative Funds:
    Commodity Purchase Support..........................          35,853
    Marketing Agreements and Orders.....................          20,705
    Total, Administrative Funds.........................          56,558
                                                         ---------------
        Total Obligations...............................      $1,299,600
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

       The bill provides $1,235,000 for Payments to States and 
     Possessions.


        LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

       The bill includes a limitation on inspection and weighing 
     services expenses of $55,000,000.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       The bill provides $800,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Food Safety.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       The bill provides $1,049,344,000 for the Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service (FSIS).
       The following table reflects the bill:

                   FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal.................................................        $936,324
State...................................................          61,682
International...........................................          16,758
Public Health Data Communications Infrastructure System.          34,580
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Food Safety and Inspection Service...........      $1,049,344
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                TITLE II

               FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

       The bill provides $901,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $216,350,000 for the Farm Production and 
     Conservation (FPAC) Business Center. In addition, $16,081,000 
     is transferred from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund 
     and $60,228,000 is transferred from the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.
       The streamlined efficiencies of the Farm Production and 
     Conservation (FPAC) mission area and the Department's 
     submission of a detailed plan on August 28, 2018, that 
     illustrates the consolidated services and human resources 
     under the FPAC Business Center are appreciated. As such, the 
     requested funding for the FPAC Business Center is provided, 
     with corresponding reductions in administrative funding for 
     each of the three agencies under the FPAC mission area. 
     Funding shifts are as follows: $128,491,000 from the Farm 
     Service Agency, $70,801,000 from the Natural Resources and 
     Conservation Service, and $17,058,000 from the Risk 
     Management Agency. In order to maintain equity of service 
     across the respective agencies and demonstrate improved 
     performance of services, FPAC is directed to establish 
     results-oriented performance agreements with each of the 
     three agencies.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $1,081,655,000 for Farm Service Agency, 
     Salaries and Expenses.
       Shifts in funding for the FSA Salaries and Expenses account 
     are provided as reflected by the President's Budget request 
     to fund the FPAC Business Center. Funding for the FPAC 
     Information Portal is provided. Additionally, not less than 
     $20,000,000 is for the hiring of farm loan officers and 
     county office trainees and county office staff and not less 
     than $8,000,000 shall be for the hiring of farm loan 
     officers.
       The following table reflects the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and expenses......................................   $1,081,655
    Transfer from P.L. 480.................................          142
    Transfer from export loans.............................        2,463
    Transfer from ACIF.....................................      290,917
                                                            ------------
        Total, FSA Salaries and expenses...................   $1,375,177
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

       The bill provides $3,904,000 for State Mediation Grants.


               GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

       The bill provides $6,500,000 for the Grassroots Source 
     Water Protection Program.


                        DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $500,000 for the Dairy Indemnity Program.

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           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $7,987,668,000 for the ACIF program 
     account. The following table reflects the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan Authorizations:
Farm Ownership Loans:
    Direct.................................................   $1,500,000
    Guaranteed.............................................    2,750,000
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Farm Ownership Loans.........................    4,250,000
Farm Operating Loans:
    Direct.................................................    1,530,000
    Unsubsidized Guaranteed................................    1,960,000
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Farm Operating Loans.........................    3,490,000
Emergency Loans............................................       37,668
Indian Tribe Land Acquisition Loans........................       20,000
Conservation Loans-Guaranteed..............................      150,000
Indian Highly Fractionated Land............................       10,000
Boll Weevil Eradication....................................       30,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, Loan Authorizations.........................    7,987,668
Loan Subsidies:
Farm Operating Loan Subsidies:
    Direct.................................................       59,670
    Unsubsidized Guaranteed................................       21,168
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Farm Operating Subsidies.....................       80,838
Emergency Loans............................................        1,567
Indian Highly Fractionated Land............................        2,134
                                                            ------------
        Total, Loan Subsidies..............................       84,539
ACIF Expenses:
    Salaries and Expenses..................................      290,917
    Administrative Expenses................................       10,070
    Transfer to FPAC Business Center.......................       16,081
                                                            ------------
        Total, ACIF Expenses...............................     $317,068
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         Risk Management Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $58,361,000 for the Risk Management 
     Agency (RMA), Salaries and Expenses.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

       The bill provides $819,492,000 for Conservation Operations.
       The bill provides $9,400,000 for the Snow Survey and Water 
     Forecasting Program; $9,481,000 for the Plant Materials 
     Centers; $74,685,000 for the Soil Surveys Program; and 
     $725,926,000 for Conservation Technical Assistance.
       NRCS' ongoing work to prevent soil erosion leading to 
     harmful algal blooms through the introduction of cover crops 
     is appreciated and NRCSA is encouraged to continue targeting 
     of watersheds where harmful algal blooms pose a threat. In 
     addition, no less than $5,000,000 shall be provided to 
     support cooperative agreements focused on innovative 
     phosphorus removal strategies where agricultural runoff has 
     contributed nutrients to a waterbody. Such work shall be 
     conducted in consultation with the National Institute for 
     Food and Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service.
       In carrying out the programs under section 524(b) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act, the Secretary is encouraged to 
     establish multi-year pilot projects to provide financial and 
     technical assistance to farms regulated under the FSMA 
     Produce Safety Rule for capital improvements to address on-
     farm agricultural water concerns, including irrigation 
     systems and other conservation practices to improve water 
     quality and soil health. Payment limits and other provisions 
     of the AMA program will apply.
       There is concern about the number of staff vacancies at 
     NRCS, as unfilled state-level positions are creating delays 
     in application approval and the deployment of important 
     conservation funding. NRCS is directed to provide a report no 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act updating the 
     Committees on staffing levels at each NRCS office across the 
     country, by location, including vacancies that have remained 
     unfilled for more than 6 months, plan to fill those 
     vacancies, and the workload analysis that demonstrates the 
     total number of employees needed compared to the national 
     staffing cap.
       Support is indicated for irrigation agriculture and NRCS is 
     encouraged to leverage all possible funding streams to 
     support the expansion of on-farm irrigation in regions that 
     have previously not had widespread irrigation systems, 
     specifically in the Southeast United States. NRCS is directed 
     to focus efforts on the development of conservation and 
     irrigation techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture 
     production while maintaining crop quality and yield in rural 
     America.


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

       The bill provides $150,000,000 for Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations.


                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

       The bill provides $10,000,000 for the Watershed 
     Rehabilitation Program.

                              CORPORATIONS

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

       The bill provides such sums as may be necessary for the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides such sums as may be necessary for 
     Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.


                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

       The bill provides a limitation of $5,000,000 for Hazardous 
     Waste Management.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

                           Rural Development


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $236,835,000 for Rural Development, 
     Salaries and Expenses, including $6,000,000 for information 
     technology investments.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides a total subsidy of $510,317,000 for 
     activities under the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program 
     Account.
       The following table indicates loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
Single family housing (sec. 502)
    Direct.................................................   $1,000,000
    Unsubsidized guaranteed................................   24,000,000
Housing repair (sec. 504)..................................       28,000
Rental housing (sec. 515)..................................       40,000
Multi-family guaranteed (sec. 538).........................      230,000
Site development loans (sec. 524)..........................        5,000
Credit sales of acquired property..........................       10,000
Self-help housing land development (sec. 523)..............        5,000
Farm labor housing.........................................       27,500
                                                            ------------
        Total, Loan authorizations.........................  $25,345,500
Loan subsidies, grants & administrative expenses:
Single family housing (sec. 502)
    Direct.................................................      $67,700
Housing repair (sec. 504)..................................        3,419
Rental housing (sec. 515)..................................        9,484
Farm labor housing (sec. 514)..............................        6,853
Site development loans (sec. 524)..........................          176
Self-help land development (sec. 523)......................          431
                                                            ------------
        Total, loan subsidies..............................       88,063
Farm labor housing grants..................................       10,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, loan subsidies and grants...................       98,063
Administrative expenses (transfer to RD)...................      412,254
                                                            ------------
        Total, Loan subsidies, grants, and administrative       $510,317
         expenses..........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       rental assistance program

       The bill provides $1,331,400,000 for the Rental Assistance 
     Program.


          multi-family housing revitalization program account

       The bill provides $51,500,000 for the Multi-Family Housing 
     Revitalization Program Account.


                  mutual and self-help housing grants

       The bill provides $30,000,000 for Mutual and Self-Help 
     Housing Grants.


                    rural housing assistance grants

       The bill provides $45,000,000 for Rural Housing Assistance 
     Grants. The following table reflects the grant levels 
     provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Very low income housing repair grants......................      $30,000
Housing preservation grants................................       15,000
                                                            ------------
    Total, grant program...................................      $45,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $50,063,000 for the Rural Community 
     Facilities Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     amounts provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    CF direct loans........................................   $2,800,000
    CF guaranteed loans....................................      148,287
Loan subsidies and grants:
    CF guaranteed loans....................................        4,285
    CF grants..............................................       30,000
    Rural Community Development Initiative.................        6,000
    Economic Impact Initiative.............................        5,778
    Tribal college grants..................................        4,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, subsidy and grants..........................      $50,063
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service


                     rural business program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $65,040,000 for the Rural Business 
     Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan level:
    Business and industry guaranteed loans.................     $950,000
Loan subsidy and grants:
    Business and industry guaranteed loans.................       22,040
    Rural business development grants......................       35,000
    Delta Regional Authority/Appalachian Regional                  8,000
     Commission/Northern Border Regional Commission........
                                                            ------------
        Total, Rural Business Program subsidy and grants...      $65,040
------------------------------------------------------------------------

              intermediary relending program fund account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The bill provides $8,625,000 for the Intermediary Relending 
     Program Fund Account.
       The following table reflects the loan and subsidy levels 
     provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan level:
    Estimated loan level...................................      $18,889
Subsidies and administrative expenses:
    Direct loan subsidy level..............................        4,157
    Administrative expenses................................        4,468
                                                            ------------
        Subtotal, subsidies and administrative expenses....       $8,625
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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            rural economic development loans program account

       The bill provides $50,000,000 for the Rural Economic 
     Development Loans Program Account.


                  rural cooperative development grants

       The bill provides $29,100,000 for Rural Cooperative 
     Development Grants.


                    rural energy for america program

       The bill provides $334,500 for the Rural Energy for America 
     Program.

                        Rural Utilities Service


             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $548,690,000 for the Rural Utilities 
     Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    Water and waste direct loans...........................   $1,400,000
    Water and waste guaranteed loans.......................       50,000
Subsidies and grants:
    Guaranteed loan subsidy................................          190
    Water and waste revolving fund.........................        1,000
    Water well system grants...............................        1,500
    Grants for Colonias, Native Americans, and Alaska......       68,000
    Water and waste technical assistance grants............       30,000
    Circuit Rider program..................................       19,000
    Solid waste management grants..........................        4,000
    High energy cost grants................................       10,000
    Water and waste disposal grants........................      400,000
     306A(i)(2) grants.....................................       15,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, subsidies and grants........................     $548,690
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The bill provides $34,995,000 for activities under the 
     Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
     Account.
       The following table indicates loan levels provided by the 
     bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    Electric:
        Direct, FFB........................................   $5,500,000
        Guaranteed underwriting............................      750,000
                                                            ------------
        Subtotal, electric.................................    6,250,000
    Telecommunications:
        Direct, treasury rate..............................      345,000
        Direct, FFB........................................      345,000
        Subtotal, telecommunications.......................      690,000
Loan subsidy:
        Direct, treasury rate..............................        1,725
                                                            ------------
        Total, loan authorizations.........................    6,940,000
        Administrative expenses............................       33,270
        Total, budget authority............................      $34,995
------------------------------------------------------------------------

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

       The bill provides $69,830,000 for the Distance Learning, 
     Telemedicine, and Broadband Program.
       The following table indicates loan levels provided by the 
     bill:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorization:
    Broadband telecommunications...........................      $29,851
        Total, loan authorization..........................       29,851
                                                            ------------
Subsidy and grants:
    Distance learning and telemedicine grants..............       34,000
    Broadband telecommunications program:
    Direct (treasury rate loans)...........................        5,830
    Grants.................................................       30,000
        Total, subsidies and grants........................      $69,830
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

       The bill provides $800,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
       The marketplace continues to develop innovative 
     technologies, such as third-party mobile applications, which 
     can assist nutrition program participants in managing their 
     benefits. USDA is encouraged to ensure that these new 
     technologies have a secure system in place to protect 
     personal account information; do not sell, distribute or make 
     available personal account information for commercial 
     marketing purposes; and that participants have consistent 
     access to their account information regardless of the means 
     in which they choose to access it.
       Retailer SNAP sales data should be treated as proprietary 
     and confidential information. Should such information be made 
     publicly available, USDA is directed to make every effort to 
     protect confidential business information likely to cause 
     harm to the competitive position in the retail industry, 
     especially small grocery stores and small grocery stores in 
     rural areas. Personal information about individual SNAP 
     participants should also remain confidential.

                       Food And Nutrition Service


                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $23,140,781,000 for Child Nutrition 
     Programs. The bill provides the following for Child Nutrition 
     Programs:

                      Total Obligational Authority
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
School lunch program.......................................  $12,091,834
School breakfast program...................................    4,816,238
Child and adult care food program..........................    3,815,328
Summer food service program................................      519,456
Special milk program.......................................        8,065
State administrative expenses..............................      302,571
Commodity procurement......................................    1,436,458
Food safety education......................................        2,929
Coordinated review.........................................       10,000
Computer support and processing............................       12,124
CACFP training and technical assistance....................       13,935
Child Nutrition Program studies and evaluations............       21,639
Child Nutrition payment accuracy...........................       11,203
Farm to school tactical team...............................        3,997
Team Nutrition.............................................       17,004
School meals equipment grants..............................       30,000
Summer EBT demonstration...................................       28,000
                                                            ------------
    Total..................................................  $23,140,781
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

       The bill provides $6,075,000,000 for the Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
     Children.
       The bill recommends full funding for WIC that will meet 
     estimated participation in fiscal year 2019. The 
     recommendation includes $60,000,000 for breastfeeding support 
     initiatives and $19,000,000 for infrastructure. New 
     technologies, including telemedicine, that support 
     breastfeeding mothers through access to professional 
     breastfeeding and nutrition consultants are recognized. The 
     bill provides $5,000,000 for telehealth competitive grants to 
     supplement the nutrition education and breastfeeding support 
     offered in the WIC clinic, and to decrease barriers to access 
     to WIC services, particularly in rural communities. Funding 
     can be used to support a variety of telehealth interventions, 
     including but not limited to the use of telehealth tools by 
     WIC staff as well as clinical services and technologies 
     provided by third-party vendors.
       The work of the National Academies of Science (NAS) to 
     review and make recommendations for updating the WIC food 
     packages to reflect current science and cultural factors is 
     recognized. It is noted, however, that while all revised 
     packages now allow some fish, the amounts remain low compared 
     to the recommendations of other authoritative health 
     agencies. The Department is strongly encouraged to consider 
     the health and cultural benefits of fish consumption as the 
     NAS recommendations are reviewed and used to inform the 
     Department's next course of action. The Department is 
     strongly encouraged to continue to allow states to submit 
     cultural food package proposals to respond to the cultural 
     preferences of WIC participants in states like Alaska.


               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The bill provides $73,476,921,000 for the Supplemental 
     Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
       The bill provides the following for SNAP:

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benefits...................................................  $62,299,422
Contingency reserve........................................    3,000,000
Administrative costs:
  State administrative costs...............................    4,617,913
  Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program.      433,000
  Employment and Training..................................      487,707
  Mandatory other program costs............................      190,504
  Discretionary other program costs........................          998
                                                            ------------
Administrative subtotal....................................    5,730,122
Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (NAP).................    1,965,834
American Samoa.............................................        7,895
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations...........      153,000
TEFAP commodities..........................................      294,500
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...............       12,148
Community Food Projects....................................        9,000
Program access.............................................        5,000
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal...............................................    2,447,377
                                                            ------------
        Total..............................................  $73,476,921
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The bill provides $322,139,000 for the Commodity Assistance 
     Program.
       The following amounts are provided: $222,891,000 for the 
     Commodity Supplemental Food Program; $18,548,000 for the 
     Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; and $79,630,000 for 
     administrative funds for the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Program.


                   NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

       The bill provides $164,688,000 for Nutrition Programs 
     Administration.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

       The bill provides $875,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.

                      Office of Codex Alimentarius

       The bill provides $3,976,000 for the Office of Codex 
     Alimentarius.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $213,890,000 for the Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses and a transfer of $6,382,000.
       The bill includes increases of $3,187,000 for Capital 
     Security Cost Sharing; $1,537,000 for International 
     Cooperative Administrative Support Services; $1,500,000 for 
     pay costs for locally employed staff; $3,000,000 for the 
     Country Strategy Support Fund; $10,000,000 for trade 
     activities; and a decrease of $5,000,000 for administrative 
     support services.

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  FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM 
                                ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $142,000 for administrative expenses for 
     the Food for Peace Title I Direct Credit and Food for 
     Progress Program Account to be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       The bill includes a one-time, $16,000,000 increase in 
     funding for the Food for Progress program as authorized. This 
     increase is a restoration of funding from reductions 
     occurring in prior years and does not indicate support for 
     expanding or continuing the practice of monetization in food 
     aid programs.


                     FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

       The bill provides $1,500,000,000 for Food for Peace Title 
     II Grants.
       The Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International 
     Development is directed to maintain the funding level for the 
     non-emergency set-aside in the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f(e)(2). If the Administrator deems it necessary to 
     notwithstand such provision as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1722(a) 
     to meet emergency food aid needs, the Administrator shall 
     notify the Committees within 15 days of such action.


  MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION 
                             PROGRAM GRANTS

       The bill provides $210,255,000 for the McGovern-Dole 
     International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.


              COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

                    CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $8,845,000 for the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation Export Loans Credit Guarantee Program Account.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services


                      FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides specific amounts by Food and Drug 
     Administration activity as reflected in the following table:

            FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION--SALARIES & EXPENSES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Budget Authority:
    Foods..................................................   $1,059,980
    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition...........      327,962
        Field Activities...................................      732,018
    Human Drugs............................................      662,907
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research................      524,738
        Field Activities...................................      138,169
    Biologics..............................................      240,138
    Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research...........      198,132
        Field Activities...................................       42,006
    Animal Drugs and Feeds.................................      178,934
    Center for Veterinary Medicine.........................      113,419
        Field Activities...................................       65,515
    Devices and Radiological Products......................      386,743
    Center for Devices and Radiological Health.............      301,738
        Field Activities...................................       85,005
National Center for Toxicological Research.................       66,712
Other Activities/Office of the Commissioner................      188,069
White Oak Consolidation....................................      114,987
Other Rent and Rent Related Activities.....................       71,943
GSA Rent...................................................      170,208
                                                            ------------
    Subtotal, Budget Authority.............................    3,068,678
User Fees:
    Prescription Drug User Fee Act.........................    1,010,323
    Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act..........      204,730
    Human Generic Drug User Fee Act........................      501,721
    Biosimilar User Fee Act................................       38,847
    Animal Drug User Fee Act...............................       30,331
    Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act.......................       18,335
    Tobacco Product User Fees..............................      712,000
        Subtotal, User Fees................................    2,516,287
                                                            ------------
            Total, FDA Program Level.......................   $5,584,965
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       The bill provides $3,068,678,000 in discretionary budget 
     authority and $2,516,287,000 in definite user fees for a 
     total of $5,584,965,000 for Food and Drug Administration, 
     Salaries and Expenses. This total does not include permanent, 
     indefinite user fees for: the Mammography Quality Standards 
     Act; Color Certification; Export Certification; Priority 
     Review Vouchers Pediatric Disease; Food and Feed Recall; Food 
     Reinspection; Voluntary Qualified Importer Program; the Third 
     Party Auditor Program; Outsourcing Facility; and Medical 
     Countermeasure Priority Review Vouchers.
       FDA is expected to continue all projects, activities, 
     laboratories, and programs as included in fiscal year 2018 
     unless otherwise specified. Proposed funding reductions for: 
     Consumer Education and outreach regarding biotechnology; 
     Foreign High Risk Inspections; the funds made available to 
     the Health and Human Services' Inspector General for its 
     audit and oversight work involving the FDA; the produce 
     safety cooperative agreement funds with states; the Critical 
     Path Initiative; and compounding bulk drug substances are not 
     accepted.
       The bill provides an increase of $271,400,000 for medical 
     product and food safety activities, and accepts $2,800,000 in 
     proposed savings, resulting in a net increase of 
     $268,600,000.
       The following increases are provided for medical products 
     safety: $47,000,000 to combat the Opioid Epidemic, 
     $38,500,000 to Promote Domestic Manufacturing; $12,000,000 
     for a New Domestic Drug Industry; $6,000,000 for MedTech 
     Manufacturing; $50,700,000 for New Medical Data Enterprise; 
     $25,000,000 for the Growth and Transformation of Digital 
     Health; $43,300,000 for New Platform for Drug Development, 
     including a $5,000,000 increase to fully fund FDA's Oncology 
     Center for Excellence; $25,100,000 for Modernizing Generic 
     Drug Development and Review; and $10,000,000 for Investment 
     and Innovation for Rare Diseases.
       Included in the increases provided for food safety 
     activities are $2,000,000 for FSMA Cooperative Agreements, 
     $2,800,000 for Food Import safety, $5,000,000 to address Food 
     Safety Outbreaks; $500,000 to test Antibiotic Resistance in 
     Imported Seafood, $2,000,000 for Standard of Identity and 
     Product labeling; and a $1,500,000 increase for consumer 
     education and outreach regarding biotechnology.
       The additional funding provided to combat the opioid 
     epidemic should be used for regulatory science, enforcement, 
     and innovation activities. Within these funds, $20,000,000 is 
     provided to create a large-scale data warehouse and perform 
     data analytics to better assess vulnerability points in the 
     population, anticipate changes in the crisis.
       The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is 
     expected to fund, at least at the 2018 level, those 
     agreements on outreach to farmers that are continued in 2019.
       FDA is directed to submit a report no later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act, that includes the number of 
     enforcement actions FDA brought against dietary supplement 
     manufacturers and marketers, as well as manufacturers and 
     marketers of products claiming to be dietary supplements, the 
     number of dietary supplement good manufacturing practice 
     inspections FDA conducted in 2018 and the number of FTEs 
     dedicated to dietary supplement inspections and the number of 
     serious adverse events that were reported to FDA from 2015 to 
     2018.
       FDA's commitment to complete a separate section of 
     regulations for medical gas current good manufacturing 
     practices is supported. Therefore, the FDA shall issue final 
     regulations required by the fiscal year 2017 Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act no later than March 31, 2019.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The bill provides $11,788,000 for the Food and Drug 
     Administration Buildings and Facilities.

                   FDA Innovation Account, Cures Act


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $70,000,000 for the FDA as authorized in 
     the 21st Century Cures Act.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The bill includes a limitation of $74,600,000 on 
     administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


             (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 701.--The bill includes language regarding motor 
     vehicles.
       Section 702.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.
       Section 703.--The bill includes language limiting funding 
     provided in the bill to one year unless otherwise specified.
       Section 704.--The bill includes language regarding 
     nonprofit institutions.
       Section 705.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development programs.
       Section 706.--The bill includes language regarding 
     information technology systems.
       Section 707.--The bill includes language regarding fund 
     availability.
       Section 708.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Utilities Service program eligibility.
       Section 709.--The bill includes language regarding funds 
     for information technology expenses.
       Section 710.--The bill includes language prohibiting first-
     class airline travel.
       Section 711.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     availability of certain funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.
       Section 712.--The bill includes language regarding funding 
     for advisory committees.
       Section 713.--The bill includes language regarding NIFA 
     grants.
       Section 714.--The bill includes language regarding IT 
     system regulations.
       Section 715.--The bill includes language regarding Section 
     32 activities.
       Section 716.--The bill includes language regarding user fee 
     proposals without offsets.
       Section 717.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     reprogramming of funds and notification requirements.
       Section 718.--The bill includes language regarding fees for 
     the guaranteed business and industry loan program.
       Section 719.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     appropriations hearing process.
       Section 720.--The bill includes language regarding 
     government-sponsored news stories.
       Section 721.--The bill includes language regarding details 
     and assignments of Department of Agriculture employees.
       Section 722.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development programs.
       Section 723.--The bill includes language requiring spend 
     plans.
       Section 724.--The bill includes language regarding 
     nutrition programs.

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     Development programs.
       Section 726.--The bill includes language regarding USDA 
     loan programs.
       Section 727.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Working Capital Fund.
       Section 728.--The bill includes language regarding SNAP 
     variety.
       Section 729.--The bill includes language regarding 
     industrial hemp.
       Section 730.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
       Section 731.--The bill includes language regarding loan 
     programs.
       Section 732.--The bill includes language regarding consumer 
     information.
       Section 733.--The bill includes language regarding FDA 
     regulations.
       Section 734.--The bill includes language regarding FDA 
     regulations.
       Section 735.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Rural Utilities Service.
       Section 736.--The bill includes language regarding Food for 
     Peace.
       Section 737.--The bill includes language regarding research 
     programs.
       Section 738.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development programs.
       Section 739.--The bill includes language regarding USDA 
     regulations.
       Section 740.--The bill includes language regarding FDA 
     regulations.
       Section 741.--The bill includes language regarding research 
     facilities.
       Section 742.--The bill includes language regarding 
     conservation programs.
       Section 743.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Water Bank Act.
       Section 744.--The bill includes language regarding 
     geographically disadvantaged farmers.
       Section 745.--The bill includes language regarding animal 
     welfare.
       Section 746.--The bill includes language regarding Food for 
     Progress.
       Section 747.--The bill includes language regarding United 
     States iron and steel products.
       Section 748.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development program assistance.
       Section 749.--The bill includes language regarding multi-
     family housing programs.
       Section 750.--The bill includes language regarding 
     lobbying.
       Section 751.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     Agriculture Risk Coverage program.
       Section 752.--The bill includes language regarding rural 
     housing programs.
       Section 753.--The bill includes language regarding poultry 
     products.
       Section 754.--The bill includes language regarding water 
     supplies.
       Section 755.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development programs.
       Section 756.--The bill includes language regarding poultry 
     products.
       Section 757.--The bill includes language regarding child 
     nutrition programs.
       Section 758.--The bill includes language regarding 
     nutritional guidelines.
       Section 759.--The bill includes language regarding low-
     income communities.
       Section 760.--The bill includes language regarding citrus 
     greening.
       Section 761.--The bill includes language regarding grape 
     varietals.
       Section 762.--The bill includes language regarding grain 
     inspection agreements.
       Section 763.--The bill includes language regarding school 
     lunch programs.
       Section 764.--The bill includes language regarding opioids.
       Section 765.--The bill includes language regarding rural 
     broadband.
       Section 766.--The bill includes language regarding water 
     and waste programs.
       Section 767.--The bill includes language regarding the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
       Section 768.--The bill includes language regarding FDA 
     regulations.
       Section 769.--The bill includes language regarding dietary 
     guidelines.
       Section 770.--The bill includes language regarding added 
     sugars.
       Section 771.--The bill includes language regarding land-
     grant universities.
       Section 772.--The bill includes language regarding school 
     breakfast programs.
       Section 773.--The bill includes language regarding 
     emergency assistance.
       Section 774.--The bill includes language regarding research 
     programs.
       Section 775.--The bill includes language regarding 
     conservation programs.
       Section 776.--The bill includes language regarding rural 
     housing programs.
       Section 777.--The bill includes language regarding FDA 
     regulations.
       Section 778.--The bill includes language regarding Centers 
     of Excellence.
       Section 779.--The bill includes language regarding child 
     nutrition programs.
       Section 780.--The bill includes language regarding the Food 
     and Drug Administration.
       Section 781.--The bill includes language regarding Food for 
     Peace.
       Section 782.--The bill includes language regarding 
     internships.
       Section 783.--The bill includes language regarding the Farm 
     Service Agency.
       Section 784.--The bill includes language regarding rural 
     broadband.
       Section 785.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
     Development programs.
       Section 786.--The bill includes language regarding certain 
     inspection activities.

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     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

       Report language included in House Report 115-704 (``the 
     House report'') or Senate Report 115-275 (``the Senate 
     report'') that is not changed by this explanatory statement 
     or the Act is approved. The explanatory statement, while 
     repeating some language for emphasis, is not intended to 
     negate the language referred to above unless expressly 
     provided herein. In cases where both the House report and the 
     Senate report address a particular issue not specifically 
     addressed in the explanatory statement, the House report and 
     the Senate report should be read as consistent and are to be 
     interpreted accordingly. In cases where the House report or 
     the Senate report directs the submission of a report, such 
     report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations (``the Committees'').
       Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow 
     the directions set forth in this Act and the accompanying 
     explanatory statement, and shall not reallocate resources or 
     reorganize activities except as provided herein. 
     Reprogramming procedures shall apply to: funds provided in 
     this Act; unobligated balances from previous appropriations 
     Acts that are available for obligation or expenditure in 
     fiscal year 2019; and non-appropriated resources such as fee 
     collections that are used to meet program requirements in 
     fiscal year 2019. These procedures are specified in section 
     505 of this Act.
       Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year 
     budgetary impacts and a separate accounting of program or 
     mission impacts on estimated carryover funds. Any program, 
     project, or activity cited in this explanatory statement, or 
     in the House report or the Senate report and not changed by 
     this Act, shall be construed as the position of the Congress 
     and shall not be subject to reductions or reprogramming 
     without prior approval of the Committees. Further, any 
     department or agency funded in this Act that plans a 
     reduction-in-force shall notify the Committees by letter no 
     later than 30 days in advance of the date of any such planned 
     personnel action.
       When a department or agency submits a reprogramming or 
     transfer request to the Committees and does not receive 
     identical responses, it shall be the responsibility of the 
     department or agency seeking the reprogramming to reconcile 
     the differences between the two bodies before proceeding. If 
     reconciliation is not possible, the items in disagreement in 
     the reprogramming or transfer request shall be considered 
     unapproved. Departments and agencies shall not submit 
     reprogramming notifications after July 1, 2019, except in 
     extraordinary circumstances. Any such notification shall 
     include a description of the extraordinary circumstances.
       In compliance with section 533 of this Act, each department 
     and agency funded in this Act shall submit spending plans, 
     signed by the respective department or agency head, for the 
     Committees' review not later than 45 days after enactment.

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement includes $495,000,000 in total resources for 
     the International Trade Administration (ITA). This amount is 
     offset by $11,000,000 in estimated fee collections, resulting 
     in a direct appropriation of $484,000,000. The agreement 
     provides no less than $88,500,000 for Enforcement and 
     Compliance and no less than $320,000,000 for Global Markets. 
     The agreement adopts Senate report language regarding 
     SelectUSA.
       U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS).--The 
     agreement rejects the proposed cuts to the US&FCS and 
     provides no less than the amount provided in fiscal year 
     2018. ITA shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees, 
     due not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, 
     detailing staffing levels within the US&FCS, including a 
     breakout of Foreign Service Officers, Locally Engaged Staff, 
     and U.S. field staff. These reports shall also include 
     obligations by object class for the US&FCS for the given 
     quarter, and shall include a comparison of staffing and 
     obligation levels for the same quarter in the past three 
     fiscal years along with an explanation of any significant 
     variances compared to the prior year quarters. The first such 
     report shall include a discussion of the reasons for ITA not 
     maintaining Foreign Service Officer staffing within the 
     funding provided for the US&FCS over the last three fiscal 
     years.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $118,050,000 for the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security (BIS).
       The agreement does not adopt House report language relating 
     to the division of funds between Export Administration, 
     Export Enforcement, and Management and Policy Coordination. 
     Instead, the agreement includes bill language to ensure that 
     the additional resources above enacted for BIS are devoted to 
     an effective Section 232 exclusion process. The Department 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees, due not 
     later than 15 days after the end of each quarter, on the 
     implementation of the exclusion process, which shall include: 
     (a) the number of exclusion requests received; (b) the number 
     of exclusion requests approved and denied; (c) the status of 
     efforts to assist small- and medium-sized businesses in 
     navigating the exclusion process; (d) Department-wide 
     staffing levels for the exclusion process, including 
     information on any staff detailed to complete this task; and 
     (e) Department-wide funding by source appropriation and 
     object class for costs undertaken to process the exclusions.

                  Economic Development Administration

       The agreement includes $304,000,000 for the programs and 
     administrative expenses of the Economic Development 
     Administration (EDA). Section 523 of the agreement includes a 
     rescission of $10,000,000 in Economic Development Assistance 
     Program balances. The funds shall be derived from recoveries 
     and unobligated grant funds that were not appropriated with 
     emergency or disaster relief designations.


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $265,000,000 for Economic 
     Development Assistance Programs. Funds are to be distributed 
     as follows; any deviation of funds shall be subject to the 
     procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:

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Public Works.........................................       $117,500,000
Partnership Planning.................................        $33,000,000
Technical Assistance.................................         $9,500,000
Research and Evaluation..............................         $1,500,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance..........................        $13,000,000
Economic Adjustment Assistance.......................        $37,000,000
Assistance to Coal Communities.......................        $30,000,000
Section 27 Regional Innovation Program Grants........        $23,500,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................       $265,000,000
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                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $39,000,000 for EDA salaries and 
     expenses.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes $40,000,000 for the Minority 
     Business Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $1,000,000 
     above fiscal year 2018. MBDA is directed to allocate the 
     majority of its total appropriation, including the entire 
     increase above fiscal year 2018, toward cooperative 
     agreements, external awards, and grants, including not less 
     than $10,400,000 to continue MBDA's traditional Business 
     Center program and Specialty Project Center program. The 
     agreement does not approve of the Department's recent 
     proposal to transform MBDA's service delivery model, but 
     transformation proposals can be considered if proposed as 
     part of the Department's fiscal year 2020 budget request. 
     While the agreement is supportive of MBDA and its programs, 
     MBDA is encouraged to obtain an independent external 
     evaluation of its various programs.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $101,000,000 for Economic and 
     Statistical Analysis. Senate and House language regarding the 
     Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account is adopted, and the 
     agreement provides $1,500,000 to continue this work in fiscal 
     year 2019.
       Income Growth Indicators.--The Bureau of Economic Analysis 
     (BEA) is encouraged to work with the relevant additional 
     agencies to develop and begin reporting on income growth 
     indicators. In these indicators, BEA is encouraged to report 
     at least annually on how incomes grow in each decile of the 
     income distribution, no later than 2020. BEA is encouraged to 
     include the latest available estimates of these measures with 
     each report or update issued by the agency on the Gross 
     Domestic Product of the United States.

                          Bureau of the Census

       The agreement includes $3,821,388,000 for the Bureau of the 
     Census.


                      CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $270,000,000 for the Current Surveys 
     and Programs account of the Bureau of the Census.


                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $3,551,388,000 for the Periodic 
     Censuses and Programs account of the Bureau of the Census.
       In October 2017, the Secretary of Commerce delivered a new 
     life-cycle cost estimate for the 2020 Decennial Census 
     totaling $15,625,000,000. In addition to reliance on a new 
     independent cost estimate, the Secretary's estimate includes 
     additional assumptions to enhance the robustness and 
     reliability of the program. For example, the new estimate 
     assumes the need for additional in-person follow-up visits 
     due to fewer households expected to initially respond to the 
     Census. In addition, the Census Bureau is directed to provide 
     the Committees with notification 15 days before any spending 
     it intends to incur in fiscal year 2019 that is above the 
     amounts included in the October 2017 life-cycle cost estimate 
     for fiscal year 2019.
       2020 Census Partnership and Communications Activities.--The 
     agreement reiterates House and Senate language regarding the 
     Bureau's partnership and communications efforts aimed at 
     maximizing self-response to the 2020 Decennial Census. 
     Additionally, the Bureau shall devote funding to expand 
     targeted communications activities as well as to open local 
     questionnaire assistance centers in hard-to-count 
     communities.

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       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $39,500,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration (NTIA). The agreement provides up to 
     $7,500,000 to continue the broadband mapping effort started 
     in fiscal year 2018 and adopts Senate report language 
     regarding rural and tribal communities. The agreement 
     modifies Senate language regarding a standardized process, to 
     direct NTIA to work with the Federal Communications 
     Commission to improve the collection of broadband data.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes language making available to the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 
     $3,370,000,000, the full amount of offsetting fee collections 
     estimated for fiscal year 2019 by the Congressional Budget 
     Office. The agreement transfers $1,500,000 to the Office of 
     Inspector General to continue oversight and audits of USPTO 
     operations and budget transparency.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

       The agreement includes $985,500,000 for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $724,500,000 for NIST's Scientific 
     and Technical Research and Services (STRS) account. The 
     agreement rejects the proposed terminations and reductions 
     for all STRS programs and provides not less than fiscal year 
     2018 funding for: Cybersecurity and Privacy; Advanced 
     Manufacturing and Material Measurements; Quantum Science; 
     Advanced Communications, Networks, and Scientific Data 
     Systems; Biological Science and Health Measurements; 
     Environmental Measurements; Time and Fundamental Measurement 
     Dissemination; Physical Infrastructure and Resilience; the 
     Special Programs Office; the Standards Coordination Office; 
     the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program; NIST Center of 
     Excellence Program; and NIST User Facilities. The Senate 
     report language regarding forensic sciences is adopted by 
     reference.


                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

       The agreement includes $155,000,000 in total for Industrial 
     Technology Services, including $140,000,000 for the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership and $15,000,000 for the 
     National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, to include 
     funding for center establishment and up to $5,000,000 for 
     coordination activities.


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

       The agreement includes $106,000,000 for Construction of 
     Research Facilities.
       Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs (SCMMR).--
     Within the amount provided for Construction of Research 
     Facilities, the agreement includes no less than $75,000,000 
     for NIST to address its most pressing SCMMR projects.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       Judgment Fund Repayment.--The agreement does not provide 
     funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration (NOAA) to make payments to the Department of 
     Treasury Judgment Fund. NOAA is directed to request all 
     future Judgment Fund payments through the regular budget 
     process.


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a total program level of 
     $3,772,477,000 under this account for the coastal, fisheries, 
     marine, weather, satellite, and other programs of NOAA. This 
     total funding level includes $3,596,997,000 in direct 
     appropriations; a transfer of $157,980,000 from balances in 
     the ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research 
     Pertaining to American Fisheries'' fund; and $17,500,000 
     derived from recoveries of prior year obligations.
       The following narrative descriptions and tables identify 
     the specific activities and funding levels included in this 
     Act.
       National Ocean Service (NOS).--$581,567,000 is for NOS 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning
  Navigation, Observations and Positioning............        $256,467
  Integrated Ocean Observing System Regional                    38,500
   Observations.......................................
  Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts............          32,000
                                                       -----------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning..............         226,967
                                                       =================
Coastal Science and Assessment
  Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and                     77,500
   Restoration........................................
  Competitive External Research.......................          18,000
                                                       -----------------
Coastal Science and Assessment........................          95,500
                                                       =================
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services                       43,500
  Coastal Zone Management and Services................          43,500
  Coast Zone Management Grants........................          75,500
  Title IX Fund.......................................          30,000
  Coral Reef Program..................................          27,600
  Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas..............          55,500
  National Estuarine Research Reserve System..........          27,000
                                                       -----------------
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services.............         259,100
                                                       =================
Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research,          $581,567
 and Facilities.......................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration.--The 
     agreement provides $2,372,000 for the operations and staffing 
     of the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center. Additionally, 
     in lieu of Senate language regarding emergency preparedness 
     training, the agreement supports the requested increase for 
     the Disaster Preparedness Program to bolster NOS's emergency 
     response to coastal storms and other disasters.
       National Geodetic Survey.--The agreement provides $500,000 
     above the request to support continued development and 
     advancement of geospatial analytical and mapping techniques 
     to precisely update shorelines in a common data format.
       Regional Data Portals.--Within funding for Integrated Ocean 
     Observing System (IOOS) Regional Observations, $1,500,000 is 
     for the regional ocean partnerships, or their equivalent, to 
     enhance their capacity for sharing and integration of Federal 
     and non-Federal data to support regional coastal, ocean, and 
     Great Lakes management priorities as outlined in Executive 
     Order 13840. The IOOS Program Office shall coordinate with 
     the Office of Coastal Management on the implementation of 
     these funds. This effort is not intended to detract from the 
     existing work of IOOS, but to enhance collaboration and 
     coordination in the regions. Additionally, Senate language 
     regarding IOOS is adopted.
       Harmful Algal Blooms.--The agreement adopts House and 
     Senate language regarding Harmful Algal Blooms. Within the 
     funds available for Coastal Science and Assessment, a 
     $5,000,000 increase is for additional Competitive External 
     Research to determine and mitigate the impact of Harmful 
     Algal Blooms in marine and freshwater habitats.
       Hydrographic Surveys and Contracts.--The agreement adopts 
     House and Senate report language regarding the backlog in 
     hydrographic survey work and charting in the Arctic. In 
     addition, NOAA is directed to make navigationally significant 
     waters impacted by disasters a priority.
       Marine Debris.--The agreement adopts Senate report language 
     regarding Marine Debris

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     and provides the program $500,000 above the enacted level.
       Coastal Observing Assets.--The agreement includes 
     $1,500,000 within Navigation, Observation and Positioning to 
     replace or repair degraded or unreliable coastal, ocean, and 
     Great Lakes observing assets.
       National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).--$908,832,000 is 
     for NMFS Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protected Resources Science and Management
  Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Other Species.......        $118,348
  Species Recovery Grants.............................           7,000
  Atlantic Salmon.....................................           6,500
  Pacific Salmon......................................          65,000
                                                       -----------------
Protected Resources Science and Management............         196,848
                                                       =================
Fisheries Science and Management
  Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and                 147,107
   Services...........................................
  Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys and Assessments.         168,086
  Observers and Training..............................          53,955
  Fisheries Management Programs and Services..........         121,116
  Aquaculture.........................................          15,000
  Salmon Management Activities........................          37,000
  Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions.........          40,175
  Interjurisductional Fisheries Grants................           3,365
                                                       -----------------
Fisheries Science and Management......................         585,804
                                                       =================
Enforcement...........................................          69,796
                                                       =================
Habitat Conservation and Restoration..................          56,384
                                                       =================
Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations,         $908,832
 Research, and Facilities.............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consultation and Permitting Capacity.--Senate guidance 
     under NMFS for addressing Endangered Species Act and 
     Essential Fish Habitat consultation backlogs is adopted. 
     The agreement provides increases of $3,000,000 in 
     Protected Resources Science and Management, and $3,000,000 
     in Habitat Conservation and Restoration for these 
     purposes.
       Economic Impact of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs).--The 
     agreement adopts House and Senate language regarding the 
     economic impact of TEDs but clarifies that the House and 
     Senate require only a single report on the specific steps 
     NMFS would consider taking to eliminate the negative economic 
     impact of any rule requiring TEDs. NMFS is directed to 
     deliver the report as soon as possible, but not later than 90 
     days prior to the release of any rule.
       Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper.--Senate guidance on stock 
     assessments used for management of reef fish in the Gulf of 
     Mexico is adopted. Within the level of funding provided for 
     Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys and Assessments, NMFS 
     shall work on development, implementation, and validation of 
     electronic logbooks for the Federally permitted charter-for-
     hire sector, as described in the House report, and continue 
     to provide technical support to the Gulf States, as described 
     in the Senate report.
       Oyster Restoration.--The agreement provides $1,500,000 
     within Habitat Conservation and Restoration for oyster 
     restoration, as described in House report language.
       Salmon Management Activities.--The agreement recognizes the 
     importance of implementing the newly renewed Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Agreement and includes up to $1,500,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2018 level for these purposes.
       Offshore Wind.--The agreement does not adopt House or 
     Senate language regarding offshore wind.
       Highly Migratory Species.--In lieu of House and Senate 
     language, direction is provided for this activity under 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant College 
     Program.
       California Operations.--House report language regarding 
     California operations is not adopted.
       Biological Opinion Prioritization.--House report language 
     regarding Biological Opinion Prioritization is not adopted.
       Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).--
     $525,060,000 is for OAR Operations, Research, and Facilities.

               OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Climate Research
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.............         $61,000
    Regional Climate Data and Information...............          38,000
    Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations          60,000
     and Regional Information...........................
                                                         ---------------
Climate Research........................................         159,000
                                                         ===============
Weather and Air Chemistry Research
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.............          85,758
    U.S. Weather Research Program.......................          17,000
    Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar....          12,622
    Joint Technology Transfer Initiative................          20,000
                                                         ---------------
Weather and Air Chemistry Research......................         135,380
                                                         ===============
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.............          36,000
    National Sea Grant College Program..................          68,000
    Marine Aquaculture Program..........................          12,000
    Ocean Exploration and Research......................          42,000
    Integrated Ocean Acidification......................          12,000

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    Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.........          43,000
    Oceanographic Research Partnership Program..........           5,500
                                                         ---------------
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research.................         218,500
                                                         ===============
High Performance Computing Initiatives..................          12,180
                                                         ===============
Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,              $525,060
 Operations, Research, and Facilities...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS).--
     The agreement provides $13,500,000 for NIDIS activities.
       Ocean Exploration and Research.--The agreement adopts House 
     and Senate report language regarding ocean exploration and 
     research. The agreement supports the use of existing tele-
     presence technology, and applied exploration, to map 
     critically important mineral deposits within America's 
     exclusive economic zone and sites of submerged human history, 
     particularly in the Pacific.
       Multi-Function Phased Array Radar (MPAR) Program.--The 
     fiscal year 2018 appropriations Act directed NOAA to maintain 
     its leadership in the Spectrum Efficient National 
     Surveillance Radar (SENSR) Program. There is frustration with 
     the decision to de-scope the SENSR program by removing the 
     high-resolution weather sensing requirements, and concern 
     that NOAA is unprepared to execute a weather radar follow-on 
     program. In lieu of Senate language, the agreement directs 
     OAR, in coordination with the National Weather Service, to 
     develop and submit to the Committees, within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act, a weather radar follow-on research-to-
     operations transition plan, in accordance with the 
     requirements for agency transition plans set forth under NOAA 
     Administrative Order 216-105B, section 3.06.
       Oceanographic Research Partnership Program.--$5,500,000 is 
     for NOAA to advance ocean science research through the 
     program established under 10 U.S.C. 7901. Senate guidance for 
     this funding and support for Ocean Joint Technology Transfer 
     Initiative projects funded in fiscal year 2018 is adopted.
       Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI).--House 
     language regarding JTTI is adopted. Of the amount provided 
     for JTTI, up to $5,000,000 shall be available to pursue 
     innovative, modern techniques to accelerate the transition of 
     weather research to operations.
       Highly Migratory Species.--In lieu of House and Senate 
     language under NMFS, the agreement provides up to $2,000,000 
     within OAR for the Sea Grant program to partner with State 
     agencies, academia, and the fishing industry to research 
     highly migratory fish species in the Gulf of Mexico and the 
     Atlantic. This should include examining the impact of 
     offshore oil platforms on the biology of highly migratory 
     species, such as yellow fin tuna. Highly migratory species, 
     and the coastal communities that rely on the health of these 
     stocks, could greatly benefit from improved, science-based 
     management and conservation.
       National Weather Service (NWS).--$1,020,719,000 is for NWS 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Observations............................................        $224,363
Central Processing......................................          97,890
Analyze, Forecast and Support...........................         505,438
Dissemination...........................................          50,028
Science and Technology Integration......................         143,000
                                                         ===============
Total, National Weather Service, Operations, Research,        $1,020,719
 and Facilities.........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Quarterly Briefings.--The fiscal year 2018 appropriations 
     Act directed the NWS to provide quarterly briefings to the 
     Committees on all NWS management and budget issues. The 
     agreement adopts House and Senate language regarding such 
     reporting. However, there is frustration and disappointment 
     that the NWS was unable to provide any quarterly briefings 
     during fiscal year 2018. The American people entrust the NWS 
     with more than $1,000,000,000 each year to provide accurate 
     weather forecasting. It is unacceptable that the NWS is 
     unwilling or unable to report to the Committees on its 
     operations. The leadership of the Department of Commerce and 
     NOAA shall ensure NWS improves the transparency of its 
     operations and provides quarterly briefings on management and 
     budget issues to the Committees.
       National Mesonet Program.--The agreement adopts Senate 
     report language on the National Mesonet Program and provides 
     $19,000,000 for these activities.
       Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS).--
     Within the increased funding for Central Processing, the 
     agreement fully funds the request for the AWIPS Cyclical 
     Refreshment.
       Facilities Maintenance.--Within funding for Analyze, 
     Forecast, and Support, the agreement provides $8,000,000 for 
     the National Weather Service's highest priority facilities 
     repair and deferred maintenance requirements at Weather 
     Forecast Offices. Thirty days prior to obligating any of 
     these additional facilities repair and deferred maintenance 
     funds, NWS shall submit a report providing: (1) a prioritized 
     list of NWS deferred facilities maintenance needs, based on 
     the facilities condition assessment; and (2) an estimate of 
     the total amount and composition of deferred facilities 
     maintenance. In subsequent fiscal years, NOAA shall request 
     resources in line with the September 2017 NWS Facilities 
     Strategic Plan.
       Dissemination.--House report language regarding the 
     Integrated Dissemination Program system is not adopted.
       National Water Center (NWC) Operations.--The agreement 
     adopts Senate language under NWS for the NWC and provides an 
     additional $1,500,000 within Analyze, Forecast, and Support 
     to expedite hiring within the NWC Water Prediction Operations 
     Division. The increasing prevalence and severity of flooding 
     events results in loss of life and billions of dollars of 
     property damage. While NOAA has made progress in developing 
     next-generation water modeling capabilities, such as the 
     National Water Model, it is imperative that these 
     technologies be transitioned into operations to enable more 
     accurate and longer range flood forecasts. Objective 3.3 of 
     the Department of Commerce's Strategic Plan directs NOAA to 
     begin demonstrating these capabilities. Therefore, NWS should 
     also simultaneously be preparing to operationalize these 
     capabilities. NWS is directed to develop and make public, by 
     the end of fiscal year 2019, an operations and services 
     policy directive that defines national instructions on 
     operations at the NWC, and the content and provision of NWC 
     products and services. Further, such policy should establish 
     the NWC as the operational center of excellence for water 
     prediction and related decision support services within NOAA.
       National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information 
     Service (NESDIS).--$242,666,000 is for National Environmental 
     Satellite, Data and Information Service Operations, Research, 
     and Facilities.

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     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Satellite and Product Operations..............        $146,924
                                                         ===============
Product Development, Readiness and Application..........          31,000
                                                         ===============
    Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs........           1,800
    Office of Space Commerce............................           1,800
    Group on Earth Observations.........................             500
                                                         ---------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems...............         182,024
                                                         ===============
National Centers for Environmental Information..........          60,642
                                                         ===============
Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and               $242,666
 Information Service, Operations, Research, and
 Facilities.............................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Mission Support.--$267,213,000 is for Mission Support 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                             MISSION SUPPORT
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mission Support
    Executive Leadership..............................         $27,078
    Mission Services and Management...................         148,000
    IT Security.......................................          10,050
    Payment to DOC Working Capital Fund...............          53,585
                                                       -----------------
Mission Support Services..............................         238,713
                                                       =================
Office of Education
    BWET Regional Programs............................           7,500
    Education Partnership Program/Minority Serving              16,000
     Institutions.....................................
    NOAA Education Program Base.......................           5,000
                                                       -----------------
Office of Education...................................          28,500
                                                       =================
Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research and              $267,213
 Facilities...........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--
     $226,420,000 is for OMAO Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities.

                OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
    Marine Operations and Maintenance.................        $190,670
    Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services.........          35,750
                                                       =================
Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.......        $226,420
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.--Improving understanding 
     of atmospheric rivers is critical to preparing for 
     concentrated rain storms and flooding along the U.S. West 
     Coast. Therefore, the agreement provides $1,000,000 for use 
     of airborne assets to conduct increased winter storm 
     observations to better observe and predict these extreme 
     weather events.
       Fleet Deferred Maintenance.--The agreement provides 
     $9,500,000 above the request in OMAO's Operations, Research, 
     and Facilities account, and $11,500,000 above the request in 
     OMAO's Procurement, Acquisition and Construction account to 
     address deferred maintenance and technological refresh of 
     NOAA's fleet. Within 120 days of enactment of this Act, NOAA 
     shall update the Committees on the remaining deferred 
     maintenance needs and the fleet maintenance strategy going 
     forward.


               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a total program level of 
     $1,768,349,000 in direct obligations for NOAA Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Construction (PAC), of which $1,755,349,000 
     is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is 
     derived from recoveries of prior year obligations. The 
     following narrative and table identify the specific 
     activities and funding levels included in this Act:

                PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service
    National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction....          $1,900
    Marine Sanctuaries Construction.....................           2,000
                                                         ---------------
        Total, NOS-PAC..................................           3,900
                                                         ---------------
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
    Systems Acquisition
        Research Supercomputing/CCRI....................          41,000
                                                         ---------------
National Weather Service
    Systems Acquisition
        Observations....................................          21,129
        Central Processing..............................          66,761
        Dissemination...................................          35,000
                                                         ---------------
    Subtotal, NWS, Systems Acquisition..................         122,890
                                                         ---------------

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    Weather Forecast Office Construction................          19,000
                                                         ---------------
        Total, NWS-PAC..................................         141,890
                                                         ---------------
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
 Service
    GOES R..............................................         408,380
    Space Weather Follow-on.............................          27,000
    Joint Polar Satellite System........................         548,035
    Polar Follow-on.....................................         329,956
    CDARS...............................................          26,539
    COSMIC 2/GNSS RO....................................           5,892
    Satellite Ground Services...........................          58,000
    System Architecture and Advanced Planning...........           4,929
    Projects, Planning, and Analysis....................          40,000
    Commercial Weather Data Pilot.......................           6,000
                                                         ---------------
    Subtotal, NESDIS Systems Acquisition................       1,454,731
                                                         ---------------
    Satellite COA Facility..............................           2,450
                                                         ---------------
        Total, NESDIS-PAC...............................       1,457,181
                                                         ---------------
Mission Support
    NOAA Construction...................................          25,000
                                                         ---------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
    Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology Infusion..          24,378
    New Vessel Construction.............................          75,000
                                                         ---------------
        Total, OMAO-PAC.................................          99,378
                                                         ---------------
        Total, Procurement, Acquisition, and                  $1,768,349
         Construction...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       NWS Construction and Major Repair.--The agreement includes 
     $19,000,000 for NWS Facilities Construction and Major Repair, 
     and, within the amount provided, not less than $11,000,000 is 
     to address NWS's most pressing major construction needs among 
     the Weather Forecast Offices.
       Polar Weather Satellites.--Senate language regarding Polar 
     Weather Satellites is not adopted. The agreement maintains 
     separate funding for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 
     and the Polar Weather Follow-on (PFO) Program and includes 
     $548,035,000 and $329,956,000 for those programs, 
     respectively. NOAA's proposal to combine the JPSS and PFO 
     programs will continue to be considered, and NOAA is 
     encouraged to provide the Committees, concurrent with the 
     submission of its fiscal year 2020 budget request, a revised 
     proposal that clearly identifies the cost and programmatic 
     efficiencies that would be gained by combining these programs 
     into one funding line.
       NOAA Construction.--House and Senate reporting requirements 
     regarding deferred facilities maintenance needs are adopted. 
     Additionally, the agreement retains Senate language regarding 
     Mission Support, facilities initiative.
       Space Weather Follow-on.--The agreement includes 
     $27,000,000 for Space Weather Follow-on. NOAA shall continue 
     development and construction of two compact coronagraphs. 
     Further, NOAA shall begin preparations to integrate a compact 
     coronagraph on Geostationary Operational Environmental 
     Satellite-U and coordinate with the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration to launch a compact coronagraph 
     as a ride-share with the Interstellar Mapping and 
     Acceleration Program mission to ensure continuation of 
     Federal space weather sentinel and forecasting 
     capabilities.
       NOAA Marine Operations Facilities.--As a result of the 
     submission of the report required in fiscal year 2018 
     regarding the facility to accommodate the NOAA fisheries 
     research vessel Henry B. Bigelow, the agreement does not 
     adopt the Senate report language withholding certain funding. 
     NOAA Construction funding may be used to implement the 
     recommendations of the report. In the future, the NOAA is 
     expected to meet its reporting deadlines.


                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

       The agreement includes $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal 
     Salmon Recovery. The agreement adopts the House approach to 
     the allocation of funds to eligible grantees.


                      FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND

       The agreement includes $349,000 for the Fishermen's 
     Contingency Fund.


                      FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

       The agreement includes $15,000,000 for fishery disaster 
     assistance.


                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes language under this heading limiting 
     obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for Individual 
     Fishing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional direct 
     loans.

                        Departmental Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $63,000,000 for Departmental 
     Management salaries and expenses.
       Space Commerce.--The Department transmitted a legislative 
     proposal to create, within the Department, a Bureau of Space 
     Commerce in response to Presidential Space Directive-2, 
     Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space. The 
     mission of the proposed Bureau of Space Commerce would be to 
     encourage commercial space activity, streamline regulations, 
     and consolidate Department of Commerce space commerce 
     functions. The Department shall work with appropriations and 
     authorizing committees on any future implementation of this 
     legislative proposal. Until such time that a Bureau of Space 
     Commerce is established in law, the agreement provides 
     sufficient funds to support the Office of Space Commerce, 
     within NOAA NESDIS, and directs the Department to fully 
     utilize its current offices and authorities to encourage the 
     commercial use of space.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes a total of $41,102,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General. This amount includes $32,744,000 
     in direct appropriations, a $1,500,000 transfer from USPTO, a 
     transfer of $3,556,000 from the Bureau of the Census, 
     Periodic Censuses and Programs, and $1,302,000 from NOAA PAC 
     for audits and reviews of those programs. In addition, 
     $2,000,000 is derived from the Public Safety Trust Fund for 
     oversight of FirstNet.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following general provisions for 
     the Department of Commerce:
       Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments 
     only upon certification of officials, designated by the 
     Secretary, that such payments are considered to be in the 
     public interest.
       Section 102 makes appropriations for Department salaries 
     and expenses available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     for services, and for uniforms and allowances as authorized 
     by law.
       Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds 
     between Department of Commerce appropriation accounts and 
     requires 15 days advance notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations for certain actions.
       Section 104 provides congressional notification 
     requirements for NOAA satellite programs and includes life 
     cycle cost estimates for certain weather satellite programs.
       Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within 
     Department of Commerce buildings.
       Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the 
     Department of Commerce may continue to deter child 
     pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful 
     activity over their networks.
       Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the 
     authority to avail NOAA of resources, with the consent of 
     those supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities 
     of any statute administered by NOAA.
       Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information 
     Service from charging for certain services.
       Section 109 allows NOAA to be reimbursed by Federal and 
     non-Federal entities for performing certain activities.
       Section 110 provides the Economics and Statistics 
     Administration certain authority to enter into cooperative 
     agreements.
       Section 111 provides for certain joint enforcement 
     agreement activities.
       Section 112 amends Public Law 115-123 regarding NOAA 
     facilities.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $113,000,000 for General 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses. This reduction of 
     $1,000,000 from the fiscal year 2018 level reflects 
     dissatisfaction with continued poor responsiveness to 
     congressional inquiries. The Department shall comply with 
     Senate Report 114-239 direction regarding timely responses to 
     the Committees.
       Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.--The agreement includes 
     significant increases in both law enforcement and grant 
     resources for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to continue 
     combating the rising threat to public health and safety from 
     opioid and heroin use and drug trafficking. This includes a 
     total of $468,000,000, an increase of $21,500,000 more than 
     fiscal year 2018, in DOJ grant funding to help State, local, 
     and tribal communities respond to the opioid crisis. The Drug 
     Enforcement Administration (DEA) is also funded at 
     $2,687,703,000, an increase of $77,803,000 more than fiscal 
     year 2018, to help fight drug trafficking, including heroin 
     and fentanyl. Funding for DEA will also expand interdiction 
     and intervention programs including the addition of at least 
     four new heroin enforcement teams and DEA 360 Strategy 
     programming.
       Working Capital Fund and Non-appropriated Fund Budget 
     Requests and Expenditure Plans.--DOJ shall include a detailed 
     breakout of its non-appropriated funding sources in its 
     future budget requests, as specified in the House report. DOJ 
     shall include in its fiscal year 2019 spending plans for DOJ 
     components details on non-appropriated funds with regard to 
     the Working Capital Fund, retained earnings and unobligated 
     transfers, and civil debt collection proceeds, as specified 
     in the House and Senate reports.
       The spending plans should include reports specified in the 
     Senate report regarding Working Capital Fund carryover funds 
     and Three Percent Fund collections and expenditures. In 
     addition, DOJ shall continue to provide the Committees 
     quarterly reports on the collections, balances, and 
     obligations of these funds, as specified in the House and 
     Senate reports.
       The agreement does not adopt section 539 of the House 
     reported bill regarding civil settlement agreements. The 
     Attorney General's June 5, 2017, memorandum, ``Prohibition on 
     Settlement Payments to Third Parties'' addresses the 
     treatment of such settlements.


                 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $32,000,000 for Justice Information 
     Sharing Technology.

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                EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $563,407,000 for the Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is 
     derived by transfer from fee collection. Within the funding 
     provided, $11,400,000 is provided for the Legal Orientation 
     Program (LOP). Senate report language regarding LOP and 
     technology improvements is adopted.
       In fiscal year 2018, Congress provided funding for 484 
     Immigration Judge (IJ) teams. Despite Departmental actions to 
     accelerate the recruitment and hiring of immigration judges, 
     only 395 IJ teams were on-board at the end of fiscal year 
     2018. The agreement provides funding for 534 IJ teams, 
     including associated space and technology requirements.
       Immigration Adjudication Performance and Reducing Case 
     Backlog.--The Department shall continue efforts to accelerate 
     the hiring and deployment of IJ teams, giving priority to the 
     highest workload areas, and improving coordination with the 
     Department of Homeland Security to institute fair and 
     efficient court proceedings in detention facilities and 
     ensure court appearances by non-detained individuals. The 
     Department should continue to hire the most qualified IJs 
     from a diverse pool of candidates to ensure the adjudication 
     process is impartial and consistent with due process.
       EOIR shall continue to submit monthly reports on 
     performance and IJ hiring in the format and detail provided 
     in fiscal year 2018, to include statistics available on the 
     number of cases where visa overstay is a relevant factor and 
     the median days pending for both detained and non-detained 
     cases. The reports shall also list IJs who are temporarily 
     deployed away from their permanent courtrooms, noting the 
     permanent and temporary duty stations of each IJ and the 
     length of such temporary duty assignments. To the extent EOIR 
     has adopted new performance measures related to the efficient 
     and timely completion of cases and motions, statistics 
     reflecting those measures should be included in the report.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $101,000,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $13,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Parole Commission.

                            Legal Activities


            SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

       The agreement includes $904,000,000 for General Legal 
     Activities, which supports the Department's full request for 
     the Criminal Division (CRM) to sustain the Mutual Legal 
     Assistance Treaty reform process, and provides increased 
     funding for CRM and its Office of International Affairs for 
     this purpose.


                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

       The agreement includes a reimbursement of $10,000,000 for 
     DOJ expenses associated with litigating cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     660).


               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

       The agreement includes $164,977,000 for the Antitrust 
     Division. This appropriation is offset by an estimated 
     $136,000,000 in pre-merger filing fee collections, resulting 
     in a direct appropriation of $28,977,000.


             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

       The agreement includes $2,212,000,000 for the Executive 
     Office for United States Attorneys and the 94 United States 
     Attorneys' offices, of which $25,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.


                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

       The agreement includes $226,000,000 for the United States 
     Trustee Program.


      SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

       The agreement includes $2,409,000 for the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission.


                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

       The agreement includes $270,000,000 for Fees and Expenses 
     of Witnesses.


           SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $15,500,000 for the Community 
     Relations Service.


                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

       The agreement includes $20,514,000 for the Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund.

                     United States Marshals Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,358,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS).


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The agreement includes $15,000,000 for construction and 
     related expenses in space controlled, occupied, or utilized 
     by the USMS for prisoner holding and related support.


                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

       The agreement includes $1,552,397,000 for Federal Prisoner 
     Detention.

                       National Security Division


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $101,369,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the National Security Division.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

       The agreement includes $560,000,000 for the Organized Crime 
     and Drug Enforcement Task Forces, of which $389,000,000 is 
     for investigations and $171,000,000 is for prosecutions.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $9,192,137,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 
     including $1,771,000,000 for Intelligence, $3,750,000,000 for 
     Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, $3,122,000,000 for 
     Criminal Enterprises and Federal Crimes, and $549,137,000 for 
     Criminal Justice Services. Within funding provided, the FBI 
     is expected to enhance its efforts regarding human 
     trafficking investigations.
       Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC).--The 
     Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center laboratory at 
     Redstone Arsenal has been accredited for forensic testing, 
     including explosives, by the American National Standards 
     Institute-American Society for Quality (ANSI-ASQ) National 
     Accreditation Board. Accreditation represents a significant 
     milestone for TEDAC and its staff and further cements the 
     laboratory's role in performing forensic and technical 
     exploitation of terrorist IEDs and explosives, both 
     nationally and internationally.
       Cyber-stalking and threat crimes investigations and 
     prosecutions.--The FBI is expected to submit to the 
     Committees the report as directed in House Report 115-231, 
     and codified in Public Law 115-141, regarding increased 
     instances of cyber-stalking and threats, including the need 
     for additional resources. Both the FBI and US Attorneys are 
     directed to investigate and prosecute cyber-stalking and 
     other internet threat crimes to the fullest extent of the 
     law.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The agreement includes $385,000,000 for FBI construction, 
     which supports the Senate's language on 21st Century 
     Facilities and provides additional funding above the 
     requested level for the FBI to address its highest priorities 
     outside of the immediate national capital area.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes a direct appropriation of 
     $2,267,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the DEA. In 
     addition, DEA expects to derive $420,703,000 from fees 
     deposited in the Diversion Control Fund to carry out the 
     Diversion Control Program, resulting in $2,687,703,000 in 
     total spending authority for DEA. Funding flexibility is 
     provided to DEA to make improvements at its training academy.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,316,678,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $7,250,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Prison System. House and Senate 
     report language on treatment programming is adopted.
       Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs).--Senate report language 
     on RRCs is adopted for RRCs in compliance with Federal law.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The agreement includes $264,000,000 for the construction, 
     acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison 
     and detention facilities housing Federal inmates, of which 
     $175,000,000 is included for construction of new facilities. 
     The Bureau of Prisons shall provide a list of planned 
     Maintenance and Repair (M&R) projects to be carried out, with 
     estimated costs and completion dates, with the fiscal year 
     2019 spending plan provided to the Committees, as well as an 
     updated listing of remaining unfunded M&R projects.


   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

       The agreement includes a limitation on administrative 
     expenses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries, 
     Incorporated.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

       In total, the agreement includes $3,019,800,000 for State 
     and local law enforcement and crime prevention programs. This 
     amount includes $2,915,800,000 in discretionary budget 
     authority, of which $497,500,000 is derived by transfer from 
     the Crime Victims Fund. This amount also includes 
     $104,000,000 scored as mandatory for Public Safety Officer 
     Benefits.
       House and Senate report language regarding management and 
     administration expenses is adopted by reference, and it is 
     clarified that the Department's methodology for assessing 
     these costs should be both fair and equitable across all 
     grant programs.
       The agreement does not adopt House language regarding 
     streamlining of grant administration.

                    Office on Violence Against Women


       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $497,500,000 for the Office on 
     Violence Against Women. These funds are distributed as 
     follows:

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       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOP Grants...........................................        $215,000
Transitional Housing Assistance.......................          36,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women.....           3,000
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program...................          11,000
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies...................          53,000
  Homicide Reduction Initiative.......................          (4,000)
Sexual Assault Victims Services.......................          37,500
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement...          42,000
Violence on College Campuses..........................          20,000
Civil Legal Assistance................................          45,000
Edler Abuse Grant Program.............................           5,000
Family Civil Justice..................................          16,000
Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims....           6,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses.......           1,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women.............           1,000
Indian Country--Sexual Assault Clearinghouse..........             500
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction           4,000
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act.......................           1,500
                                                       =================
  TOTAL, Violence Against Women Prevention and                $497,500
   Prosecution Programs...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Office of Justice Programs


                  RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

       The agreement provides $80,000,000 for the Research, 
     Evaluation and Statistics account. These funds are 
     distributed as follows:

                   RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Justice Statistics..........................         $43,000
    NCS-X Implementation Program......................          (5,000)
National Institute of Justice.........................          37,000
    Domestic Radicalization Research..................          (4,000)
    Research on School Safety.........................          (1,000)
    Juvenile Online Victimization Survey..............          (1,000)
    National Center for Restorative Justice...........          (3,000)
                                                       =================
    TOTAL, Research, Evaluation and Statistics........         $80,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $1,723,000,000 for State and Local 
     Law Enforcement Assistance programs. These funds are 
     distributed as follows:

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants..............        $423,500
    Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative........         (12,000)
    Smart Policing....................................          (7,500)
    Smart Prosecution.................................          (8,000)
    Juvenile Indigent Defense.........................          (2,000)
    NamUS.............................................          (2,400)
    Academic Based Training Program to improve Police-          (2,500)
     Based Responses to People with Mental Illness....
    Project Safe Neighborhoods........................         (20,000)
    John R. Justice Grant Program.....................          (2,000)
    Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review.          (5,000)
    Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution............         (15,500)
    Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance......          (2,000)
    Managed access systems............................          (2,000)
    Kevin and Avonte's Law............................          (2,000)
    Regional Law Enforcement Technology Initiative....          (3,000)
    Community Based Violence Prevention...............          (8,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program...............         243,500
Victims of Trafficking Grants.........................          85,000
Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime                14,000
 Prevention...........................................
    Intellectual Property Enforcement Program.........          (2,500)
    Digital Investigation Education Program...........          (2,000)
Adam Walsh Act Implementation.........................          20,000
Bulletproof Vests Partnerships........................          25,000
    Transfer to NIST/OLES.............................          (1,500)
National Sex Offender Public Website..................           1,000

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National Instant Criminal Background Check System               75,000
 (NICS) Initiative....................................
    NICS Act Record Improvement Program...............         (25,000)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.......................          30,000
DNA Initiative........................................         130,000
    Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants...................        (120,000)
    Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing                (6,000)
     Grants...........................................
    Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants.......          (4,000)
Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit (SAK)          48,000
 Backlog..............................................
CASA--Special Advocates...............................          12,000
Tribal Assistance.....................................          37,500
Second Chance Act/Offender Reentry....................          87,500
    Smart Probation...................................          (6,000)
    Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants......          (5,000)
    Pay for Success...................................          (7,500)
    Pay for Success (Permanent Supportive Housing               (5,000)
     Model)...........................................
    Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with                     (4,000)
     Enforcement......................................
STOP School Violence Act..............................          75,000
Community trust initiative............................          66,500
    Body Worn Camera Partnership Program..............         (22,500)
    Justice Reinvestment Initiative...................         (27,000)
    Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program.........         (17,000)
Opioid initiative.....................................         347,000
    Drug Courts.......................................         (77,000)
    Veterans Treatment Courts.........................         (22,000)
    Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.............         (30,000)
    Prescription Drug Monitoring......................         (30,000)
    Mentally Ill Offender Act.........................         (31,000)
    Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP).........        (157,000)
Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018..................           2,500
                                                       =================
    TOTAL, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.      $1,723,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) programs.--
     The agreement provides a total of $347,000,000 for DOJ's CARA 
     programs, an increase of $17,000,000 above the fiscal year 
     2018 level, including $12,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 
     level for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP). It 
     is expected that the Bureau of Justice Assistance will be 
     able to continue to make additional site-based program awards 
     under the existing COAP structure including no less than: 
     $5,000,000 for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) 
     programs; $10,000,000 for drug collection programs as 
     described under Chapter 6 of Public Law 115-271; $3,000,000 
     for forensics services for rural law enforcement to address 
     drug court backlogs; $5,000,000 for education and prevention 
     programs to connect law enforcement agencies with K-12 
     students; and $10,000,000 for embedding social services with 
     law enforcement to respond to opioid overdoses where children 
     are impacted.
       The agreement does not adopt House report language on 
     extreme risk protection orders.
       Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance.--In addition 
     to the funding provided in the agreement, as of the end of 
     fiscal year 2018 the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement 
     Assistance Program had unobligated balances of $11,800,000. 
     These funds remain available to address exigent law 
     enforcement needs in fiscal year 2019.


                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $287,000,000 for Juvenile Justice 
     programs. These funds are distributed as follows:

                        JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula Grants..........................         $60,000
    Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities.            (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants................................          95,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants......          24,500
    Tribal Youth......................................          (5,000)
    Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal.......            (500)
    Girls in the Justice System.......................          (2,000)
    Opioid Affected Youth Initiative..................          (9,000)
    Children Exposed to Violence......................          (8,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs.......................          22,500
Missing and Exploited Children Programs...............          82,000
Training for Judicial Personnel.......................           3,000
                                                       =================
    TOTAL, Juvenile Justice...........................        $287,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Missing and Exploited Children Programs.--The Department is 
     directed that the increased amount provided above the fiscal 
     year 2018 level shall be divided proportionally among Missing 
     and Exploited Children Programs excluding research and 
     technical assistance activities.


                     PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $128,800,000 for the Public Safety 
     Officer Benefits program for fiscal year 2019. Within the 
     funds provided, $104,000,000 is for death benefits for 
     survivors, an amount estimated by the Congressional Budget 
     Office that is considered mandatory for scorekeeping 
     purposes. In addition, $24,800,000 is provided for disability 
     benefits for public safety officers permanently and totally 
     disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury and for 
     education benefits for the spouses and children of officers 
     killed in the line of duty or permanently and totally 
     disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in 
     the line of duty.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services


             COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $303,500,000 for Community Oriented 
     Policing Services (COPS) programs, as follows:

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              COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COPS Hiring Grants....................................        $228,500
    Tribal Resources Grant Program....................         (27,000)
    Tribal Access Program.............................          (3,000)
    Community Policing Development/Training and                 (6,500)
     Technical Assistance.............................
    Regional Information Sharing Activities...........         (37,000)
    Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act....          (2,000)
Police Act............................................          10,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces......................           8,000
Anti-Heroin Task Forces...............................          32,000
STOP School Violence Act..............................          25,000
                                                       =================
    TOTAL, Community Oriented Policing Services.......        $303,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               General Provisions--Department of Justice


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following general provisions for 
     the Department of Justice:
       Section 201 makes available additional reception and 
     representation funding for the Attorney General from the 
     amounts provided in this title.
       Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to pay for an 
     abortion, except in the case of rape or incest, or to 
     preserve the life of the mother.
       Section 203 prohibits the use of funds to require any 
     person to perform or facilitate the performance of an 
     abortion.
       Section 204 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of 
     Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an 
     inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, 
     except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding 
     section.
       Section 205 establishes requirements and procedures for 
     transfer proposals.
       Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for transporting 
     prisoners classified as maximum or high security, other than 
     to a facility certified by the BOP as appropriately secure.
       Section 207 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
     rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual or electronic media 
     or equipment, services and materials used primarily for 
     recreational purposes, except for those items and services 
     needed for inmate training, religious, or educational 
     purposes.
       Section 208 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General 
     and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the 
     obligation or expenditure of funds for major information 
     technology projects.
       Section 209 requires the Department to follow reprogramming 
     procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts 
     specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated 
     funds provided in previous years.
       Section 210 prohibits the use of funds for A-76 
     competitions for work performed by employees of BOP or 
     Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
       Section 211 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding 
     additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
     statutory residency requirements.
       Section 212 permits up to 3 percent of grant and 
     reimbursement program funds made available to the Office of 
     Justice Programs to be used for training and technical 
     assistance, and permits up to 2.5 percent of grant funds made 
     available to that office to be used for criminal justice 
     research, evaluation and statistics by the National Institute 
     of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
       Section 213 gives the Attorney General the authority to 
     waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act adult and 
     juvenile reentry demonstration projects; State, Tribal, and 
     local reentry courts; and drug treatment programs.
       Section 214 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
     General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
     offender incarceration.
       Section 215 prohibits funds, other than funds for the 
     national instant criminal background check system established 
     under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being 
     used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a 
     known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law 
     enforcement personnel do not continuously monitor or control 
     such firearm.
       Section 216 places limitations on the obligation of funds 
     from certain Department of Justice accounts and funding 
     sources.
       Section 217 allows certain funding to be made available for 
     use in Performance Partnership Pilots.

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       The agreement includes $5,544,000 for the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy (OSTP).
       Emerging Contaminants.--OSTP submitted the ``Plan for 
     Addressing Critical Research Gaps Related to Emerging 
     Contaminants in Drinking Water'' in October 2018. Within 90 
     days of the enactment of this agreement, OSTP shall update 
     the implementation plan included in that report, including 
     identifying budgetary resources required, by agency, for 
     fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021.


                         NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL

       The agreement includes $1,965,000 for the activities of the 
     National Space Council.
       Execution of Space Programs.--Under Executive Order 13803, 
     the National Space Council (the Council) is directed to, 
     among other duties, ``develop recommendations for the 
     President on space policy and space-related issues'' and 
     ``foster close coordination, cooperation, and technology and 
     information exchange among the civil, national security, and 
     commercial space sectors.'' In executing these duties, the 
     Council is reminded that, in recent years, poor workmanship, 
     poor oversight, and poor performance (e.g., flawed welding 
     techniques, component tube contamination, incorrect cleaning 
     methods, using the wrong voltage in testing, unreliable 
     launch vehicle bolt cutter assembly, mishandling of rocket 
     stages during transport, and substandard strut components) 
     have led to costly delays and even loss of mission. Overly 
     ambitious technology development, optimistic scheduling, and 
     poor cost estimation have become common. No type of contract 
     vehicle seems immune, whether traditional cost-plus contracts 
     or firm, fixed-price contracts are used. These are inherent, 
     systemic problems that cannot continue. National security, 
     technology development, scientific discoveries, and improved 
     weather forecasting are too important to the future of the 
     Nation and require the Council to address these issues.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

       The agreement includes $21,500,000,000 for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The agreement 
     includes substantial new resources for activities related to 
     Moon exploration and retains language regarding submission of 
     a detailed report prior to obligating certain funds. As noted 
     elsewhere in this statement, the lack of progress across 
     science and exploration programs despite continued 
     significant and sustained investments in these programs is 
     dismaying. Reports by the NASA Inspector General (IG), the 
     Government Accountability Office (GAO), and independent 
     experts point to a number of deficiencies that NASA and its 
     private sector partners must address. During fiscal year 
     2019, NASA is expected to show marked success in addressing 
     the myriad deficiencies identified by oversight bodies.

              NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Science:
    Earth Science..........................................   $1,931,000
    Planetary Science......................................    2,758,500
    Astrophysics...........................................    1,191,600
    James Webb Space Telescope.............................      304,600
    Heliophysics...........................................      720,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, Science.....................................    6,905,700
                                                            ============
Aeronautics................................................      725,000
                                                            ============
Space Technology...........................................      926,900
                                                            ============
Exploration:
    Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle.......................    1,350,000
    Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Development..........    2,150,000
    Exploration Ground Systems.............................      592,800
    Exploration R&D........................................      958,000
                                                            ------------
        Total, Exploration.................................    5,050,800
                                                            ============
Space Operations...........................................    4,639,100
                                                            ============
STEM Engagement............................................      110,000
                                                            ============
Safety, Security and Mission Service.......................    2,755,000
                                                            ============
Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration..      348,200
                                                            ============
Office of Inspector General................................       39,300
                                                            ============
        Total, NASA........................................  $21,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                SCIENCE

       The agreement includes $6,905,700,000 for Science.
       Earth Science.--The agreement includes $1,931,000,000 for 
     Earth Science and adopts all funding levels designated by the 
     House and the Senate.

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       Planetary Science.--The agreement includes $2,758,500,000 
     for Planetary Science. The agreement adopts House language 
     regarding the Europa Clipper and Lander missions modified to 
     reflect launch dates of 2023 for the Clipper and 2025 for the 
     Lander. The agreement includes $97,000,000 for the Double 
     Asteroid Redirection Test and no less than the fiscal year 
     2018 level for NEOcam. The agreement includes up to 
     $218,000,000 for the Lunar Discovery and Exploration program, 
     including $21,000,000 for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. 
     The agreement adopts Senate language regarding the helicopter 
     technology demonstration planned for Mars 2020.
       Astrophysics.--The agreement includes $1,191,600,000 for 
     Astrophysics, including $98,300,000 for Hubble Space 
     Telescope operations and $45,000,000 for Education and Public 
     Outreach activities. The agreement does not adopt House 
     language regarding certain work with private sector or 
     philanthropic organizations.
       Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).--The 
     agreement includes no less than $312,200,000 for WFIRST. The 
     agreement emphasizes and reiterates House and Senate language 
     regarding cost overruns, schedule delays, and adherence to 
     the $3,200,000,000 cost cap. The agreement also includes 
     $10,000,000 for starshade technology development and 
     $10,000,000 for search for life technology development.
       James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).--The agreement includes 
     $304,600,000 for JWST. There is profound disappointment with 
     both NASA and its contractors regarding mismanagement, 
     complete lack of careful oversight, and overall poor basic 
     workmanship on JWST, which has undergone two significant 
     reviews because of failures on the part of NASA and its 
     commercial sector partner. NASA and its commercial partners 
     seem to believe that congressional funding for this project 
     and other development efforts is an entitlement, unaffected 
     by failures to stay on schedule or within budget. This 
     attitude ignores the opportunity cost to other NASA 
     activities that must be sacrificed or delayed. The agreement 
     includes a general provision to adjust the cap for JWST to 
     $8,802,700,000, an increase of $802,700,000 above the 
     previous cap. NASA should strictly adhere to this cap or, 
     under this agreement, JWST will have to find cost savings or 
     cancel the mission. NASA and its contractors are expected to 
     implement the recommendations of both the most recent 
     independent review and the previous Casani report and to 
     continue cooperation with JWST's standing review board. The 
     agreement does not adopt the reorganization of JWST into 
     Astrophysics, and the JWST Program Office shall continue the 
     reporting structure adopted after the Casani report and 
     reiterated by the recent Webb Independent Review Board.
       Heliophysics.--The agreement includes $720,000,000 for 
     Heliophysics, including $15,000,000 for a Space Weather 
     Science Applications Project.


                              AERONAUTICS

       The agreement includes $725,000,000 for Aeronautics, 
     including no less than $35,000,000 for hypersonic research 
     activities as directed by the House. The agreement modifies 
     House language regarding air mobility and automation and 
     directs that this report be submitted within 90 days of 
     enactment of this agreement.


                            SPACE TECHNOLOGY

       The agreement includes $926,900,000 for Space Technology. 
     The agreement reiterates House and Senate language regarding 
     the need to maintain an independent research and technology 
     portfolio to support both science and human exploration 
     programs. It is understood that NASA has further refined 
     internal oversight responsibility for programs within this 
     account and the Exploration account and directs NASA to make 
     adjustments as necessary in the fiscal year 2019 spending 
     plan. The agreement includes $180,000,000 for RESTORE-L; 
     $20,000,000 for the Flight Opportunities Program; $35,000,000 
     for additive manufacturing; $48,100,000 for solar electric 
     propulsion activities; $5,000,000 for NASA's regional 
     economic development program; $5,000,000 for innovative use 
     of nanomaterials; $2,000,000 to address challenges associated 
     with high-speed crosslink and downlink communications for low 
     Earth orbit small satellite constellations; and not less than 
     $100,000,000 for the development of nuclear thermal 
     propulsion, of which not less than $70,000,000 shall be for 
     the design of a flight demonstration by 2024 for which a 
     multi-year plan is required by both the House and the Senate 
     within 180 days of enactment of this agreement.


                              EXPLORATION

       The agreement includes $5,050,800,000 for Exploration. The 
     recommendation includes $2,150,000,000 for the Space Launch 
     System, including no less than $150,000,000 to ensure 
     continued work developing the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS). 
     The bill also provides $48,000,000 for launch capabilities 
     and infrastructure associated with constructing a second 
     mobile launch platform. There is strong support for the 
     development of the EUS in order to ensure that NASA has 
     sufficient heavy lift capabilities to support a regular 
     cadence of heavy lift science and human exploration missions. 
     NASA shall allocate sufficient funding to ensure that both 
     the EUS and the second mobile launch platform will be ready 
     for flight no later than 2024. The agreement provides not 
     less than $145,000,000 for the Human Research Program; 
     $176,200,000 for habitation, airlock for docking vehicles and 
     other logistics activities as requested; adopts House and 
     Senate direction regarding lunar lander-related language and 
     provides up to $116,500,000 for Advanced Cislunar and Surface 
     Capabilities; and $450,000,000 for the Lunar Orbital 
     Platform.


                            SPACE OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $4,639,100,000 for Space Operations, 
     and includes $40,000,000 for commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) 
     development, as recommended by the Senate, for LEO port 
     implementation analysis and other activities to enable future 
     commercial activities at the International Space Station. The 
     agreement maintains 21st Century Space Launch Complex 
     language as directed by the Senate. The agreement includes up 
     to $60,000,000 for test facilities as directed by the House. 
     In lieu of House or Senate direction regarding launch 
     vehicles for small payloads, the agreement encourages NASA to 
     work as appropriate to increase opportunities for improved 
     access to space.


      SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT

       The agreement includes $110,000,000 for Science, 
     Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement, 
     including $21,000,000 for the Established Program to 
     Stimulate Competitive Research; $44,000,000 for Space Grant; 
     $33,000,000 for the Minority University Research and 
     Education Project; and no less than $5,000,000 for the 
     Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and 
     NASA Visitor Centers within the STEM Education and 
     Accountability Projects. The agreement reiterates House and 
     Senate direction regarding administrative costs.


                 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

       The agreement includes $2,755,000,000 for Safety, Security 
     and Mission Services. The agreement modifies House language 
     regarding submission of reports from NASA pursuant to 
     National Academy of Public Administration, GAO, and NASA IG 
     reviews of NASA security compliance protocols and foreign 
     national access management and directs that these reports be 
     provided annually. The agreement adopts House language in 
     this account and Senate language from the Science account 
     regarding cloud computing services and directs that this 
     report be submitted within 90 days of enactment of this 
     agreement.


       CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

       The agreement includes $348,200,000 for Construction and 
     Environmental Compliance and Restoration. NASA is expected to 
     continue to work with communities to resolve water 
     contamination issues. The agreement adopts Senate report 
     language regarding access to Kennedy Space Center and 
     clarifies that in-kind contributions be directly related to 
     bridge repairs.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $39,300,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following administrative 
     provisions for NASA: a provision that makes funds for 
     announced prizes available without fiscal year limitation 
     until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn; a 
     provision that establishes terms and conditions for the 
     transfer of funds; a provision that subjects the NASA 
     spending plan and specified changes to that spending plan to 
     the reprogramming procedures under section 505 of this 
     agreement; a provision regarding remaining balances in the 
     ``Education'' account; and a provision regarding the 
     obligation of certain lunar program funds.

                      National Science Foundation

       The agreement includes $8,075,000,000 for the National 
     Science Foundation (NSF).


                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

       The agreement includes $6,520,000,000 for Research and 
     Related Activities (R&RA), including $175,689,000 for the 
     Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The 
     agreement reiterates House and Senate language regarding 
     support for existing NSF research infrastructure and 
     clarifies that this language excludes funding allocated in 
     fiscal year 2018 for one-time upgrades or refurbishments. The 
     agreement includes no less than the fiscal year 2018 level 
     for the Innovation Corps program.


          MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

       The agreement includes $295,740,000 for Major Research 
     Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC), including 
     $127,090,000 for continuing construction of three Regional 
     Class Research Vessels; $16,130,000 for the Daniel K. Inouye 
     Solar Telescope; $48,820,000 for the Large Synoptic Survey 
     Telescope; and $103,700,000 for the Antarctic Infrastructure 
     Modernization for Science (AIMS) project. It is noted that 
     the request and the House bill provided funds for AIMS under 
     the R&RA account. The agreement adopts the Senate approach to 
     fund this activity under the MREFC account. The agreement 
     also includes $1,000,000 for enhanced oversight of MREFC 
     projects.


                     EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

       The agreement includes $910,000,000 for Education and Human 
     Resources, including no less than $66,000,000 for the 
     Advanced Technological Education program; no less than 
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     Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program; $46,000,000 
     for Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation; 
     $15,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program; 
     and $64,500,000 for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship 
     Program.
       Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).--The agreement 
     provides $40,000,000 for the HSI program and adopts Senate 
     language regarding capacity building at institutions of 
     higher education that typically do not receive high levels of 
     NSF funding.


                 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

       The agreement includes $329,540,000 for Agency Operations 
     and Award Management.


                  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

       The agreement includes $4,370,000 for the National Science 
     Board.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $15,350,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a provision that describes terms and 
     conditions for the transfer of funds and a provision 
     requiring notification at least 30 days in advance of the 
     divestment of certain assets.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $10,065,000 for the Commission on 
     Civil Rights.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $379,500,000 for the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Up to $29,500,000 
     shall be for payments to State and local enforcement agencies 
     to ensure that the EEOC provides adequate resources to its 
     State and local partners.

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $95,000,000 for the International 
     Trade Commission.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       The agreement includes $415,000,000 for the Legal Services 
     Corporation.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $3,516,000 for the Marine Mammal 
     Commission.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

       The agreement includes a total of $68,000,000 for the 
     Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $53,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of USTR.
       Section 301 Exclusion Process.--USTR has finalized tariffs 
     on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 in three separate rounds, and provided an exclusion 
     process that allows U.S. businesses to obtain relief from the 
     Section 301 tariffs for goods subject to tariffs in rounds 1 
     and 2. It is concerning that there is no exclusion process 
     for goods subject to tariffs in round 3 of the Section 301 
     proceedings, as was done in the first two rounds. USTR shall 
     establish an exclusion process for tariffs imposed on goods 
     subject to Section 301 tariffs in round 3. This process 
     should be initiated by January 1, 2019, following the same 
     procedures as those in rounds 1 and 2, allowing stakeholders 
     to request that particular products classified within a 
     tariff subheading subject to new round 3 tariffs be excluded 
     from the Section 301 tariffs. USTR shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance regarding the 
     nature and timing of the exclusion process. USTR shall also 
     report to such committees not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act on the status of the exclusion process.


                      TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $15,000,000, which is to be derived 
     from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for trade enforcement 
     activities and transfers authorized by the Trade Facilitation 
     and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $5,971,000 for the State Justice 
     Institute. The additional funding above the enacted level 
     shall be for addressing the opioid epidemic as described in 
     the House and Senate reports.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following general provisions:
       Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or 
     propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
       Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this 
     Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year unless expressly provided.
       Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any 
     appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting 
     service through procurement contracts 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 existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or 
     the application of such provision to any person or 
     circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act 
     and the application of other provisions shall not be 
     affected.
       Section 505 prohibits 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 employee; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, 
     programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 
     function or activity presently performed by Federal 
     employees; (7) augments funds for existing programs, projects 
     or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
     is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing 
     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.
       Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any 
     person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to 
     any product that was not made in America that person shall 
     not be eligible to receive any contract or subcontract with 
     funds made available in this Act. The section further 
     provides that to the extent practicable, with respect to 
     purchases of promotional items, funds made available under 
     this Act shall be used to purchase items manufactured, 
     produced, or assembled in the United States or its 
     territories or possessions.
       Section 507 requires quarterly reporting to Congress on the 
     status of balances of appropriations.
       Section 508 provides that 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 in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce, 
     from actions taken for the care and protection of loan 
     collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the 
     budgetary resources available to the department or agency, 
     and provides transfer authority between appropriation 
     accounts to carry out this provision, subject to 
     reprogramming procedures.
       Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 
     being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or 
     tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal of 
     foreign restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, 
     except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all 
     tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. This provision 
     is not intended to impact routine international trade 
     services to all U.S. citizens, including the processing of 
     applications to establish foreign trade zones.
       Section 510 stipulates the obligations of certain receipts 
     deposited into the Crime Victims Fund.
       Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
     funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
     religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such 
     programs.
       Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds in this 
     agreement to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government, except for transfers made by, 
     or pursuant to authorities provided in, this agreement or any 
     other appropriations Act.
       Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed 
     by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and 
     Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     the National Science Foundation and the Legal Services 
     Corporation and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding 
     and use of grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated 
     by this Act.
       Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain 
     information systems unless the acquiring department or agency 
     has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of 
     such an information system is contingent upon the development 
     of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the 
     acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
     agency covered under section 514 shall submit a quarterly 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations describing reviews 
     and assessments of risk made pursuant to this section and any 
     associated findings or determinations.
       Section 515 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to 
     support or justify the use of torture by any official or 
     contract employee of the United States Government.
       Section 516 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to 
     require certain export licenses.
       Section 517 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to deny 
     certain import applications regarding ``curios or relics'' 
     firearms, parts, or ammunition.
       Section 518 prohibits the use of funds to include certain 
     language in trade agreements.
       Section 519 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to 
     authorize or issue a National Security Letter (NSL) in 
     contravention of certain laws authorizing the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation to issue NSLs.

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       Section 520 requires congressional notification for any 
     project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the 
     National Science Foundation, or the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has 
     cost increases of 10 percent or more.
       Section 521 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence-
     related activities as authorized by the Congress until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 2019.
       Section 522 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess 
     of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee 
     certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax 
     returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal 
     tax assessment.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Section 523 provides for rescissions of unobligated 
     balances. Subsection (c) requires the Departments of Commerce 
     and Justice to submit a report on the amount of each 
     rescission. These reports shall include the distribution of 
     such rescissions among decision units, or, in the case of 
     rescissions from grant accounts, the distribution of such 
     rescissions among specific grant programs, and whether such 
     rescissions were taken from recoveries and deobligations, or 
     from funds that were never obligated. Rescissions shall be 
     applied to discretionary budget authority balances that were 
     not appropriated with emergency or disaster relief 
     designations.
       Section 524 provides for rescission from defunct NASA 
     accounts.
       Section 525 prohibits the use of funds in this Act for the 
     purchase of first class or premium air travel in 
     contravention of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       Section 526 prohibits the use of funds to pay for the 
     attendance of more than 50 department or agency employees, 
     who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
     conference outside the United States, unless the conference 
     is a law enforcement training or operational event where the 
     majority of Federal attendees are law enforcement personnel 
     stationed outside the United States.
       Section 527 includes language regarding detainees held at 
     Guantanamo Bay.
       Section 528 includes language regarding facilities for 
     housing detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
       Section 529 requires any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government receiving 
     funds appropriated under this Act to track and report on 
     undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.
       Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by NASA, OSTP, or 
     the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral 
     activities with China or a Chinese-owned company or 
     effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at 
     certain facilities unless the activities are authorized by 
     subsequent legislation or NASA, OSTP, or NSC have made a 
     certification pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this 
     section.
       Section 531 prohibits funds from being used to deny the 
     importation of shotgun models if no application for the 
     importation of such models, in the same configuration, had 
     been denied prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the 
     shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily 
     adaptable to sporting purposes.
       Section 532 prohibits the use of funds to establish or 
     maintain a computer network that does not block pornography, 
     except for law enforcement and victim assistance purposes.
       Section 533 requires the departments and agencies funded in 
     this Act to submit spending plans.
       Section 534 prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
     Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
     ratification for the Treaty.
       Section 535 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
     fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or 
     performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of the 
     contract.
       Section 536 prohibits the use of funds by the Department of 
     Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration in 
     contravention of a certain section of the Agricultural Act of 
     2014.
       Section 537 prohibits the Department of Justice from 
     preventing certain States from implementing State laws 
     regarding the use of medical marijuana.
       Section 538 requires quarterly reports from the Department 
     of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, and the National Science Foundation of travel 
     to China.
       Section 539 requires 10 percent of the funds for certain 
     programs be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty 
     counties.
       Section 540 limits formulation and development costs for 
     the James Webb Space Telescope.
       Section 541 prohibits funds to prepare for the shutdown of 
     the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

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 DIVISION C--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2019

       The explanatory statement accompanying this division is 
     approved and indicates congressional intent. Unless otherwise 
     noted, the language set forth in House Report 115-792 and 
     Senate Report 115-281 carries the same weight as language 
     included in this explanatory statement and should be complied 
     with unless specifically addressed to the contrary in this 
     explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
     emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred 
     to above unless expressly provided herein.
       Reports.--Where the House or Senate has directed submission 
     of a report, that report is to be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate. Agencies funded by 
     this Act that currently provide separate copies of periodic 
     reports and correspondence to the chairs and ranking members 
     of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and 
     Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government 
     are directed to use a single cover letter jointly addressed 
     to the chairs and ranking members of the Committees and 
     Subcommittees of both the House and the Senate. To the 
     greatest extent feasible, agencies should include in the 
     cover letter a reference or hyperlink to facilitate 
     electronic access to the report and provide the documents by 
     electronic mail delivery. These measures will help reduce 
     costs, conserve paper, expedite agency processing, and ensure 
     that consistent information is conveyed concurrently to the 
     majority and minority committee offices of both chambers of 
     Congress.

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $214,576,000 for departmental offices 
     salaries and expenses.
       Puerto Rico.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Department is directed to provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     describing how the Department has used its authority to 
     provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico in fiscal year 
     2018 and how it plans to use its authority for such purpose 
     in fiscal year 2019.
       Pyrrhotite Study.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States, in consultation with relevant regulators, is directed 
     to conduct a study that examines the financial impact of the 
     mineral pyrrhotite in concrete home foundations. The study 
     shall provide recommendations on the regulatory and 
     legislative actions needed to help mitigate the impact on 
     banks, mortgage lenders, homeowners, and tax revenue.


             OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $159,000,000 for the Office of Terrorism 
     and Financial Intelligence (TFI).
       Opioids.--Beginning in 2013, the number of deaths involving 
     synthetic opioids, dominated by fentanyl, rose precipitously. 
     According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, most 
     illicit fentanyl that reached the United States was produced 
     in China. The bill includes funds for TFI to investigate the 
     illicit trade of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, 
     originating from China.


                   CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

       The bill provides $25,208,000 for the Cybersecurity 
     Enhancement Account.


        DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $4,000,000 for the Department-Wide 
     Systems and Capital Investments Programs.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $37,044,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Inspector General.


           TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $170,250,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.


    SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $23,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled 
     Asset Relief Program.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $117,800,000 for salaries and expenses 
     for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
       Geographic Targeting Orders.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, FinCEN and the appropriate 
     divisions of the Department of the Treasury are directed to 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate a report on any Geographic Targeting Orders issued 
     since 2016, including (1) the type of data collected; (2) how 
     FinCEN uses the data; (3) whether FinCEN needs more authority 
     to combat money laundering through high-end real estate; and 
     (4) how a record of beneficial ownership would improve and 
     assist law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute 
     criminal activity and prevent the use of shell companies to 
     facilitate money laundering, tax evasion, terrorism 
     financing, election fraud, and other illegal activity.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund


                              (RESCISSION)

       The bill includes a permanent rescission of $175,000,000 
     from the unobligated balances in the Treasury Forfeiture 
     Fund.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $338,280,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $119,600,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

                           United States Mint


               UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

       The bill specifies that not more than $30,000,000 in new 
     liabilities and obligations may be incurred during fiscal 
     year 2019 for circulating coinage and protective service 
     capital investments of the U.S. Mint.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

       The bill provides $250,000,000 for the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund program. 
     Within this amount, not less than $160,000,000 is for 
     financial and technical assistance grants, of which up to 
     $3,000,000 may be used to provide technical and financial 
     assistance to CDFIs that fund projects to help individuals 
     with disabilities; not less than $16,000,000 is for technical 
     assistance and other purposes for Native American, Native 
     Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities; not less than 
     $25,000,000 is for the Bank Enterprise Award program; not 
     less than $22,000,000 is for the Healthy Food Financing 
     Initiative; and up to $27,000,000 is for administrative 
     expenses, of which $1,000,000 is for the development of 
     information technology tools to better measure and assess 
     CDFI investment performance, improve data quality, and enable 
     more efficient allocation of CDFI Fund resources. The bill 
     limits the total loan principal for the Bond Guarantee 
     program to $500,000,000.
       Capacity Building.--he bill provides funds to offer 
     training to CDFIs and other organizations dedicated to 
     serving distressed and underserved communities to increase 
     their expertise and capacity to undertake community 
     development finance activities. The CDFI Fund is directed to 
     submit a report not later than the end of calendar year 2019 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     to include expenditures on capacity building initiatives, 
     parameters of the CDFI Fund's capacity building initiatives, 
     metrics used to track the outcomes of trainings, and measures 
     to assess participating CDFIs and non-CDFIs increased impact 
     on serving distressed and underserved communities.
       CDFI Program Integration for Individuals with 
     Disabilities.--In lieu of the direction included in the House 
     and Senate reports on individuals with disabilities, the CDFI 
     Fund is directed to summarize the progress made toward 
     developing a competitive application pool of CDFIs to compete 
     for funds for individuals with disabilities. Additionally, 
     the CDFI Fund is directed to submit a report every six months 
     until all the funds are obligated with the first report due 
     six months after enactment of this Act to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate. The report should 
     include the number of awards, amount of each award, types of 
     programs, impact the funding has made on the number of CDFIs 
     serving the disability community, and findings and 
     recommendations to improve upon the implementation of these 
     activities.
       The bill does not adopt Senate report language on tribal 
     activities. The CDFI Fund is expected to ensure funding is 
     not allocated to entities that support activities in 
     contradiction of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 
     et seq.) and report to the Committee on any CDFI award 
     recipient who uses Federal funds in contradiction of the 
     Controlled Substances Act.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                           TAXPAYER SERVICES

       The bill provides $2,491,554,000 for IRS Taxpayer Services. 
     Within the overall amount, not less than $9,890,000 is for 
     the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, not less than 
     $12,000,000 is for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and not 
     less than $207,000,000 is provided for operating expenses of 
     the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service, of which not less than 
     $5,500,000 is for identity theft casework.
       In addition, within the overall amount provided, not less 
     than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2020, for 
     the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants 
     program.


                              ENFORCEMENT

       The bill provides $4,860,000,000 for Enforcement.


                           OPERATIONS SUPPORT

       The bill provides $3,724,000,000 for Operations Support.


                     BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

       The bill provides $150,000,000 for Business Systems 
     Modernization.

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          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following provisions:
       Section 101 provides transfer authority.
       Section 102 requires the IRS to maintain an employee 
     training program on topics such as taxpayers' rights.
       Section 103 requires the IRS to safeguard taxpayer 
     information and to protect taxpayers against identity theft.
       Section 104 permits funding for 1-800 help line services 
     for taxpayers and directs the Commissioner to make improving 
     phone service a priority and to enhance response times.
       Section 105 requires the IRS to issue notices to employers 
     of any address change request and to give special 
     consideration to offers in compromise for taxpayers who have 
     been victims of payroll tax preparer fraud.
       Section 106 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
     United States citizens for exercising any right guaranteed 
     under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
       Section 107 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
     groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 
     beliefs.
       Section 108 requires the IRS to comply with procedures and 
     policies on conference spending in accordance with IRS 
     policies issued as a result of Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration recommendations.
       Section 109 prohibits funds for giving bonuses to employees 
     or hiring former employees without considering conduct and 
     compliance with Federal tax law.
       Section 110 prohibits the IRS from using funds made 
     available by this Act to contravene a provision of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 related to the confidentiality 
     and disclosure of returns and return information.
       Section 111 prohibits funds for pre-populated returns.
       Section 112 provides $77,000,000 to be used solely for 
     carrying out Public Law 115-97. The IRS is directed to 
     provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act 
     a detailed spending plan by account and object class for the 
     funds provided. Additionally, the IRS is directed to submit 
     quarterly spending plans broken out by account, and include, 
     at minimum, quarterly obligations and total obligations to 
     date, actual and projected staffing levels, and updated 
     timetables.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 113 allows Treasury to use funds for certain 
     specified expenses.
       Section 114 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent of 
     funds among various Treasury bureaus and offices.
       Section 115 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent from 
     the IRS accounts to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration.
       Section 116 prohibits funding to redesign the $1 note.
       Section 117 allows for the transfer of funds from the 
     Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses to the 
     Debt Collection Fund conditional on future reimbursement.
       Section 118 prohibits funds to build a United States Mint 
     museum without the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate and the authorizing 
     committees of jurisdiction.
       Section 119 prohibits funding for consolidating the 
     functions of the United States Mint and the Bureau of 
     Engraving and Printing without the approval of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate and the authorizing 
     committees of jurisdiction.
       Section 120 specifies that funds for Treasury intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized until 
     enactment of the fiscal year 2019 Intelligence Authorization 
     Act.
       Section 121 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
     use up to $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Section 122 requires the Secretary to submit a Capital 
     Investment Plan.
       Section 123 requires a Franchise Fund report.
       Section 124 prohibits the Department from finalizing any 
     regulation related to the standards used to determine the 
     tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization.
       Section 125 requires the Office of Financial Research and 
     Office of Financial Stability to submit quarterly reports.
       Section 126 provides for the reimbursement of certain 
     expenses in fiscal year 2019.
       Section 127 allows the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
     utilize its revolving fund to construct a replacement 
     currency production facility.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $55,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the White House.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The bill provides $13,081,000 for the Executive Residence 
     at the White House.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       The bill provides $750,000 for repair, alteration, and 
     improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $4,187,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Council of Economic Advisers.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $12,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council.

                        Office of Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $100,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Administration, of which not more than 
     $12,800,000 is for information technology modernization.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $102,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In 
     addition to the amount provided, $1,000,000 is provided to 
     increase the base funding for the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). The additional funds may not be 
     used to backfill vacancies and are to be in addition to the 
     fiscal year 2018 base level for OIRA.
       Conferences.--OMB is directed to ensure agencies report on 
     conferences in a manner consistent with the terms of section 
     738 of this Act.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $18,400,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy.


                     FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $280,000,000 for the High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program.


                  OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $118,327,000 for other Federal drug 
     control programs. The bill allocates funds among specific 
     programs as follows:

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Drug-Free Communities Program........................       $100,000,000
    (Training).......................................        (2,000,000)
Drug court training and technical assistance.........          2,000,000
Anti-Doping activities...............................          9,500,000
World Anti-Doping Agency (U.S. membership dues)......          2,577,000
Discretionary Grants as authorized by P.L. 109-469,            1,250,000
 section 1105........................................
Activities authorized by Section 103 of P.L. 114-198,          3,000,000
 section 103.........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          Unanticipated Needs

       The bill provides $1,000,000 for unanticipated needs of the 
     President. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Office of Administration is directed to report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the use of funds 
     appropriated under this heading.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $28,500,000 for information technology 
     oversight and reform activities.
       OMB is expected to utilize the funding provided to continue 
     oversight of Federal IT activities and investments, including 
     the management of the IT Dashboard, the OMB Policy Library, 
     and IT policy compliance tracking.

                  Special Assistance to the President


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $4,288,000 for salaries and expenses to 
     enable the Vice President to provide special assistance to 
     the President.

                Official Residence of the Vice President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $302,000 for operating expenses for the 
     official residence of the Vice President.


ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS 
                     APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Section 201 provides transfer authority among various 
     Executive Office of the President accounts.
       Section 202 requires the Director of the OMB to include a 
     statement of budgetary impact with any Executive Order issued 
     or revoked during fiscal year 2019 and for Presidential 
     memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of 
     $100,000,000.

                               TITLE III

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $84,703,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Supreme Court. In addition, the bill provides mandatory 
     costs as authorized by current law for the salaries of the 
     chief justice and associate justices of the court.


                    CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

       The bill provides $15,999,000 for the care of the Supreme 
     Court building and grounds.

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         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $32,016,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 
     In addition, the bill provides mandatory costs as authorized 
     by current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges 
     of the court.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $18,882,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the United States Court of International Trade. In addition, 
     the bill provides mandatory costs as authorized by 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

       The bill provides $5,144,383,000 for salaries and expenses 
     of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services. In addition, the bill provides mandatory costs as 
     authorized by 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. 
     The bill also provides $8,475,000 from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.


                           DEFENDER SERVICES

       The bill provides $1,150,450,000 for Defender Services. The 
     bill includes a $6 increase to the hourly non-capital panel 
     attorney rate above the COLA-adjusted level.


                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

       The bill provides $49,750,000 for Fees of Jurors and 
     Commissioners.


                             COURT SECURITY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $607,110,000 for Court Security.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $92,413,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $29,819,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Federal Judicial Center.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $18,953,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the United States Sentencing Commission.


                ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THE JUDICIARY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following administrative provisions:
       Section 301 makes funds appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Section 302 provides transfer authority among Judiciary 
     appropriations.
       Section 303 permits not more than $11,000 to be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses of the 
     Judicial Conference.
       Section 304 extends through fiscal year 2019 the delegation 
     of authority to the Judiciary for contracts for repairs of 
     less than $100,000.
       Section 305 continues a pilot program where the United 
     States Marshals Service provides perimeter security services 
     at selected courthouses.
       Section 306 extends temporary judgeships in the eastern 
     district of Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, the central district 
     of California, the northern district of Alabama, the southern 
     district of Florida, New Mexico, the western district of 
     North Carolina, the eastern district of Texas, and Hawaii.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

       Individual Mandate.--As a part of the Health Insurance 
     Requirement Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title V of the Fiscal 
     Year 2019 Budget Support Act of 2018; D.C. Law 22-753), the 
     District of Columbia moves forward with the requirement for 
     District of Columbia residents to purchase medical insurance. 
     The local Act sets forth penalties for not complying with the 
     individual mandate, including property seizure to satisfy 
     fines. The District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer is 
     directed to notify annually the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations on the number of instances where the local 
     government seized property to satisfy a penalty as a result 
     of non-compliance with the individual mandate and the type of 
     property seized. The District must not include personally 
     identifiable information in the report.


              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

       The bill provides $40,000,000 for District of Columbia 
     resident tuition support.


   FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE 
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The bill provides $12,000,000 for emergency planning and 
     security costs in the District of Columbia to remain 
     available until expended.


           FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The bill provides $258,394,000 for the District of Columbia 
     courts, of which $14,594,000 is for the D.C. Court of 
     Appeals, $124,400,000 is for the Superior Court, $74,400,000 
     is for the D.C. Court System, and $45,000,000 is for capital 
     improvements to courthouse facilities. The bill provides 
     sufficient funds to complete the Moultrie Courthouse 
     addition.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $46,005,000 for defender services in the 
     District of Columbia.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The bill provides $256,724,000 for court services and 
     offender supervision in the District of Columbia.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

       The bill provides $45,858,000 for public defender services 
     in the District of Columbia.


      FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

       The bill provides $2,150,000 for the Criminal Justice 
     Coordinating Council.


                FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

       The bill provides $565,000 for Judicial Commissions. Within 
     the amount provided, $295,000 is for the Commission on 
     Judicial Disabilities and Tenure and $270,000 is for the 
     Judicial Nomination Commission.


                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

       The bill provides $52,500,000 for school improvement in the 
     District of Columbia to be distributed in accordance with the 
     provisions of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
     Act (SOAR Act). The funds are to be allocated evenly between 
     District of Columbia public schools, charter schools, and 
     opportunity scholarships as authorized by law. Of the funds 
     allocated for the SOAR Act, $1,200,000 is for administrative 
     expenses and $500,000 is for evaluation costs.


      FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

       The bill provides $435,000 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

       The bill provides $3,000,000 for the purpose of HIV/AIDS 
     testing and treatment.

                       District of Columbia Funds

       The bill provides authority for the District of Columbia to 
     spend its local funds in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2019 
     Budget Request Act of 2018.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

       The bill provides $8,000,000 for the District of Columbia 
     Water and Sewer Authority.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $3,100,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020, for the Administrative Conference of the 
     United States.

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       The bill provides $268,000,000 for the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission (CFTC). Within the amount provided, 
     $50,000,000 is available until September 30, 2020, for the 
     purchase of information technology.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $127,000,000 for the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission. Within the amount provided, $800,000 is 
     available until expended, for the pool and spa safety grants 
     program established by the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa 
     Safety Act.


      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

       Section 501 prohibits the use of Federal funds in fiscal 
     year 2019 for the adoption or implementation of the proposed 
     rule on Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) until a 
     study by the National Academy of Sciences is completed.

                     Election Assistance Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $9,200,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). This includes 
     $1,250,000 to be transferred to the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $339,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The bill 
     provides that $339,000,000 be derived from offsetting 
     collections, resulting in no net appropriation.
       Oversight Monitoring and Rating System.--In lieu of Senate 
     report language on oversight monitoring and rating system, 
     the FCC is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act on the extent to which the rating 
     system matches the video content that is being shown and the 
     ability of the TV Parental Guidelines Oversight Monitoring 
     Board to address public concerns.
       Transmissions of Local Television Programming.--In lieu of 
     House report language, the

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     bill notes that the bipartisan Satellite Television Extension 
     and Localism Reauthorization (STELAR) Act of 2014 was enacted 
     to promote consumers' access to television broadcast station 
     signals that originate in their state of residence, with an 
     emphasis on localism and the cultural and economic importance 
     of local programming. Congress's intent was to ensure 
     Americans have access to local broadcast and media content. 
     The bill notes that many broadcast stations do not neatly 
     conform to Nielsen-measured designated market area 
     boundaries, preventing many satellite television viewers from 
     accessing local news, politics, sports, and emergency 
     programming. The bill notes that despite the reforms made in 
     STELAR, many communities continue to struggle with market 
     modification petitions. The FCC should provide a full 
     analysis to ensure decisions on market modification are 
     comprehensively reviewed and STELAR's intent to promote 
     localism is retained. The FCC is directed to adhere to 
     statutory requirements and congressional intent when taking 
     administrative action under STELAR.


      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       Section 510 prohibits the FCC from changing rules governing 
     the Universal Service Fund regarding single connection or 
     primary line restrictions.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides a transfer of $42,982,000 to fund the 
     Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation. The OIG's appropriations are derived 
     from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and 
     Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $71,250,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Federal Election Commission.
       Online Campaign Advertisements.--In lieu of the House 
     report language, the Commission is directed to brief the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its 
     rulemaking proposals related to disclaimers on public 
     communications on the internet within 90 days of enactment of 
     this Act.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $26,200,000 for the Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $309,700,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This appropriation is 
     partially offset by premerger filing and Telemarketing Sales 
     Rule fees estimated at $136,000,000 and $17,000,000, 
     respectively.
       Contact Lenses.--In lieu of the Senate report language on 
     the FTC's draft contact lens rule, the FTC is directed to 
     keep the Committees informed on its progress in reviewing 
     public comments and providing a recommendation on the rule by 
     the beginning of 2019.

                    General Services Administration


                        REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides resources from the General Services 
     Administration (GSA) Federal Buildings Fund totaling 
     $9,847,304,000.
       Rental Rates.--GSA is directed to provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate a report describing 
     GSA's methodology for calculating rental rates for 
     Congressional offices located in Federal Courthouses within 
     90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
       Energy Efficiency.--The Administrator is directed to 
     report, no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on 
     the number and value of Energy Savings Performance Contracts 
     entered into by GSA annually for 2014-2018 and their 
     projections for 2019 and 2020.
       FBI Headquarters.--Due to concerns about the FBI 
     Headquarters Revised Nationally-Focused Consolidation Plan 
     which was submitted to Congress by GSA on February 12, 2018, 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-
     141) included no funding for this project. No funds were 
     requested for the project for fiscal year 2019 and no funds 
     are provided in this bill.
       There is reluctance to appropriate any additional funds for 
     this project due to the unanswered questions regarding the 
     new plan, including the revision of longstanding mission and 
     security requirements. GSA is encouraged to work with the FBI 
     to submit a prospectus for a new, fully-consolidated 
     headquarters building, including at one of the three 
     previously vetted sites, that complies with prior 
     Congressional directives and actions and meets Interagency 
     Security Committee Level V security standards.
       Construction and Acquisition.--The bill provides 
     $1,521,122,000 for construction and acquisition.


                      CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION

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    State                Description                      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          DC  Washington, Department of                     $767,900,000
               Transportation Lease, Exercise
               of Purchase Option..............
          DC  Washington, DHS Consolidation at              $229,000,000
               St. Elizabeths..................
           CA Calexico, United States Land Port             $275,900,000
               of Entry........................
         AZ   San Luis, United States Land Port             $248,322,000
               of Entry........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Repairs and Alterations.--The bill provides $663,219,000 
     for repairs and alterations. Funds are provided in the 
     amounts indicated:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Repairs and Alterations........................       $276,837,000
Basic Repairs and Alterations........................       $356,382,000
Special Emphasis Programs for Fire and Life Safety...        $30,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       For Major Repairs and Alterations, GSA is directed to 
     submit a spending plan, by project, as specified in Section 
     526 of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate (Committees) and to provide notification to 
     the Committees 15 days prior to any changes in the use of 
     these funds.
       Rental of Space.--The bill provides $5,418,845,000 for 
     rental of space.
       Building Operations.--The bill provides $2,244,118,000 for 
     building operations.


                           GENERAL ACTIVITIES

                         GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

       The bill provides $60,000,000 for GSA government-wide 
     policy activities.


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The bill provides $49,440,000 for operating expenses.


                   CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

       The bill provides $9,301,000 for the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $65,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General. The bill notes that no-year funds remain available 
     for fiscal year 2019 needs, including funding to strengthen 
     capabilities in data analysis and IT audits.


           ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

       The bill provides $4,796,000 for allowances and office 
     staff for former Presidents.


                     FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $55,000,000 for deposit into the Federal 
     Citizen Services Fund (the Fund) and authorizes use of 
     appropriations, revenues, and collections in the Fund in an 
     aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000.


                     TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND

       The bill provides $25,000,000 for the Technology 
     Modernization Fund.


                ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND

       The bill provides $25,000,000 for the Asset Proceeds and 
     Space Management Fund.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

       The bill provides $6,070,000 for the Environmental Review 
     Improvement Fund.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Section 520 specifies that funds are available for hire of 
     motor vehicles.
       Section 521 authorizes transfers within the Federal 
     Buildings Fund, with advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Section 522 requires transmittal of a fiscal year 2020 
     request for courthouse construction that meets design guide 
     standards, reflects the priorities in the Judicial 
     Conference's 5-year construction plan, and includes a 
     standardized courtroom utilization study.
       Section 523 specifies that funds in this Act may not be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable space or provide 
     services such as cleaning or security for any agency that 
     does not pay the rental charges assessed by GSA.
       Section 524 permits GSA to pay certain construction-related 
     claims against the Federal Government from savings achieved 
     in other projects.
       Section 525 requires that the delineated area of 
     procurement for leased space match the approved prospectus, 
     unless the Administrator provides an explanatory statement to 
     the appropriate congressional committees.
       Section 526 requires a spending plan for certain accounts 
     and programs.
       Section 527 requires the Administrator to submit a report 
     on the implementation of Section 846 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,000,000 for payment to the Harry S 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $46,835,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020, for the salaries and expenses of the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board. Within the amount provided, 
     $44,490,000 is a direct appropriation and $2,345,000 is a 
     transfer from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund to adjudicate retirement appeals.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation


            MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $1,875,000 for payment to the Morris K. 
     Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, of which $200,000 is 
     transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior to conduct audits and 
     investigations.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

       The bill provides $3,200,000 for payment to the 
     Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.

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              National Archives and Records Administration


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The bill provides $373,000,000 for the operating expenses 
     of the National Archives and Records Administration.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $4,823,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General of the National Archives and Records Administration.


                        REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

       The bill provides $7,500,000 for repairs and restoration.


        NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

                             GRANTS PROGRAM

       The bill provides $6,000,000 for the National Historical 
     Publications and Records Commission grants program.

                  National Credit Union Administration


               COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

       The bill provides $2,000,000 for the Community Development 
     Revolving Loan Fund.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $17,019,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Government Ethics.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

       The bill provides $265,655,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Within the amount 
     provided, $132,172,000 is a direct appropriation and 
     $133,483,000 is a transfer from OPM trust funds.
       The bill provides $14,000,000 for OPM to improve 
     information technology (IT) security and infrastructure.
       Relocation of Human Resources Solutions (HRS).--OPM is 
     directed to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate (Committees) no later 
     than 30 days after enactment of this Act that includes the 
     budgetary implications of moving HRS to GSA and the legal 
     authority under which it proposes to transfer the HRS 
     function within the OPM Revolving Fund established by 5 
     U.S.C. 1304(e)(1) to GSA. Further, OPM is directed to provide 
     quarterly updates to the Committees on the status of the HRS 
     program relocation and any other OPM program and office 
     relocations.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

       The bill provides $30,265,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Inspector General. Within the amount provided, 
     $5,000,000 is a direct appropriation and $25,265,000 is a 
     transfer from OPM trust funds.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $26,535,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Special Counsel.

                      Postal Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $15,200,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Postal Regulatory Commission.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $5,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

                     Public Buildings Reform Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill supports the Public Buildings Reform Board's 
     efforts to reduce Federal real property costs by 
     consolidating and selling underutilized and vacant Federal 
     buildings and other civilian real property. The fiscal year 
     2018 budget request for the Board was $2,000,000, while the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provided $5,000,000. 
     As a result, the Board has sufficient resources to meet 
     expected obligations in fiscal year 2019. The President has 
     announced his intent to appoint individuals to the Board, and 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate will 
     continue to monitor steps being taken to stand up the Board 
     to ensure sufficient resources are available to meet program 
     needs.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,674,902,000 for the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission (SEC). Of that amount, the bill allocates 
     $75,081,000 for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, 
     and no less than $15,206,000 for the SEC Office of Inspector 
     General. In addition, another $37,189,000 is provided for 
     costs associated with relocating the New York regional 
     office. All funds are derived from $1,712,091,000 in 
     offsetting collections, resulting in no net appropriation.

                        Selective Service System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $26,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Selective Service System.

                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $267,500,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Small Business Administration (SBA).
       North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).--In 
     lieu of the direction included in the House and Senate 
     reports on the NAICS, SBA is directed to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on the 
     impact and feasibility of using the preceding five years of 
     receipts to determine the average for purposes of size 
     determination, instead of the current three years.
       Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.--The bill 
     provides $3,000,000 for the Federal and State Technology 
     (FAST) Partnership Program in fiscal year 2019. The bill 
     supports the FAST program's efforts to reach innovative, 
     technology-driven small businesses and to leverage the Small 
     Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology 
     Transfer program to stimulate economic development. Of the 
     amount provided, $1,000,000 shall be for FAST awards to Small 
     Business and Technology Development Centers fully accredited 
     for technology designation as of December 31, 2018.
       Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization's 
     Compliance Efforts.--SBA is directed to work with Federal 
     agencies to review each Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
     Business Utilization's efforts to comply with the 
     requirements under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 644(k)). SBA is directed, not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Small Business of the House, a 
     report on Federal agency compliance with the requirements 
     under such section 15(k) and a report detailing the status of 
     issuance by the SBA of detailed guidance for the peer review 
     process of the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council in 
     order to facilitate a more in depth review of Federal agency 
     compliance with the requirements under such section 15(k).


                  ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

       The bill provides $247,700,000 for SBA Entrepreneurial 
     Development Programs. The SBA shall not reduce these amounts 
     and shall not merge any of the entrepreneurial development 
     programs without the advance written approval from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              ($000)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7(j) Technical Assistance Program (Contracting                     2,800
 Assistance)............................................
Entrepreneurship Education..............................           3,500
Growth Accelerators.....................................           2,000
HUBZone Program.........................................           3,000
Microloan Technical Assistance..........................          31,000
National Women's Business Council.......................           1,500
Native American Outreach................................           2,000
PRIME Technical Assistance..............................           5,000
Regional Innovation Clusters............................           5,000
SCORE...................................................          11,700
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)...............         131,000
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)....................          18,000
Veterans Outreach.......................................          12,700
Women's Business Centers (WBC)..........................          18,500
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs.........         247,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Veteran Entrepreneurs.--SBA is directed, not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, to conduct a 
     study on whether the provision of matchmaking services that, 
     using data collected through outside entities such as local 
     chambers of commerce, link veteran entrepreneurs to business 
     leads in given industry sectors or geographic regions would 
     enhance the existing veterans entrepreneurship programs of 
     the Administration.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $21,900,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Small Business Administration.


                           OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

       The bill provides $9,120,000 for the Office of Advocacy.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $159,150,000 for the Business Loans 
     Program Account. Of the amount provided, $4,000,000 is for 
     the cost of direct loans in the microloan program, and 
     $155,150,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with Salaries and Expenses. The bill provides a 
     $30,000,000,000 cap for SBA 7(a) loans and $7,500,000,000 for 
     504 refinance authority.


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $10,000,000 for the administrative costs 
     of the Disaster Loans Program Account.


        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

              (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Section 530 provides transfer authority and availability of 
     funds.
       Section 531 rescinds $50,000,000 in prior year unobligated 
     balances from the Business Loans Program Account.
       Section 532 repeals section 12085 of Public Law 110-246, 
     Expedited Disaster Loan Program.
       Section 533 establishes an SBA Information Technology 
     System Modernization and Working Capital Fund (IT WCF) that 
     would allow not more than 3 percent of SBA funding under the 
     Salaries and Expenses and the Business Loans Program Accounts 
     to be transferred to the IT WCF.

                      United States Postal Service


                   PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

       The bill provides $55,235,000 for a payment to the Postal 
     Service Fund.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $250,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.

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                        United States Tax Court


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $51,515,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the United States Tax Court.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Section 601 prohibits pay and other expenses of non-Federal 
     parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act.
       Section 602 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly 
     provided.
       Section 603 limits expenditures for any consulting service 
     through procurement contracts where such expenditures are a 
     matter of public record and available for public inspection.
       Section 604 prohibits funds in this Act from being 
     transferred without express authority.
       Section 605 prohibits the use of funds to engage in 
     activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (46 Stat. 590).
       Section 606 prohibits the use of funds unless the recipient 
     agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.
       Section 607 prohibits funding for any person or entity 
     convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
       Section 608 authorizes the reprogramming of funds and 
     specifies the reprogramming procedures for agencies funded by 
     this Act.
       Section 609 ensures that 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     may remain available for certain purposes.
       Section 610 restricts the use of funds for the Executive 
     Office of the President to request official background 
     reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation without the 
     written consent of the individual who is the subject of the 
     report.
       Section 611 ensures that the cost accounting standards 
     shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program.
       Section 612 allows the use of certain funds relating to 
     nonforeign area cost of living allowances.
       Section 613 prohibits the expenditure of funds for 
     abortions under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program.
       Section 614 provides an exemption from section 613 if the 
     life of the mother is in danger or the pregnancy is a result 
     of an act of rape or incest.
       Section 615 waives restrictions on the purchase of 
     nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies in the case of 
     acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
     technology.
       Section 616 is a provision on the acceptance by agencies or 
     commissions funded by this Act, or by their officers or 
     employees, of payment or reimbursement for travel, 
     subsistence, or related expenses from any person or entity 
     (or their representative) that engages in activities 
     regulated by such agencies or commissions.
       Section 617 permits the SEC and the CFTC to fund a joint 
     advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues, 
     notwithstanding section 708 of this Act.
       Section 618 requires agencies covered by this Act with 
     independent leasing authority to consult with the GSA before 
     seeking new office space or making alterations to existing 
     office space.
       Section 619 provides for several appropriated mandatory 
     accounts, where authorizing language requires the payment of 
     funds for Compensation of the President, the Judicial 
     Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, 
     Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund, and the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund), the 
     Government Payment for Annuitants for Employee Health 
     Benefits and Employee Life Insurance, and the Payment to the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. In addition, 
     language is included for certain retirement, healthcare, and 
     survivor benefits required by 3 U.S.C. 102 note.
       Section 620 allows the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
     Board to obligate funds collected in fiscal year 2019 from 
     monetary penalties for the purpose of funding scholarships 
     for accounting students, as authorized by the Sarbanes-Oxley 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204).
       Section 621 prohibits funds for the FTC to complete the 
     draft report on food marketed to children unless certain 
     requirements are met.
       Section 622 addresses conflicts of interest by preventing 
     contractor security clearance-related background 
     investigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of their 
     own work.
       Section 623 provides authority for Chief Information 
     Officers over information technology spending.
       Section 624 prohibits funds from being used in 
     contravention of the Federal Records Act.
       Section 625 relates to electronic communications.
       Section 626 relates to Universal Service Fund payments for 
     wireless providers.
       Section 627 relates to inspectors general.
       Section 628 relates to pornography and computer networks.
       Section 629 prohibits funds for the SEC to finalize, issue, 
     or implement any rule, regulation, or order requiring the 
     disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-
     exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations in 
     SEC filings.
       Section 630 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
     fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance.
       Section 631 relates to conference expenditures.
       Section 632 relates to Federal travel.
       Section 633 provides $2,000,000 for the Inspectors General 
     Council Fund for expenses related to www.oversight.gov.

 TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Section 701 requires agencies to administer a policy 
     designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from 
     the illegal use of controlled substances.
       Section 702 sets specific limits on the cost of passenger 
     vehicles purchased by the Federal Government with exceptions 
     for police, heavy duty, electric hybrid, and clean fuels 
     vehicles and with an exception for commercial vehicles that 
     operate on emerging motor vehicle technology.
       Section 703 allows funds made available to agencies for 
     travel to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
     living allowances.
       Section 704 prohibits the Government, with certain 
     specified exceptions, from employing non-U.S. citizens whose 
     posts of duty would be in the continental United States.
       Section 705 ensures that agencies will have authority to 
     pay the GSA for space renovation and other services.
       Section 706 allows agencies to use receipts from the sale 
     of materials for acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
     environmental management programs, and other Federal employee 
     programs.
       Section 707 provides that funds for administrative expenses 
     may be used to pay rent and other service costs in the 
     District of Columbia.
       Section 708 precludes interagency financing of groups 
     absent prior statutory approval.
       Section 709 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the 
     applicable law of the United States.
       Section 710 limits the amount that can be used for 
     redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
       Section 711 permits interagency funding of national 
     security and emergency preparedness telecommunications 
     initiatives, which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
     agencies, and entities.
       Section 712 requires agencies to certify that a schedule C 
     appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the 
     employee to the White House.
       Section 713 prohibits the use of funds to prevent Federal 
     employees from communicating with Congress or to take 
     disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for such 
     communication.
       Section 714 prohibits Federal training not directly related 
     to the performance of official duties.
       Section 715 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress.
       Section 716 prohibits the use of appropriated funds by an 
     agency to provide home addresses of Federal employees to 
     labor organizations, absent employee authorization or court 
     order.
       Section 717 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to 
     provide nonpublic information such as mailing or telephone 
     lists to any person or organization outside of the Government 
     without approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 718 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not 
     authorized by Congress.
       Section 719 directs agencies' employees to use official 
     time in an honest effort to perform official duties.
       Section 720 authorizes the use of current fiscal year funds 
     to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting 
     Standards Advisory Board administrative costs.
       Section 721 authorizes the transfer of funds to the GSA to 
     finance an appropriate share of various Government-wide 
     boards and councils under certain conditions.
       Section 722 authorizes breastfeeding at any location in a 
     Federal building or on Federal property.
       Section 723 permits interagency funding of the National 
     Science and Technology Council, and requires an OMB report on 
     the budget and resources of the Council.
       Section 724 requires identification of the Federal agencies 
     providing Federal funds and the amount provided for all 
     proposals, solicitations, grant applications, forms, 
     notifications, press releases, or other publications related 
     to the distribution of funding to a State.
       Section 725 prohibits the use of funds to monitor personal 
     information relating to the use of Federal internet sites.
       Section 726 regards contraceptive coverage under the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
       Section 727 recognizes that the United States is committed 
     to ensuring the health of the Olympic, Pan American, and 
     Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 
     anti-doping in sport activities.
       Section 728 allows departments and agencies to use official 
     travel funds to participate in the fractional aircraft 
     ownership pilot programs.
       Section 729 prohibits funds for implementation of OPM 
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     the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship program.
       Section 730 restricts the use of funds for Federal law 
     enforcement training facilities with an exception for the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
       Section 731 prohibits executive branch agencies from 
     creating or funding prepackaged news stories that are 
     broadcast or distributed in the United States unless specific 
     notification conditions are met.
       Section 732 prohibits funds used in contravention of the 
     Privacy Act, section 552a of title 5, United States Code or 
     section 522.224 of title 48 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       Section 733 prohibits funds in this or any other Act from 
     being used for Federal contracts with inverted domestic 
     corporations or other corporations using similar inverted 
     structures, unless the contract preceded this Act or the 
     Secretary grants a waiver in the interest of national 
     security.
       Section 734 requires agencies to remit to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the OPM's 
     average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
     preceding fiscal year to be available to the OPM for the cost 
     of processing retirements of employees who separate under 
     Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary 
     Separation Incentive Payments.
       Section 735 prohibits funds to require any entity 
     submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose 
     political contributions.
       Section 736 prohibits funds for the painting of a portrait 
     of an employee of the Federal Government including the 
     President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head 
     of an executive branch agency, or the head of an office of 
     the legislative branch.
       Section 737 limits the pay increases of certain prevailing 
     rate employees.
       Section 738 requires reports to Inspectors General 
     concerning expenditures for agency conferences.
       Section 739 prohibits the use of funds to increase, 
     eliminate, or reduce a program or project unless such change 
     is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions.
       Section 740 prohibits the OPM or any other agency from 
     using funds to implement regulations changing the competitive 
     areas under reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
       Section 741 prohibits the use of funds to begin or announce 
     a study or a public-private competition regarding the 
     conversion to contractor performance of any function 
     performed by civilian Federal employees pursuant to OMBudget 
     Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, 
     directive, or policy.
       Section 742 ensures that contractors are not prevented from 
     reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality 
     agreements that would prohibit such disclosure.
       Section 743 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the 
     implementation of agreements in certain nondisclosure 
     policies unless certain provisions are included in the 
     policies.
       Section 744 prohibits funds to any corporation with certain 
     unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has 
     considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and 
     made a determination that this further action is not 
     necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
       Section 745 prohibits funds to any corporation that was 
     convicted of a felony criminal violation within the preceding 
     24 months unless an 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.
       Section 746 relates to the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Bureau. Given the need for transparency and accountability in 
     the Federal budgeting process, the Bureau is directed to 
     provide an informal, nonpublic full briefing at least 
     annually before the relevant Appropriations subcommittee on 
     the Bureau's finances and expenditures.
       Section 747 addresses possible technical scorekeeping 
     differences for fiscal year 2019 between the OMB and the 
     Congressional Budget Office.
       Section 748 provides adjustments in rates of basic pay for 
     Federal employees, to be paid for by appropriations.
       Section 749 limits pay increases for the Vice President and 
     certain senior political appointees to 1.9 percent.
       Section 750 declares the inapplicability of these general 
     provisions to title IV and title VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 801 allows the use of local funds for making 
     refunds or paying judgments against the District of Columbia 
     government.
       Section 802 prohibits the use of Federal funds for 
     publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
     legislation before Congress or any State legislature.
       Section 803 establishes reprogramming procedures for 
     Federal funds.
       Section 804 prohibits the use of Federal funds for the 
     salaries and expenses of a shadow U.S. Senator or U.S. 
     Representative.
       Section 805 places restrictions on the use of District of 
     Columbia government vehicles.
       Section 806 prohibits the use of Federal funds for a 
     petition or civil action which seeks to require voting rights 
     for the District of Columbia in Congress.
       Section 807 prohibits the use of Federal funds in this Act 
     to distribute, for the purpose of preventing the spread of 
     blood borne pathogens, sterile needles or syringes in any 
     location that has been determined by local public health 
     officials or local law enforcement authorities to be 
     inappropriate for such distribution.
       Section 808 concerns a ``conscience clause'' on legislation 
     that pertains to contraceptive coverage by health insurance 
     plans.
       Section 809 prohibits Federal funds to enact or carry out 
     any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or reduce penalties 
     associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
     schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or 
     any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. In addition, section 
     809 prohibits Federal and local funds to enact any law, rule, 
     or regulation to legalize or reduce penalties associated with 
     the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I 
     substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
       Section 810 prohibits the use of funds for abortion except 
     in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary to save the 
     life of the mother.
       Section 811 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
     budget no later than 30 calendar days after the enactment of 
     this Act for agencies the CFO certifies as requiring a 
     reallocation in order to address unanticipated program needs.
       Section 812 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
     budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools, no later 
     than 30 calendar days after the enactment of this Act, that 
     aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment.
       Section 813 allows for transfers of local funds between 
     operating funds and capital and enterprise funds.
       Section 814 prohibits the obligation of Federal funds 
     beyond the current fiscal year and transfers of funds unless 
     expressly provided herein.
       Section 815 provides that not to exceed 50 percent of 
     unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for salaries 
     and expenses may remain available for certain purposes. This 
     provision will apply to the District of Columbia Courts, the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
       Section 816 appropriates local funds during fiscal year 
     2020 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution or 
     regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. Funds are 
     provided under the same authorities and conditions and in the 
     same manner and extent as provided for in fiscal year 2019.
       Section 817 reduces the income threshold for the District 
     of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program to $500,000 for 
     individuals who begin a course of study in or after school 
     year 2019-2020. The income threshold is adjusted for 
     inflation thereafter.
       Section 818 specifies that references to ``this Act'' in 
     this title or title IV are treated as referring only to the 
     provisions of this title and title IV.
       This division may be cited as ``Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2019.''

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   DIVISION D--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

       The following statement is an explanation of the effects of 
     Division D, which provides appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
     the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and related 
     agencies for fiscal year 2019.
       The explanatory statement accompanying this Act is approved 
     and indicates congressional intent. Report language contained 
     in House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 115-276 providing 
     specific guidance to agencies regarding the administration of 
     appropriated funds and any corresponding reporting 
     requirements carries the same emphasis as the language 
     included in this explanatory statement and should be complied 
     with unless specifically addressed to the contrary herein. 
     This explanatory statement, while repeating some language for 
     emphasis, is not intended to negate the language referred to 
     above unless expressly provided herein.
       In cases where the House report, Senate report, or this 
     explanatory statement direct the submission of a report, such 
     report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations. Where this explanatory 
     statement refers to the Committees or the Committees on 
     Appropriations, unless otherwise noted, this reference is to 
     the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
     Agencies and the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies.
       Each department and agency funded in this Act is directed 
     to follow the directions set forth in this Act and the 
     accompanying statement and to not reallocate resources or 
     reorganize activities except as provided herein or otherwise 
     approved by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
     through the reprogramming process as referenced in this 
     explanatory statement. This explanatory statement addresses 
     only those agencies and accounts for which there is a need 
     for greater explanation than provided in the Act itself. 
     Funding levels for appropriations by account, program, and 
     activity, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     level and the fiscal year 2019 budget request, can be found 
     in the table at the end of this division.
       Unless expressly stated otherwise, any reference to ``this 
     Act'' or ``at the end of this statement'' shall be treated as 
     referring only to the provisions of this division.
       Arts and Humanities Advocacy.--The decades of arts and 
     humanities advocacy by the late Rep. Louise M. Slaughter is 
     acknowledged and appreciated. In her memory, the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities are encouraged to expand grant-making activities 
     in a manner that honors her advocacy, especially in rural and 
     under-served areas, so more Americans are able to benefit 
     from the economic, social, and educational effects of the 
     arts and humanities.
       Delivery of Reports and Correspondence.--All reports, 
     correspondence, and reprogramming requests from the agencies 
     to the Committees shall be provided in both physical and 
     electronic formats.
       Directives.--The Department of the Interior and Forest 
     Service are directed to continue the directions included in 
     the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) relating to Vacant 
     Grazing Allotments; State Wildlife Data; Bighorn Sheep; Land 
     Grants, Acequias, and Community Ditches; and Public Access.
       Harassment-Free Workplace.--It is the expectation that all 
     Federal employees, especially those in leadership positions, 
     at the agencies funded by this Act will create and maintain 
     harassment-free workplaces and remind the agencies of the 
     directives in House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 115-276.
       Making Litigation Costs Transparent.--The Department of the 
     Interior, EPA, and the Forest Service are directed to provide 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and to 
     make publicly available no later than 60 days after enactment 
     of this Act, detailed Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fee 
     information as specified in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31).
       Multi-Agency Transparency.--Increasing transparency within 
     all agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Forest 
     Service, and EPA is supported. These agencies are encouraged 
     to disclose costs associated with analyses required by the 
     National Environmental Policy Act.
       Paper Reduction Efforts.--The Department of the Interior, 
     EPA, Forest Service, and Indian Health Service are urged to 
     work with the Office of Management and Budget to reduce 
     printing and reproduction costs and each agency is directed 
     to report to the Committees within 90 days of enactment of 
     this Act on steps being undertaken to achieve this goal and 
     how much each agency expects to save by implementing these 
     measures.
       Recreation Fee Authority.--A one-year extension of 
     recreation fee authority for the Department of the Interior 
     and the Forest Service was included in Public Law 115-245.
       Twenty-first Century Conservation Service Corps.--
     Consistent with the direction in House Report 115-765 and 
     Senate Report 115-276, the Department of the Interior and the 
     Forest Service are expected to continue conservation 
     partnerships with the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps 
     and Public Lands Corps.
       Water Rights.--The Department of the Interior and the 
     Forest Service are reminded of the States' jurisdiction over 
     water law and expect that all applicable laws will be 
     followed when considering a request for a permit or permit 
     renewal.
       White Nose Syndrome.--The agencies funded by this Act are 
     reminded of the directive included in Senate Report 115-276.
       Land and Water Conservation Fund.--The bill includes 
     $435,000,000 derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund (LWCF) for programs consistent with chapter 2003 of 
     title 54 of the United States Code, as identified in the 
     table below.

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                                                          FY 2018 Enacted     Budget Request       This Bill
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Land and Water Conservation Fund.......................       $425,000,000       -$12,867,000       $435,000,000
    State, Local and Forest Legacy Programs............        224,731,000                  0        237,293,000
        National Park Service State Assistance.........        124,006,000                  0        124,006,000
        Coop. Endangered Species Conservation Fund.....         19,638,000                  0         30,800,000
        American Battlefield Protection Act............         10,000,000                  0         10,000,000
        Highlands Conservation Act.....................         10,000,000                  0         20,000,000
    Forest Legacy Program..............................         67,025,000                  0         63,990,000
        Rescission.....................................         -5,938,000         -4,000,000         -1,503,000
    Federal Land Acquisition...........................        200,269,000         -8,867,000        187,707,000
        Bureau of Land Management......................         24,916,000          3,392,000         28,316,000
        Fish and Wildlife Service......................         53,839,000         11,953,000         45,189,000
        National Park Service..........................         46,935,000          8,788,000         34,438,000
        Forest Service.................................         64,337,000                  0         72,564,000
        Department of the Interior Valuation Services..         10,242,000          9,000,000          9,000,000
        Rescissions....................................                  0        -42,000,000         -1,800,000
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       The agencies are expected to move forward with all projects 
     specifically identified and funded through this bill; to 
     utilize funding in a timely manner; and to seek congressional 
     approval for reprogramming unobligated balances if 
     applicable. It is expected that the agencies will provide 
     timely information on project status and available balances. 
     Agencies are directed to continue their longstanding process 
     of identifying and prioritizing potential Federal land 
     acquisition projects in anticipation of program 
     appropriations as consistent with previous years. Within 30 
     days of the submission of the fiscal year 2020 budget or by 
     March 1, 2019, whichever comes first, each agency is directed 
     to submit to the Committees a prioritized list of projects 
     for fiscal year 2020 consideration.
       Increasing access to our public lands for hunting, fishing, 
     and other recreational activities is important and this bill 
     includes funding for these projects. The agencies are 
     expected to work with their respective regions, State 
     offices, and/or management units to identify potential 
     recreation access projects and to inform the Committees on 
     project selections prior to proceeding.

                        REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

       The following are the procedures governing reprogramming 
     actions for programs and activities funded in the Department 
     of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act. The agencies funded in this Act are 
     reminded that these reprogramming guidelines are in 
     effect, and must be complied with, until such time as the 
     Committees modify them through bill or report language.
       Definitions.--``Reprogramming,'' as defined in these 
     procedures, includes the reallocation of funds from one 
     budget activity, budget line-item, or program area, to 
     another within any appropriation funded in this Act. In cases 
     where either the House or Senate Committee report displays an 
     allocation of an appropriation below that level, that more 
     detailed level shall be the basis for reprogramming.
       For construction, land acquisition, and forest legacy 
     accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of 
     funds, including unobligated balances, from one construction, 
     land acquisition, or forest legacy project to another such 
     project.
       A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant 
     departure from the program described in the agency's budget 
     justifications. This includes proposed reorganizations, 
     especially those of significant national or regional 
     importance, even without a change in funding. Any change to 
     the organization table presented in the budget justification 
     shall be subject to this requirement.

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       The agencies funded by this Act have indicated that they 
     are currently working to implement Executive Order 13781, a 
     Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, and 
     have included in the fiscal year 2019 budget request a number 
     of significant reorganization proposals for the Committees' 
     consideration. There have been reports that agencies funded 
     by this Act may be weighing additional organizational changes 
     during the remainder of this fiscal year. Agencies are 
     reminded that this bill continues longstanding General 
     Guidelines for Reprogramming that require agencies funded by 
     this Act to submit reorganization proposals for Committee 
     review prior to their implementation. It is noted that such 
     reprogramming guidelines apply to proposed reorganizations, 
     workforce restructure, reshaping or transfer of functions 
     presented in the budget justifications, or bureau-wide 
     downsizing, especially those of significant national or 
     regional importance, and include closures, consolidations, 
     and relocations of offices, facilities, and laboratories 
     presented in the budget justifications. In addition, no 
     agency shall implement any part of a reorganization that 
     modifies regional or State boundaries for agencies or bureaus 
     that were in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     unless approved consistent with the General Guidelines for 
     Reprogramming procedures specified herein. Any such 
     reprogramming request submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations shall include a description of anticipated 
     benefits, including anticipated efficiencies and cost-
     savings, as well as a description of anticipated personnel 
     impacts and funding changes anticipated to implement the 
     proposal.
       General Guidelines for Reprogramming.--
       (a) A reprogramming should be made only when an unforeseen 
     situation arises, and then only if postponement of the 
     project or the activity until the next appropriation year 
     would result in actual loss or damage.
       (b) Any project or activity, which may be deferred through 
     reprogramming, shall not later be accomplished by means of 
     further reprogramming, but instead, funds should again be 
     sought for the deferred project or activity through the 
     regular appropriations process.
       (c) Except under the most urgent situations, reprogramming 
     should not be employed to initiate new programs or increase 
     allocations specifically denied or limited by Congress, or to 
     decrease allocations specifically increased by the Congress.
       (d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval shall be 
     considered approved 30 calendar days after receipt if the 
     Committees have posed no objection. However, agencies will be 
     expected to extend the approval deadline if specifically 
     requested by either Committee.
       Criteria and Exceptions.--A reprogramming must be submitted 
     to the Committees in writing prior to implementation if it 
     exceeds $1,000,000 annually or results in an increase or 
     decrease of more than 10 percent annually in affected 
     programs or projects, whichever amount is less, with the 
     following exceptions:
       (a) With regard to the tribal priority allocations of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education 
     (BIE), there is no restriction on reprogrammings among these 
     programs. However, the Bureaus shall report on all 
     reprogrammings made during a given fiscal year no later than 
     60 days after the end of the fiscal year.
       (b) With regard to the EPA, reprogramming requests 
     associated with the States and Tribes Partnership Grants, or 
     up to a cumulative total of $30,000,000 from carryover 
     balances among the individual program areas delineated in the 
     Environmental Programs and Management account are not 
     required. No funds, however, shall be reallocated from 
     individual Geographic Programs.
       Assessments.--``Assessment'' as defined in these procedures 
     shall refer to any charges, reserves, or holdbacks applied to 
     a budget activity or budget line item for costs associated 
     with general agency administrative costs, overhead costs, 
     working capital expenses, or contingencies.
       (a) No assessment shall be levied against any program, 
     budget activity, subactivity, budget line item, or project 
     funded by the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act unless such assessment and the basis 
     therefor are presented to the Committees on Appropriations in 
     the budget justifications and are subsequently approved by 
     the Committees. The explanation for any assessment in the 
     budget justification shall show the amount of the assessment, 
     the activities assessed, and the purpose of the funds.
       (b) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, as such 
     estimates were presented in annual budget justifications, 
     shall be submitted through the reprogramming process and 
     shall be subject to the same dollar and reporting criteria as 
     any other reprogramming.
       (c) Each agency or bureau which utilizes assessments shall 
     submit an annual report to the Committees which provides 
     details on the use of all funds assessed from any other 
     budget activity, line item, subactivity, or project.
       (d) In no case shall contingency funds or assessments be 
     used to finance projects and activities disapproved or 
     limited by Congress, or to finance programs or activities 
     that could be foreseen and included in the normal budget 
     review process.
       (e) New programs requested in the budget should not be 
     initiated before enactment of the bill without notification 
     to, and the approval of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
     This restriction applies to all such actions regardless of 
     whether a formal reprogramming of funds is required to begin 
     the program.
       Quarterly Reports.--All reprogrammings between budget 
     activities, budget line-items, program areas, or the more 
     detailed activity levels shown in this explanatory statement, 
     including those below the monetary thresholds established 
     above, shall be reported to the Committees within 60 days of 
     the end of each quarter and shall include cumulative totals 
     for each budget activity, budget line item, or construction, 
     land acquisition, or forest legacy project.
       Land Acquisitions, Easements, and Forest Legacy.--Lands 
     shall not be acquired for more than the approved appraised 
     value (as addressed in section 301(3) of Public Law 91-646), 
     unless such acquisitions are submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations for approval in compliance with these 
     procedures.
       Land Exchanges.--Land exchanges, wherein the estimated 
     value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than 
     $1,000,000, shall not be consummated until the Committees 
     have had a 30-day period in which to examine the proposed 
     exchange. In addition, the Committees shall be provided 
     advance notification of exchanges valued between $500,000 and 
     $1,000,000.
       Budget Structure.--The budget activity or line item 
     structure for any agency appropriation account shall not be 
     altered without advance approval of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

       Bureau of Land Management Directives.--The Bureau is 
     reminded of the importance of the directives included in 
     House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 115-276 not addressed 
     herein, as well as the new directives in this explanatory 
     statement, including the front matter. The innovative use of 
     technology to improve the timeliness and accuracy of 
     permitting decisions is supported and the Bureau is directed 
     to provide a report within 90 days of enactment as directed 
     by House Report 115-765. The direction related to Chaco 
     Canyon included in Senate Report 115-276 is reiterated.
       Management of Lands and Resources (MLR).--The bill provides 
     $1,198,000,000 for MLR. Within this amount, the Colorado 
     Basin Salinity Control Program is funded at $2,000,000. 
     Unless noted herein, the bill does not accept the proposed 
     funding decreases; specific funding allocation information is 
     located at the end of this explanatory statement.
       MLR Budget Restructuring.--The Bureau's request to 
     restructure several budget line items to increase efficiency 
     in the delivery of programs is accepted. In fiscal year 2019, 
     Soil, Water and Air Management moves into Rangeland 
     Management. Riparian Management moves into Wildlife and 
     Aquatic Habitat Management. Within the new Wildlife and 
     Aquatic Management budget line item, the specific funding for 
     Threatened and Endangered Species is maintained to ensure 
     transparency of funding for these activities and it is 
     expected these changes will improve the Bureau's ability to 
     report expenditures and performance as required by the 
     Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal to consolidate 
     Hazardous Materials and Abandoned Mine Lands is also 
     accepted.
       Budget Restructuring Report Requirement.--It is expected 
     that the restructuring will improve program delivery and 
     provide better on-the-ground results for Burea-managed lands 
     and direct the Bureau to provide a report with evidence of 
     this improvement within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
       Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The bill provides 
     $80,555,000 for wild horse and burro management. The 
     financial and political challenges of controlling wild horse 
     and burro populations are fully recognized and it is noted 
     that significant management changes need to be made within 
     the near future in order to control costs, improve range 
     conditions, and humanely manage wild horse and burro 
     populations. As such, appreciation for the Bureau's April 26, 
     2018, report titled ``Management Options for a Sustainable 
     Wild Horse and Burro Program'' is noted, but it is believed 
     that additional analysis is needed as directed by House 
     Report 115-765. This analysis should be provided to Congress 
     no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. The 
     Bureau is expected to continue evaluating its internal 
     policies, procedures, and regulations to reduce costs and 
     administrative burdens, as well as researching and developing 
     appropriate, humane protocols for fertility control methods, 
     including sterilization, and improve its contracting for off-
     range holdings. It is incumbent upon the Bureau to request 
     the funding necessary to address this growing problem; better 
     management of this program now will result in fewer dollars 
     necessary in the future to restore the lands that wild 
     horses, burros, and other wildlife depend upon. Therefore, 
     the Bureau is expected to include in its fiscal year 2020 
     budget request a proposal that outlines its proposed strategy 
     and the funding necessary for implementation, including 
     anticipated out-year estimates. Current prohibitions on 
     destruction and sale authority contained in the bill are 
     continued.


                            LAND ACQUISITION

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $28,316,000 for Land Acquisition and 
     includes a rescission of

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     $1,800,000 from previously appropriated Emergencies, 
     Hardships, and Inholdings funding. The amounts provided by 
     this bill for projects are shown in the table below, listed 
     in priority order pursuant to the project list received for 
     fiscal year 2019. It is understood that projects on that 
     list, such as the Upper Snake/South Fork River Special 
     Recreation Management Area, meet the criteria for 
     recreational access funding and should receive full 
     consideration from the amounts included for recreational 
     access. Further instructions are contained under the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund heading in the front of this 
     explanatory statement.

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                   State                                Project                                    This Bill
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ID.........................................  Little Salmon River            .................           $800,000
                                              Recreation Area.
MT.........................................  Everson Bench................  .................            400,000
CO.........................................  Gold Belt Access.............  .................          2,400,000
CA.........................................  Headwaters National Forest     .................          1,500,000
                                              Reserve.
WY.........................................  Fortification Creek            .................            100,000
                                              Wilderness Study Area.
AL.........................................  Rebel Road...................  .................            400,000
UT.........................................  Red Cliffs National            .................          4,000,000
                                              Conservation Area.
ID.........................................  Ridge to Rivers..............  .................            300,000
NM.........................................  Sabinoso Area of Critical      .................            600,000
                                              Environmental Concern.
CA.........................................  Sand to Snow National          .................          1,000,000
                                              Monument.
NM.........................................  Fort Stanto-Snowy River Cave   .................          1,900,000
                                              National Conservation Area.
CA.........................................  Elkhorn Ridge................  .................            400,000
WY.........................................  Sheep Mountain ACEC..........  .................          1,500,000
CO.........................................  Dolores River................  .................            400,000
                                                                           -------------------------------------
                                             Subtotal, Line Item Projects.  .................         15,700,000
 
                                                                               Budget Request          This Bill
                                             Acquisition Management.......          1,996,000          2,000,000
                                             Recreational Access..........                  0          9,000,000
                                             Emergencies, Hardships, and            1,396,000          1,616,000
                                              Inholdings.
                                             Rescission of Funds..........        -10,000,000         -1,800,000
                                                                           -------------------------------------
                                             Total, BLM Land Acquisition..         -6,608,000        -26,516,000
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                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

       The bill provides $106,985,000 for Oregon and California 
     Grant Lands to be distributed as displayed in the funding 
     allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement.


                           RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

       The bill provides $10,000,000 to be derived from public 
     lands receipts and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands 
     grazing receipts.


               SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

       The bill provides an indefinite appropriation estimated to 
     be $25,850,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and 
     Forfeitures.


                       MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

       The bill provides an indefinite appropriation estimated to 
     be $24,000,000 for Miscellaneous Trust Funds.


                UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

       The bill provides $1,292,078,000 for Resource Management. 
     All programs, projects, and activities are maintained at 
     fiscal year 2018 enacted levels unless otherwise specified 
     below or in the table at the end of this explanatory 
     statement. For this and all other Service accounts funded in 
     this bill, the Service is expected to comply with the 
     instructions and requirements at the beginning of this 
     division and in House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 
     115-276, unless otherwise specified below. Additional 
     details, instructions, and requirements follow below and 
     in the table at the end of this division.
       Planning and Consultation.--The bill includes $3,000,000 to 
     avoid permitting delays and to achieve compliance with other 
     statutes, which should be apportioned in accordance with 
     workload needs nationwide rather than by region. In addition, 
     $4,000,000 is provided for Gulf Coast Restoration activities 
     to ensure that the Service has the resources necessary to 
     avoid delays in projects related to the Deepwater Horizon 
     incident. This is consistent with the amount provided in 
     fiscal year 2018. Because substantial resources are provided 
     to the Service for Gulf Coast Restoration, the Service is 
     expected to move forward with project reviews in a timely 
     manner.
       Lesser Prairie Chicken.--There is concern that by listing 
     the lesser prairie chicken (LPC) under the ESA in spite of 
     the unprecedented level of voluntary conservation efforts in 
     the habitat area, the Service significantly reduced the 
     incentive for stakeholders to pursue future initiatives to 
     preserve the LPC and other species. It is noted that if the 
     listing of a species is viewed as inevitable, stakeholders 
     lose the incentive to invest in private, voluntary 
     conservation efforts. Therefore, the Service is directed to 
     collaborate with local and regional stakeholders on improving 
     voluntary solutions to conserve the species with the goal of 
     avoiding the necessity of listing the LPC under the ESA.
       Recovery.--The bill includes: a $2,000,000 general program 
     increase; $1,000,000 to implement the Prescott Grant Program 
     as authorized by section 408(e) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1(e)); and $6,000,000 for 
     Recovery Challenge matching grants to enhance and increase 
     partnerships with agencies and organizations implementing 
     highest priority recovery actions as prescribed in recovery 
     plans, and in particular for genetically-sound breeding, 
     rearing, and reintroduction programs. Longstanding 
     partnerships, including for the northern aplomado falcon, 
     California condor, and Steller's eider, should be funded at 
     not less than $2,500,000, and partner contributions should be 
     not less than their current amounts. The remaining funds 
     should be dedicated to new partnerships and should require a 
     50:50 match, which may include in-kind services. Unless an 
     affected State is a partner on the project, none of the funds 
     may be awarded to a project until the project partners have 
     consulted with such State. The Service is expected to explore 
     entering into an agreement with the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for the purpose of administering 
     the program and leveraging the funds with corporate and 
     nonprofit contributions, in full consultation with the 
     Service, and to brief the Committee within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act. None of the funds may be used for 
     indirect costs.
       Five-Year Reviews.--The Service is directed to complete all 
     five-year reviews within the period required by law, and, for 
     any determination on the basis of such review whether a 
     species should be delisted, downlisted, or uplisted, 
     promulgate an associated regulation and complete the 
     rulemaking process prior to initiating the next status review 
     for such species.
       Gray Wolf.--The Service's recent commitment to work closely 
     with Federal, State, Tribal and local partners to assess the 
     currently listed gray wolf entities in the Lower 48 States 
     using the best available scientific information, and if 
     appropriate, to publish a proposal to revise the wolf's 
     status in the Federal Register by the end of the calendar 
     year, is recognized.
       Grizzly Bear.--The Service is directed to work with 
     ranchers, conservation groups, local governments, and other 
     local partners to reduce conflicts between grizzly bears and 
     livestock. These efforts should draw upon lessons learned 
     with the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program to improve 
     conservation outcomes while limiting effects to agricultural 
     producers. Not less than 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and for a duration of not less than 90 days, the 
     Service and the National Park Service are directed to re-open 
     the public comment period regarding the draft environmental 
     impact statement with proposed alternatives for the 
     restoration of grizzly bears to the North Cascades Ecosystem. 
     Any member of the public in attendance at any of the 
     associated public forums and wishing to voice their opinion 
     must be afforded the opportunity to do so.
       Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse.--The Service is urged to 
     address consultations and permitting of public and private 
     projects related to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse as one 
     of the highest priorities.
       Marbled Murrelet.--There is concern that the draft Long 
     Term Conservation Strategy for the marbled murrelet is 
     focused primarily on inland nesting habitat when more than 90 
     percent of the life cycle of this species is spent in the 
     marine environment. It is also recognized that while the 
     relationship between nesting habitat and marbled murrelet 
     abundance is well documented, there is comparatively little 
     known about factors linked to the marine environment, 
     including environmental conditions, prey availability and 
     bycatch mortality, that may be contributing to recent 
     population declines in Washington, Oregon, and California. 
     Therefore, the Service is urged to partner with the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to pursue additional 
     studies to determine the full range of factors linked to the 
     marine environment that may affect marbled murrelet 
     populations and to develop a comprehensive set of 
     recommendations to address those factors. In addition, the 
     Service is directed to work collaboratively with local 
     communities, elected officials, and other stakeholders in the 
     development of the final Long Term Conservation Strategy for 
     the marbled murrelet.
       National Wildlife Refuge System.--The bill includes a 
     general program increase of $1,000,000 for Wildlife and 
     Habitat Management, and the Service is encouraged to 
     prioritize invasive species eradication activities. The 
     subsistence program is continued

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     at $2,835,000. In addition, $55,000,000 is provided for 
     Refuge Maintenance Support.
       Refuge Law Enforcement.--Adequate refuge law enforcement is 
     critical to protect our natural resources, staff, and more 
     than 53 million visitors at refuges. The Service should 
     request adequate funding so no refuge is without law 
     enforcement at any time.
       Trapping on Refuges.--The Service website includes 
     information on trapping on refuges at https://www.fws.gov/
refuges/visitors/trapping.html and has instituted signage at 
     those refuges. Trapping information for individual refuges 
     can be found on their web pages under Resource Management.
       Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.--The Service is 
     expected to follow the directive from fiscal year 2018 that 
     prohibits a caribou hunt on Kagalaska Island and efforts to 
     remove cattle on Chirikof and Wosnesenski Islands in the 
     State of Alaska.
       Urban Wildlife Refuges.--Funding has been provided to 
     continue the Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership program at the 
     fiscal year 2018 enacted level and to support efforts to 
     promote conservation in urban areas.
       Green River National Wildlife Refuge.--The Service is 
     reminded of the direction included in Senate Report 115-276 
     to establish the Green River National Wildlife Refuge.
       Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge.--The Service is expected 
     to continue to support staffing and educational programming 
     at Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and to continue dialogue 
     with nonprofit and Tribal partners on the Service's plan for 
     long-term operations of the refuge. The Service shall brief 
     the Committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the 
     status of the operations plan.
       Migratory Bird Management.--The bill provides $3,237,000 as 
     requested for aviation management, which is transferred to 
     the General Operations activity to more accurately reflect 
     the program's responsibilities across the Service.
       Law Enforcement.--The bill includes $2,000,000 for 
     combating violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, and 
     the Service is directed to brief the Committees within 60 
     days of enactment of this Act on the proposed distribution of 
     the funds.
       International Affairs.--The bill provides $15,816,000 for 
     International Affairs with the expectation that the Service 
     will spend above the fiscal year 2018 enacted funding level 
     for Wildlife Trafficking. Arctic Council Support is continued 
     at $550,000.
       National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The bill 
     provides $4,000,000 for Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement 
     activities, of which at least $3,500,000 is to support 
     rearing and population monitoring, and of which $3,000,000 is 
     transferred from Habitat Assessment and Restoration. None of 
     the funds may be used to terminate operations or to close any 
     facility of the National Fish Hatchery System. None of the 
     production programs listed in the March 2013 National Fish 
     Hatchery System Strategic Hatchery and Workforce Planning 
     Report may be reduced or terminated without advance, informal 
     consultation with affected States and Tribes.
       Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The bill 
     includes $6,000,000 to implement the Delaware River Basin 
     Conservation Act, $9,554,000 for the subsistence program, and 
     $500,000 for the Lake Champlain sea lamprey program.
       Asian Carp.--The importance of the work conducted by the 
     Service to combat the serious threat of Asian carp is 
     recognized and $11,000,000 is provided for Asian carp 
     activities, of which $2,000,000 is for contract fishing and 
     deterrents to extirpate Asian carp, including grass carp. 
     Funding should be used to control Asian carp in the 
     Mississippi and Ohio River Basins, including in Kentucky 
     Lake, Lake Barkley, Tennessee river systems, and the Ohio 
     River, and to prevent Asian carp from entering and 
     establishing in the Great Lakes. The Service should consider 
     the utility of creating a dedicated funding source to 
     increase the intensity and geographic scope of efforts to 
     prevent entry into the Great Lakes.
       Cooperative Landscape Conservation.--The bill provides 
     $12,500,000 for Cooperative Landscape Conservation to support 
     partnerships of Federal, State, Tribal, and other 
     organizations to develop shared conservation priorities as 
     outlined in the congressional budget justifications provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations. Any deviation from that 
     justification must be transparent and officially presented to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, and there must be 
     opportunities for public review and comment before any 
     changes are instituted. Funding for Gulf Coast Restoration is 
     continued at $1,000,000.
       General Operations.--The bill includes $5,516,000 for 
     annual maintenance needs of the National Conservation 
     Training Center (NCTC).


                              CONSTRUCTION

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $55,613,000 for Construction, including 
     $39,873,000 for the backlog of deferred maintenance 
     principally at national fish hatcheries and national wildlife 
     refuges, and rescinds $1,500,000 from prior year unobligated 
     balances, of which $300,000 was made available by Public Law 
     111-8. The Service is directed to provide a spend plan to the 
     Committees within 120 days of enactment of this Act for the 
     deferred maintenance funding. The detailed allocation of 
     funding by activity is included in the table at the end of 
     this explanatory statement. For line-item construction, the 
     Service is expected to follow the project priority list in 
     the table below. When a construction project is completed or 
     terminated and appropriated funds remain, the Service may use 
     those balances to respond to unforeseen reconstruction, 
     replacement, or repair of facilities or equipment damaged or 
     destroyed by storms, floods, fires, and similar unanticipated 
     events.

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                                               Refuge, Hatchery, or Other
                   State                                  Unit                Budget Request       This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IL.........................................  Crab Orchard National                 $1,000,000         $1,000,000
                                              Wildlife Refuge (NWR).
AK.........................................  Alaska Maritime NWR..........          2,675,000          2,675,000
NM.........................................  Valle de Oro NWR.............          1,000,000          1,000,000
MI.........................................  Pendills Creek National Fish             700,000            700,000
                                              Hatchery (NFH).
N/A........................................  Branch of Dam Safety (Newly              250,000            250,000
                                              acquired dams).
N/A........................................  Branch of Dam Safety (Seismic            200,000            200,000
                                              safety).
TX.........................................  San Marcos Aquatic Resources           1,608,000          1,608,000
                                              Center.
AZ.........................................  Alchesay NFH.................            150,000            150,000
N/A........................................  Information Resources &                  250,000            250,000
                                              Technology Management.
AK.........................................  Yukon Delta NWR..............            400,000            400,000
MI.........................................  Sullivan Creek NFH...........             60,000             60,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            LAND ACQUISITION

       The bill provides $65,189,000 for Land Acquisition. The 
     amounts provided by this bill for projects are shown in the 
     table below, listed in priority order pursuant to the project 
     list received for fiscal year 2019. Further instructions are 
     contained under the Land and Water Conservation Fund heading 
     in the front of this explanatory statement.
       In a time when budgetary constraints allow for only a 
     limited number of new land acquisition projects, the 
     Committees are encouraged by programs that leverage public/
     private partnerships for land conservation like the Highlands 
     Conservation Act, which has a record of more than a 2 to 1 
     ratio in non-Federal matching funds. Therefore, the bill 
     includes $20,000,000 for the Highlands Conservation Act 
     Grants and the Service is directed to work with the Highlands 
     States regarding priority projects for fiscal year 2019.
       Revised bill language is included that provides 
     appropriations for land acquisition and removes unnecessary 
     language regarding the use of funding for Highlands 
     Conservation Act activities. The language included in this 
     bill provides sufficient authority to enable the use of funds 
     appropriated in the Service's land acquisition account to 
     meet the requirements of the Highlands Conservation Act (P.L. 
     108-421).
  


------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State                     Project                      This Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         MT   Montana National Wildlife Refuges and           $4,000,000
               Conservation Areas....................
         FL   Everglades Headwaters NWR and CA.......          2,000,000
         SD   Dakota Grassland Conservation Area.....          4,000,000
         AR   Cache River NWR........................          3,100,000
         MD   Blackwater NWR.........................          1,000,000
      IA/MN   Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR.........            500,000
         FL   St. Marks NWR..........................          2,000,000
   ID/UT/WY   Bear River Watershed CA................          1,500,000
         TX   Laguna Atascosa NWR....................          1,000,000
           CO/San Luis Valley CA.....................          2,000,000
           CT/Silvio O. Conte NF&WR..................          1,000,000
         NJ   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR..................            500,000
                                                      ------------------
              Subtotal, Line Item Projects...........         22,600,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

  


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Budget Request       This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Acquisition Management.......          9,615,000         12,773,000
                                             Recreational Access..........                  0          2,500,000
                                             Emergencies, Hardships, and            1,641,000          5,351,000
                                              Inholdings.
                                             Exchanges....................            697,000          1,500,000
                                             Land Protection Planning.....                  0            465,000
                                             Highlands Conservation Act                     0         20,000,000
                                              Grants.
                                             Rescission of Funds..........         -5,000,000                  0
                                                                           -------------------------------------
    Total, FWS Land Acquisition............    ...........................          6,953,000         65,189,000
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            COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $53,495,000 to carry out section 6 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973, of which $22,695,000 is to be 
     derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation 
     Fund and $30,800,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by 
     activity is included in the table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement. In addition, the bill includes a 
     rescission of $7,500,000 from unobligated balances of 
     appropriations made prior to fiscal year 2014 for HCP 
     Planning Assistance and Grants to States.


                     NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

       The bill provides $13,228,000 for payments to counties from 
     the National Wildlife Refuge Fund.


               NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $42,000,000 for the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Fund.


              NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $3,910,000 for the Neotropical Migratory 
     Bird Conservation Fund.


                MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $11,561,000 for the Multinational Species 
     Conservation Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by 
     activity is included in the table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement.


                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

       The bill provides $64,571,000 for State and Tribal Wildlife 
     Grants. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is 
     included in the table at the end of this explanatory 
     statement.


                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

       The bill provides $2,502,711,000 for the Operation of the 
     National Park System. All programs, projects, and activities 
     are maintained at fiscal year 2018 levels, unless otherwise 
     specified below.
       For this and all other Service accounts funded in this 
     bill, the Service is expected to comply with the instructions 
     and requirements at the beginning of this division and in 
     House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 115-276, unless 
     otherwise specified below. The Service is directed to submit 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, within 
     60 days of enactment of this Act, an operating plan for the 
     Operation of the National Park System appropriation that 
     includes any necessary adjustments to the amounts provided to 
     maintain park operations of all units budgeted in the fiscal 
     year 2019 request. Such plan shall be subject to the 
     reprogramming guidelines contained in this explanatory 
     statement. Additional details, instructions, and requirements 
     follow below and in the table at the end of this division.
       Resource Stewardship.--The bill includes: $3,000,000 for 
     zebra mussel and quagga mussel containment, prevention, and 
     enforcement; $10,032,000 for Everglades restoration; 
     $1,500,000 to continue landscape restoration at newly 
     authorized national parks, as provided by Public Law 114-113; 
     and a total of $800,000 to continue cave and karst ecosystem 
     research.
       Visitor Services.--The bill rejects all of the reductions 
     proposed in the budget request. The Service is reminded of 
     the directive in House Report 115-765 with regard to 
     maintaining fiscal year 2018 funding levels.
       Park Protection.--The bill does not include a one-time 
     increase provided in fiscal year 2018 for the replacement of 
     Park Police aircraft. Annual funding related to new aircraft 
     is provided under Park Support and includes a program 
     increase of $1,200,000 to return the Service to a standard 
     aircraft replacement cycle.
       Facility Operations and Maintenance.--The bill includes 
     $135,980,000 for repair and rehabilitation projects and 
     $151,575,000 for cyclic maintenance.
       Park Support.--The bill includes $10,535,000 of increases 
     requested in the budget addendum, including: $6,225,000 for 
     additional park rangers; $830,000 for increased law 
     enforcement training costs; $1,200,000 for the U.S. Park 
     Police helicopter replacement; $1,300,000 for public health 
     officers; $150,000 for unmanned aircraft services expertise; 
     $400,000 for Katahdin Woods and Waters; $965,000 for new 
     parks such as Ste. Genevieve, Birmingham Civil Rights, and 
     Freedom Riders; and $400,000 for Captain John Smith National 
     Heritage Trail to manage the new land acquisition of 
     Werowocomoco. The bill also includes $500,000 for the 
     Semiquincentennial Commission to be expended in accordance 
     with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 
     2016. Funding for the Roosevelt-Campobello International Park 
     is maintained at the fiscal year 2018 level. Funding 
     requested for the agency's reorganization efforts is provided 
     subject to the guidance included at the front of this 
     explanatory statement.
       It is noted there are concerns regarding the Service's 
     current inventory of hand-held equipment supporting global 
     positioning systems. These systems are at end-of-life and 
     have operating systems that are no longer supported by the 
     developer. The Service is directed to brief the Committees on 
     these issues within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
       External Administrative Costs.--The bill includes 
     $184,925,000 for external administrative costs, including 
     required fixed costs.
       Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control.--Concern remains about the 
     spread of quagga and zebra mussels in the West and $3,000,000 
     is provided for continued containment, prevention, and 
     enforcement efforts, equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     level.
       Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.--The bill 
     includes requested funding for the Blackstone River Valley 
     National Historical Park with the expectation that the 
     Service will continue to make funds available to the local 
     coordinating entity to maintain staffing and capacity to 
     assist in management of the park as authorized in Public Law 
     113-291.
       Captain John Smith National Historic Trail.--There is 
     strong disagreement with the Service's decision to proceed 
     with management changes that affect the Service's Chesapeake 
     Bay Office, the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National 
     Historic Trail, and the Werowocomoco site despite 
     congressional concerns. The Service is directed to produce 
     the report required by Senate Report 115-276 that details the 
     Service's legal authorities to make the change and the steps 
     it plans to take to ensure that the management changes do not 
     weaken the Service's commitment to Chesapeake Bay Program 
     partnerships.
       Denali National Park Road.--There is particular concern 
     regarding the condition of the Denali National Park road and 
     the Service is directed to follow the guidance contained in 
     Senate Report 115-276 concerning the road.
       Everglades Restoration.--The progress made toward 
     restoration of the Everglades ecosystem is noted and support 
     is continued for this multi-year effort to preserve one of 
     the great ecological treasures of the United States.
       Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.--The Service's 
     submission of the report required by the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2018 concerning Federal funds allocated 
     for the Oklahoma City Memorial is acknowledged. The Service 
     should continue to work with all interested stakeholders to 
     determine options for providing the fully authorized level of 
     $5,000,000 for the memorial.
       Point Reyes National Seashore.--It is noted that multi-
     generational ranching and dairying is important both 
     ecologically and economically for the Point Reyes National 
     Seashore and the surrounding community. These historic 
     activities are also fully consistent with Congress's intent 
     for the management of Point Reyes National Seashore. There is 
     awareness that the Service is conducting a public process to 
     comply with a multi-party settlement agreement that includes 
     the preparation of an environmental impact statement to study 
     the effects of dairying and ranching on the park. The 
     inclusion of alternatives that continue ranching and dairying 
     is strongly supported, including the Service's Initial 
     Proposal to allow existing ranch families to continue 
     ranching and dairying operations under agricultural lease/
     permits with 20-year terms, and expect the Service to make 
     every effort to finalize a General Management Plan Amendment 
     that continues these historic activities.
       Trestles Historic District.--It is recognized that Trestles 
     Beach plays a vital role in the training and readiness of the 
     United States Marine Corps and note that amendments to the 
     National Historic Preservation Act included in National Park 
     Service Centennial Act (P.L. 114-289) modified the nomination 
     and approval process for the listing of Federal properties on 
     the National Register of Historic Places. It is also noted 
     that the Department has taken the position that it does not 
     have jurisdiction to hear an appeal alleging a failure of the 
     Department of the Navy to nominate the Trestles Historic 
     District to the National Register and do not expect the 
     Department to take any further action on this issue.


                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

       The bill provides $64,138,000 for national recreation and 
     preservation programs and includes the following additional 
     instructions.
       Heritage Partnership Program.--The bill includes 
     $20,321,000 for the Heritage Partnership Program. Individual 
     heritage areas are encouraged to develop plans for long-term 
     sufficiency. The Alliance of National Heritage Areas is 
     commended, in response to congressional direction, for 
     developing an allocation model that maintains core services 
     of more established areas while proposing additional 
     resources to newer areas. This progress is noted and the 
     Service is directed to work with heritage areas to further 
     develop consensus toward a sustainable funding distribution. 
     As this effort continues, the Service is expected to 
     distribute funds in the same manner as fiscal year 2017 with 
     the increase above the enacted level to be equally 
     distributed to Tier I areas or Tier 2 areas currently 
     receiving the minimum funding levels of $150,000 and $300,000 
     respectively.
       Natural Programs.--The bill maintains funding for Natural 
     Programs, including the Chesapeake Gateways and Trails 
     program and Rivers, Trails, and Conservation, at the fiscal 
     year 2018 enacted level.
       Cultural Programs.--The bill includes $25,562,000 for 
     cultural programs, an increase of $500,000 above the enacted 
     level. The increase above the enacted level is provided 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 4451(b) for grants to nonprofit 
     organizations or institutions for the purpose of supporting 
     programs for Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native culture and 
     arts development at a total program level of $1,000,000 to be 
     utilized consistent with the

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     direction outlined in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     Public Law 115-141. This program is a good example of a 
     multi-state, multi-organizational collaboration as envisioned 
     under the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
     Culture and Art Development Act. Other cultural programs, 
     including grants to preserve and interpret Japanese American 
     Confinement Sites, are continued at their fiscal year 2018 
     levels.
       Grants Administration.--The bill does not include the 
     proposed transfer of grants administration to cultural 
     programs as proposed in the request.
       Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
     Grants.--The bill supports the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Grant Program and maintains 
     funding at the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
       American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance 
     Grants.--Funding is provided at the fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     level. The importance of public-private partnerships to 
     maintain the preservation of America's battlefields is 
     recognized and the Service is urged to give priority to 
     projects with broad partner support. The timely review and 
     processing of grants continues to be encouraged.


                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $102,660,000 for the Historic 
     Preservation Fund. Within this amount, $49,675,000 is 
     provided for grants to States and $11,735,000 is provided for 
     grants to Tribes. The bill also includes $15,250,000 for 
     competitive grants, of which $750,000 is for grants to 
     underserved communities and $14,500,000 is for competitive 
     grants to document, interpret, and preserve historical sites 
     associated with the Civil Rights Movement. The bill also 
     includes $8,000,000 for competitive grants to Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and $13,000,000 for the Save 
     America's Treasures competitive grant program for the 
     preservation of nationally significant sites, structures, and 
     artifacts.
       The bill continues $5,000,000 for preservation grants to 
     revitalize historic properties of national, State, and local 
     significance in order to restore, protect, and foster 
     economic development of rural villages and downtown areas. 
     Grants shall be made available to States, local governments, 
     Tribes, or community or statewide non-profit organizations 
     for the purpose of making sub-grants to eligible projects. 
     Priority shall be given to applicants with a demonstrated 
     capacity for allocating similar awards for preservation of 
     such sites. To ensure that limited funds are targeted in the 
     most effective manner, it is recommended that the Service 
     give priority to applicants that cap their administrative 
     costs at no more than five percent. The Service shall confer 
     with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior 
     to finalizing a grant announcement for these funds and shall 
     distribute grants expeditiously.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The bill provides $364,704,000 for Construction and 
     includes a general program increase of $127,151,000 above the 
     request to address longstanding deferred maintenance and 
     major construction related requirements of the Service. The 
     Service is directed to provide, no later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act, an operating plan for the allocation 
     of funds, including Line Item Construction projects. Requests 
     for reprogramming will be considered pursuant to the 
     guidelines included at the beginning of this explanatory 
     statement. No funds are provided for project number 16, 
     entitled ``Rehabilitate Historic Main Parade Ground 
     Barracks'' at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. 
     It has been indicated that the proposed project is 
     intended as part of a future plan to relocate the 
     Service's Pacific West Regional Office from its current 
     location in California. However, the budget request does 
     not indicate any such plans, and the Department 
     subsequently implemented new regional boundaries for the 
     Service as of August, 2018. Therefore, it is premature to 
     fund this project during fiscal year 2019. It is further 
     noted with concern that the Service decided to move the 
     current regional office without first consulting 
     stakeholders and Congress. The Service is reminded that 
     major organizational proposals like this should be 
     disclosed as part of the annual budget proposal so that 
     Congress and the public have the opportunity to vet them.
       Gustavus Intertie, Glacier NP.--The Service is directed to 
     consult regularly with the City of Gustavus as it issues the 
     RFP, prospectus, and design/build contracts for the intertie 
     at Glacier Bay National Park.


                 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $168,444,000 for Land Acquisition and 
     State Assistance. The amounts provided by this bill for 
     projects are shown in the table below, listed in priority 
     order pursuant to the project list received for fiscal year 
     2019. Further instructions are contained under the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund heading in the front of this 
     explanatory statement.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                         Project          This Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
LA.................................  Jean Lafitte National    $1,456,000
                                      Historical Park and
                                      Preserve.
AL.................................  Little River Canyon         985,000
                                      National Preserve.
WY.................................  Grand Teton National      5,250,000
                                      Park.
VA.................................  Cedar Creek and Belle     1,556,000
                                      Grove National
                                      Historical Park.
TN.................................  Obed Wild and Scenic        962,000
                                      River.
NC/SC/TN/VA........................  Overmountain Victory        185,000
                                      National Historic
                                      Trail.
AR.................................  Buffalo National River      246,000
MI.................................  Sleeping Bear Dunes       2,308,000
                                      National Lakeshore.
KY, TN.............................  Big South Fork              398,000
                                      National River &
                                      Recreation Area.
MD.................................  Antietam National           557,000
                                      Battlefield.
                                                            ------------
                                     Subtotal, Line Item      13,903,000
                                      Projects.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Budget Request       This Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acquisition Management............          8,788,000          9,679,000
Recreational Access...............                  0          2,000,000
Emergencies, Hardships,                             0          3,928,000
 Relocations, and Deficiencies....
Inholdings, Donations, and                          0          4,928,000
 Exchanges........................
American Battlefield Protection                     0         10,000,000
 Program..........................
Rescission of Funds...............        -10,000,000                  0
                                   =====================================
    Total, NPS Land Acquisition...         -1,212,000         44,438,000
Assistance to States:
    State conservation grants                       0        100,000,000
     (formula)....................
    State conservation grants                       0         20,000,000
     (competitive)................
    Administrative expenses.......                  0          4,006,000
                                   =====================================
        Total, Assistance to                        0        124,006,000
         States...................
                                   =====================================
        Total, NPS Land                    -1,212,000        168,444,000
         Acquisition and State
         Assistance...............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

       The bill provides $20,000,000 for the Centennial Challenge 
     matching grant program. The program provides dedicated 
     Federal funding to leverage partnerships for signature 
     projects and programs for the national park system. The 
     Service is expected to use these funds to address projects 
     that have a deferred maintenance component in order to 
     alleviate the sizeable deferred maintenance backlog within 
     the national park system. A one-to-one match is required for 
     projects to qualify for these funds. The Service is urged to 
     give preference to projects that demonstrate additional 
     leveraging capacity from its partners. From amounts in the 
     Centennial Challenge account, the Department is encouraged to 
     make $5,000,000 available for critical programs and projects, 
     pursuant to 54 U.S.C. 1011 Subchapter II, subject to terms 
     and conditions outlined in Title VI of Public Law 114-289. It 
     is noted that amounts appropriated for the Centennial 
     Challenge are now supplemented by additional mandatory 
     revenues from sales of Federal Recreational Lands Senior 
     Passes, as authorized by the National Park Service Centennial 
     Act (P.L. 114-289).


                    UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $1,160,596,000 for Surveys, 
     Investigations, and Research of the U.S. Geological Survey 
     (USGS, or the Survey). The detailed allocation of funding by 
     program area and activity is included in the table at the end 
     of this explanatory statement. The Survey is reminded of the 
     guidance and reporting requirements contained in House Report 
     115-765 and Senate Report 115-276 that should be complied 
     with unless specifically addressed to the contrary herein, as 
     explained in the front matter of this explanatory statement.
       Ecosystems.--The bill provides $156,882,000, including a 
     $2,000,000 reduction for land and water management research 
     activities within the status and trends and fisheries program 
     subactivities. The Survey provides critical scientific 
     research and data to land and water managers in priority 
     landscapes such as the Arctic, Puget Sound, California Bay 
     Delta, Everglades, Great Lakes, Columbia River, and the 
     Chesapeake Bay, and this work is expected to continue at the 
     enacted levels. The bill includes $8,800,000 to maintain the 
     current funding level at the Great Lakes Science Center.
       The bill maintains the Senate funding level and direction 
     on white nose syndrome, as well as $300,000 for whooping 
     crane research and $200,000 for research on coral disease.
       The bill includes $7,600,000 for Asian carp, of which a 
     total of $2,000,000 is for research on containing and 
     eradicating grass carp.
       The bill provides a $1,000,000 increase for Cooperative 
     Research Unit (CRUs) vacancies, including $250,000 for 
     research as directed in Senate Report 115-276.
       The bill includes $500,000 for the continued research 
     transferred from curation activities.
       Land Resources.--The bill provides $158,299,000 for the 
     Land Resources program. Within these funds, Landsat 9 is 
     fully funded at $32,000,000 and the AmericaView State grant 
     program receives $1,215,000. The bill continues funding for 
     the eight regional science centers at the fiscal year 2018 
     enacted level.
       Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health.--The bill 
     provides $111,736,000 for Energy, Minerals, and Environmental 
     Health, with $9,598,000 included for the new critical mapping 
     initiative, Three Dimensional mapping, and Economic 
     Empowerment Program. The bill includes $3,800,000 for the 
     implementation of Secretarial Order 3352 and the Survey is 
     encouraged to continue to work on the U.S. domestic mineral 
     base survey, which would be a complementary tool for the new 
     critical minerals initiative. The Survey is reminded to 
     follow the Senate direction on mapping in the Arctic mineral 
     belt.
       The bill includes $100,000 within funds for Mineral 
     Resources to develop a map showing pyrrhotite occurrences 
     across the United States.
       The bill provides $12,598,000 for toxic substances 
     hydrology with increased funding to understand cyanobacteria 
     and toxins in stream and wetland ecosystems and to expedite 
     the development and deployment of remote sensing tools to 
     assist with early event warning. It is also directed that 
     $200,000 be used for activities to better understand 
     mechanisms that result in toxins being present in harmful 
     algal blooms.

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       Natural Hazards.--The bill provides $166,258,000 for the 
     Natural Hazards Program, including $83,403,000 for earthquake 
     hazards. Within this funding, $16,100,000 is provided for 
     continued development of an earthquake early warning (EEW) 
     system and $5,000,000 is provided for capital costs 
     associated with the buildout of the EEW. Additionally, 
     $5,000,000 is provided for Advanced National Seismic System 
     (ANSS) infrastructure and $1,200,000 is provided to address 
     base staffing needs necessary to support the ANSS.
       The Committees have not yet received an updated Technical 
     Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System, 
     including revised cost estimates and timelines, as directed 
     in the statement accompanying P.L. 115-141. Completion and 
     review of this report is encouraged and its receipt is 
     expected as quickly as practicable.
       The bill includes the continuation of the $800,000 for the 
     Central and Eastern U.S. Seismic Network (CEUSN). The bill 
     also continues the $1,000,000 for regional seismic networks 
     and the Survey is expected to allocate funds according to the 
     same methodology used in fiscal year 2018. The bill includes 
     $2,000,000 for the Earthscope USArray project.
       Within volcano hazards, the bill provides $1,540,000 for 
     operations at high-threat volcanoes as a result of the one-
     time infrastructure funding provided in fiscal year 2018; 
     $1,000,000 for next generation lahar detection operations; 
     and a total of $3,145,000 for new next-generation lahar 
     detection system infrastructure on very high-threat 
     volcanoes.
       Water Resources.--The bill provides $226,308,000 for Water 
     Resources, with $61,746,000 directed to activities associated 
     with the Cooperative Matching Funds, including a $1,000,000 
     increase for integrated water assessments and a $819,000 
     increase for harmful algal bloom work as directed in House 
     Report 115-765. The bill maintains funding at the enacted 
     level for the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the U.S.--
     Mexico aquifer project, and shallow and fractured bedrock 
     terrain.
       The bill includes $10,000,000 in streamgage infrastructure 
     investments, with a total of $8,500,000 for deployment and 
     operation of NextGen water observing equipment and $1,500,000 
     for streamgages on transboundary rivers. The bill maintains 
     funding for the streamgage on the Unuk River at $120,000.
       The groundwater monitoring network is to be maintained at 
     the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
       Core Science Systems.--The bill provides $117,902,000 for 
     Core Science Systems, which includes an increase of 
     $1,500,000 for 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) National 
     Enhancement and a total of $7,722,000 for Alaska Mapping and 
     Map Modernization. The bill includes $16,580,000 for the US 
     Topo program to continue shifting map production toward 
     dynamic product-on-demand mapping.
       It is understood there are multiple advanced lidar 
     technologies and the Survey is encouraged to utilize advanced 
     technologies as long as such technology is in accordance with 
     the Survey's guidelines.
       Facilities.--The bill includes $120,383,000 for facilities, 
     deferred maintenance, and capital improvement. Within these 
     amounts, $12,454,000 is included for the Menlo Park facility 
     transition. The infrastructure funding provided in fiscal 
     year 2018 for deferred maintenance has been continued. Of the 
     amount provided, $4,800,000 shall be available for interim 
     office and laboratory space, equipment, and other needs due 
     to the destruction of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and 
     the continuing volcanic activity at Kilauea.


                   BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

                        OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

       The bill provides $179,266,000 for Ocean Energy Management 
     to be partially offset with the collection of rental receipts 
     and cost recovery fees totaling $49,816,000, for a net 
     discretionary appropriation of $129,450,000. The following 
     additional guidance is included:
       Five-year lease plan.--The request for the Bureau's efforts 
     to initiate a new five year offshore leasing program is fully 
     funded, and the Bureau is encouraged to conduct an 
     expeditious and thorough review.
       Offshore Revenues.--The Department is directed to 
     distribute revenues from Gulf of Mexico operations in a 
     manner consistent with the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
     of 2006 (P.L. 109-432).
       Offshore Wind Energy Development.--It is understood that 
     the Bureau is continuing to work in North Carolina with local 
     stakeholders, industry, and State task forces, and that there 
     will be no lease sales for offshore areas in North Carolina 
     during fiscal year 2019.
       Renewable Energy.--The Bureau should continue to follow the 
     direction under this heading in Senate Report 115-276 
     concerning offshore wind energy and working cooperatively 
     with the Department of Energy and coastal States.


             BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

             OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

       The bill provides $187,240,000 for Offshore Safety and 
     Environmental Enforcement to be partially offset with the 
     collection of rental receipts, cost recovery fees, and 
     inspection fees totaling $65,889,000 for a net discretionary 
     appropriation of $121,351,000.


                           OIL SPILL RESEARCH

       The bill provides $14,899,000 for Oil Spill Research.


          OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

                       REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

       The bill provides $115,804,000 for the Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Regulation and 
     Technology account and includes $2,300,000 in the form of 
     grant payments to States preparing to assume primacy. 
     Regulatory grants shall be funded at $70,890,000, with 
     $68,590,000, equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level, 
     provided in the bill. OSMRE is directed to apply $2,300,000 
     in fiscal year 2018 carryover to the State regulatory grant 
     program to maintain fiscal year 2018 funding levels for 
     States with primacy.


                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

       The bill provides $139,672,000 for the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund. Of the funds provided, $24,672,000 shall be 
     derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and 
     $115,000,000 shall be derived from the General Fund.The 
     $115,000,000 in grants to States and Indian tribes for the 
     reclamation of abandoned mine lands in conjunction with 
     economic and community development and reuse goals shall be 
     distributed in accordance with the same goals, intent, and 
     direction as in fiscal year 2018.


        BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

                      OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $2,414,577,000 for Operation of Indian 
     Programs. All programs, projects, and activities are 
     maintained at fiscal year 2018 levels, except for requested 
     fixed cost increases and transfers, or unless otherwise 
     specified below. For this and all other Bureau accounts 
     funded in this bill, Indian Affairs is expected to comply 
     with the instructions and requirements at the beginning of 
     this division and in House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 
     115-276, unless otherwise specified below. Additional 
     details, instructions, and requirements follow below and in 
     the table at the end of this division. Indian Affairs is 
     reminded of the importance of meeting reporting requirement 
     deadlines so that the Committees can properly evaluate 
     programs. Failure to do so could negatively impact future 
     budgets.
       Tribal Government.--The bill provides $320,973,000 for 
     Tribal government programs, and includes $2,000,000 to 
     improve the condition of unpaved roads and bridges used by 
     school buses transporting students. Funds to implement the 
     Native American Tourism Improvement and Visitor Experience 
     Act of 2016 continue at the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
       Human Services.--The bill provides $161,416,000 for human 
     services programs and includes $300,000 to support women and 
     children's shelters that are serving the needs of multiple 
     Tribes or Alaska Native Villages in the areas served by the 
     Tiwahe pilot sites.
       Trust-Natural Resources Management.--The bill provides 
     $206,870,000 for natural resources management programs, 
     including a $500,000 program increase for forestry Tribal 
     priority allocations. The bill provides $1,500,000 to 
     implement section 7(b) of Public Law 102-495, the Elwha River 
     Ecosystem and Fisheries Act, and the Bureau is directed to 
     follow the related guidance contained in House Report 115-
     765.
       It is understood that the Pacific Salmon Commission is 
     close to reaching an agreement to amend Annex IV of the 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty to replace management terms that 
     expired on December 31, 2018; therefore, the Bureau is 
     directed to report back within 90 days of enactment of this 
     Act with a detailed cost estimate of the responsibilities 
     under the Pacific Salmon Treaty and, specifically, Annex IV 
     of the Treaty as proposed to be amended.
       Trust--Real Estate Services.--The bill provides 
     $130,680,000 for real estate services, of which $1,500,000 is 
     for rights protection litigation support and $450,000 is for 
     certification of historical places and cultural sites, 
     including Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
       Bureau of Indian Education.--The bill includes $904,557,000 
     for the Bureau of Indian Education and partially retains and 
     redistributes a one-time forward funding increase provided in 
     fiscal year 2018. A program increase of $1,000,000 is 
     included for Tribal colleges and universities. Tribal grant 
     support costs continue to be fully funded. Within education 
     program enhancements, funding for Native language immersion 
     grants continues at the fiscal year 2018 level of $2,000,000.
       There is awareness of the Department's efforts to pursue 
     alternative financing options to address the significant need 
     for replacement school construction at Bureau of Indian 
     Education funded schools and an increase of $2,000,000 is 
     included within Facility Operations to implement a pilot 
     program to meet these needs. Before obligating these funds, 
     the Department shall provide an expenditure plan for these 
     funds to the Committees that includes details regarding how 
     these funds will be used in fiscal year 2019, potential out-
     year impacts and demand for the program, and additional 
     recommendations for legislative authority or other 
     considerations for future program management.
       Public Safety and Justice.--The bill provides $411,517,000 
     for public safety and justice programs, of which: $1,000,000 
     is to implement the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act; $8,250,000 is for patrol officers in areas 
     hit hardest by the opioid epidemic; $3,033,000 is to reduce 
     recidivism

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     through the Tiwahe initiative; $2,000,000 is for Tribal 
     detention facility staffing needs, including addressing the 
     needs of newly funded Tribal detention facilities; 
     $13,000,000 is to address the needs of Tribes affected by 
     Public Law 83-280; and $2,000,000 is to implement the 
     Violence Against Women Act for both training and specific 
     Tribal court needs.
       Community and Economic Development.--The bill provides 
     $47,579,000 for community and economic development programs, 
     including $3,400,000 to implement the Native American Tourism 
     Improvement and Visitor Experience Act of 2016 and $1,000,000 
     for the modernization of oil and gas records.
       A program increase of $1,000,000 is included for the Office 
     of Indian Energy and Economic Development to provide 
     assistance to Tribes to enhance economic development and 
     improve access to private financing of development projects. 
     The Office should assist with feasibility studies and provide 
     technical assistance to Tribes to establish commercial codes, 
     courts and other business structures. Further, the Office 
     should undertake efforts to build Tribal capacity to lease 
     Tribal lands and manage economic and energy resource 
     development. Finally, the Office should explore opportunities 
     to foster incubators of Tribal-owned and other Native 
     American-owned businesses. The Office is expected to track 
     accomplishments for each of these purposes and to report them 
     annually in its budget justification.
       Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The bill 
     includes $230,985,000 for executive direction and 
     administrative services, of which: $10,155,000 is for 
     Assistant Secretary Support; $20,251,000 is for Executive 
     Direction; and $48,019,000 is for Administrative Services.
       Tribal Sovereignty.--It is understood that the authorizing 
     committees of jurisdiction are actively working to 
     expeditiously address issues raised by 25 U.S.C. section 251. 
     The Bureau is expected to work cooperatively with Tribes and 
     the relevant committees on such efforts.


                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

       The bill provides an indefinite appropriation for contract 
     support costs, consistent with fiscal year 2018 and estimated 
     to be $247,000,000.


                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $358,719,000 for Construction. All 
     programs, projects, and activities are maintained at fiscal 
     year 2018 levels except for requested fixed cost increases 
     and transfers, or unless otherwise specified below.
       Education Construction.--The bill provides $238,250,000 for 
     schools and related facilities within the Bureau of Indian 
     Education system and includes the following: $105,504,000 for 
     replacement school campus construction; $23,935,000 for 
     replacement facility construction; $13,576,000 for employee 
     housing repair; and $95,235,000 for facilities improvement 
     and repair.
       Public Safety and Justice Construction.--The bill provides 
     $35,310,000 for public safety and justice construction and 
     includes the following: $18,000,000 for facilities 
     replacement and new construction program; $4,494,000 for 
     employee housing; $9,372,000 for facilities improvement and 
     repair; $170,000 for fire safety coordination; and $3,274,000 
     for fire protection.
       Resources Management Construction.--The bill provides 
     $71,231,000 for resources management construction programs 
     and includes the following: $28,695,000 for irrigation 
     project construction, of which $10,000,000 is for projects 
     authorized by the WIIN Act; $2,605,000 for engineering and 
     supervision; $1,016,000 for survey and design; $650,000 for 
     Federal power compliance; and $38,265,000 for dam safety and 
     maintenance. The Bureau is directed to report back to the 
     Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of 
     this Act outlining the execution strategy for those funds 
     provided under section 3211 of the WIIN Act (P.L. 114-322).
       Other Program Construction.--The bill provides $13,928,000 
     for other programs and includes the following: $1,419,000 for 
     telecommunications, including $300,000 to improve officer 
     safety by eliminating radio communications dead zones; 
     $3,919,000 for facilities and quarters; and $8,590,000 for 
     program management, including $2,634,000 to continue the 
     project at Fort Peck.


INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS

       The bill provides $50,057,000 for Indian Land and Water 
     Claims Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians, 
     ensuring that Indian Affairs will meet the statutory 
     deadlines of all authorized settlement agreements to date. 
     The detailed allocation of funding by settlement is included 
     in the table at the end of this explanatory statement.


                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill provides $10,779,000 for the Indian Guaranteed 
     Loan Program Account to facilitate business investments in 
     Indian Country.


                          DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $124,673,000 for Departmental Offices, 
     Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations. Programs 
     are expected to comply with the instructions and requirements 
     at the beginning of this division and in House Report 115-765 
     and Senate Report 115-276. The bill maintains the staff and 
     funding associated with the office of Native Hawaiian 
     Relations in the office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Management and Budget. The bill provides funding for 
     the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on 
     Native Children.
       Department of the Interior Reorganization.--It is noted 
     that the Department moved forward with the first phase of its 
     planned reorganization on August 22, 2018, when it 
     established new regional boundaries for all of its bureaus 
     except for those which fall under the leadership of the 
     Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. Recognizing that many 
     of the specific details of the reorganization are still in 
     development, it is reiterated that the Department must 
     develop a concrete plan for how it will reshape its essential 
     functions, taking into account its relationships with the 
     Tribes, State and local governments, private and nonprofit 
     partners, the public, and the Department's workforce. 
     Transparency must be an essential element of the 
     reorganization process, and the Department is expected to 
     continue engaging external stakeholders and conducting robust 
     Tribal consultation as it develops its expected 
     organizational changes.
       The commitment of Departmental leadership, through an 
     exchange of formal letters, to regularly consult with the 
     Committees throughout the ongoing reorganization process and 
     to adhere to the reprogramming guidelines set forth in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying this Act, which require 
     the Department to submit certain organizational changes for 
     Committee review, including workforce restructure, reshaping, 
     or transfer of functions is appreciated. It is also noted 
     that the bill includes a total of $14,100,000 in new funding 
     to implement the reorganization within the budgets of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, and the Department is expected to provide a 
     report on the planned use of these funds to the Committees 30 
     days prior to obligating these funds.
       Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).--The bill includes 
     funding for PILT for fiscal year 2019 in Section 116 of Title 
     I General Provisions.
       ANSEP.--There is awareness that the Alaska Native Science & 
     Engineering Program (ANSEP) at the University of Alaska 
     Anchorage would like to become a ``Designated Partner 
     Organization'' under the Direct Hire Authority for Resource 
     Assistant Internship Program, as identified in the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012; PL 112-74; H.R. 2055 
     Division E Title I Section 121; 16 U.S.C. 1725(a), and the 
     Department is encouraged to facilitate this partnership.
       Volcanic Eruption.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on all Department facilities damaged by a 
     volcanic eruption covered by a Presidential Disaster 
     Declaration made in calendar year 2018. The report shall 
     include: (1) an inventory of all Department facilities that 
     were damaged; (2) a full description of facilities closures, 
     and the estimated impact on visitation to National Park 
     Service facilities; and (3) a plan to restore or replace 
     damaged facilities and restore historic visitation levels 
     which includes associated cost estimates. In preparing the 
     plan, the Secretary shall engage with the host community, 
     including State and local governments. The Secretary is also 
     encouraged to consider collocating damaged U.S. Geological 
     Survey facilities in a lower risk area as part of the plan.


                            INSULAR AFFAIRS

                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

       The bill provides $100,688,000 for Assistance to 
     Territories. The detailed allocation of funding is included 
     in the table at the end of this explanatory statement.
       The Department is reminded of the directives contained in 
     Senate Report 115-276 regarding U.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane 
     Impacts, American Samoa, compact impact, and civic education 
     programs for Insular Area students.


                      COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

       The bill provides $3,413,000 for Compact of Free 
     Association, $123,774,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     level and $304,000 above the budget request. The Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141) provided $123,824,000 
     in necessary funds to finalize the 2010 Compact Review 
     Agreement with Palau and bring it into force. A detailed 
     table of funding recommendations below the account level is 
     provided at the end of this explanatory statement.


                        OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $65,674,000 for the Office of the 
     Solicitor. The detailed allocation of funding is included in 
     the table at the end of this explanatory statement.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $52,486,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General. The detailed allocation of funding is included in 
     the table at the end of this explanatory statement.


           OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $111,540,000 for the Office of the 
     Special Trustee for American Indians and includes the 
     requested transfer to the

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     Office of Valuation for Appraisal Services. The detailed 
     allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at 
     the end of this explanatory statement.


                        DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides a total of $941,211,000 for Department of 
     the Interior Wildland Fire Management. Of the funds provided, 
     $388,135,000 is for suppression operations, which fully funds 
     wildland fire suppression at the 10-year average, and 
     $189,000,000 is for fuels management activities. The detailed 
     allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at 
     the end of this explanatory statement.


                    CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

       The billl provides $10,010,000 for the Central Hazardous 
     Materials Fund.


           NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

                NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

       The bill provides $7,767,000 for the Natural Resource 
     Damage Assessment Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by 
     activity is included in the table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement.


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       The bill provides $55,735,000 for the Department of the 
     Interior, Working Capital Fund. Funds previously appropriated 
     for the Service First initiative that are available for 
     obligation as of the date of enactment of this Act should be 
     utilized for needs identified in the fiscal year 2019 budget 
     request.


                  OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

       The bill provides $137,505,000 for the Office of Natural 
     Resources Revenue.


             GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes various legislative provisions affecting 
     the Department in Title I of the bill, ``General Provisions, 
     Department of the Interior.'' The provisions are:
       Section 101 provides Secretarial authority for the intra-
     bureau transfer of program funds for expenditures in cases of 
     emergencies when all other emergency funds are exhausted.
       Section 102 provides for the Department-wide expenditure or 
     transfer of funds by the Secretary in the event of actual or 
     potential emergencies including forest fires, range fires, 
     earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, storms, oil spills, 
     grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks, and surface mine 
     reclamation emergencies.
       Section 103 provides for the use of appropriated funds by 
     the Secretary for contracts, rental cars and aircraft, 
     telephone expenses, and other certain services.
       Section 104 provides for the expenditure or transfer of 
     funds from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
     Indians, for Indian trust management and reform activities.
       Section 105 permits the redistribution of Tribal priority 
     allocation and Tribal base funds to alleviate funding 
     inequities.
       Section 106 authorizes the acquisition of lands for the 
     purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support 
     visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands.
       Section 107 continues Outer Continental Shelf inspection 
     fees to be collected by the Secretary of the Interior.
       Section 108 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
     continue the reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation, and Enforcement in conformance with 
     Committee reprogramming guidelines.
       Section 109 provides the Secretary of the Interior with 
     authority to enter into multi-year cooperative agreements 
     with non-profit organizations for long-term care of wild 
     horses and burros.
       Section 110 addresses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
     responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid stocks.
       Section 111 allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau 
     of Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively 
     perform reimbursable work.
       Section 112 addresses the humane transfer of excess wild 
     horses and burros.
       Section 113 provides for the establishment of a Department 
     of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
       Section 114 extends the authority for the Secretary to 
     accept public and private contributions for the orderly 
     development and exploration of Outer Continental Shelf 
     resources.
       Section 115 retitles the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 
     and re-designates the Paul H. Douglas Trail.
       Section 116 provides funding for the Payments in Lieu of 
     Taxes (PILT) program.
       Section 117 provides a technical correction.
       Section 118 provides for the designation of the Peter B. 
     Webster III Memorial Area.
       Section 119 requires funds to be available for obligation 
     and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment.
       Section 120 addresses the issuance of rules for sage-
     grouse.

               TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

       The bill provides $8,058,488,000 for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (EPA). The bill does not support reductions 
     proposed in the budget request unless explicitly noted in the 
     explanatory statement.
       Congressional Budget Justification.--The Agency is directed 
     to continue to include the information requested in House 
     Report 112-331 and any proposals to change State allocation 
     formulas that affect the distribution of appropriated funds 
     in future budget justifications.
       Reprogramming and Workforce Reshaping.--The bill does not 
     include any of the requested funds for workforce reshaping. 
     Further, it is expected that the Agency will not consolidate 
     or close any regional offices in fiscal year 2019. The Agency 
     is held to the reprogramming limitation of $1,000,000 and 
     should continue to follow the reprogramming directives as 
     provided in the front of this explanatory statement. It is 
     noted that such reprogramming directives apply to proposed 
     reorganizations, workforce restructure, reshaping, transfer 
     of functions, or downsizing, especially those of significant 
     national or regional importance, and include closures, 
     consolidations, and relocations of offices, facilities, and 
     laboratories.
       Further, the Agency may not use any amount of de-obligated 
     funds to initiate a new program, office, or initiative, 
     without the prior approval of the Committees. Within 30 days 
     of enactment of this Act, the Agency is directed to submit to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations its annual 
     operating plan for fiscal year 2019, which shall detail how 
     the Agency plans to allocate funds at the program project 
     level.
       Other.--It is noted that the current workforce is below the 
     prior year levels, therefore, the bill includes rescissions 
     in the Science and Technology and Environmental Programs and 
     Management accounts that capture expected savings associated 
     with such changes. The Agency is directed to apply the 
     rescissions to reflect efficiency savings in a manner that 
     seeks, to the extent practicable, to be proportional among 
     program project areas. Amounts provided in this Act are 
     sufficient to fully fund Agency payroll estimates, and the 
     Agency's fiscal year 2019 FTE target is expected to be no 
     less than the fiscal year 2018 levels. It is understood that 
     the Agency routinely makes funding payroll requirements a top 
     priority and it is expected that the Agency will continue to 
     do so as it executes its fiscal year 2019 appropriation and 
     applies the rescissions.
       It is not expected that the Agency will undertake adverse 
     personnel actions or incentive programs to comply with the 
     rescissions, nor is it expected that the Agency will 
     undertake large-scale adverse personnel actions or incentive 
     programs in fiscal year 2019. As specified in the bill 
     language, the rescissions shall not apply to the Geographic 
     Programs, the National Estuary Program, and the National 
     Priorities funding in the Science and Technology and 
     Environmental Programs and Management accounts. The Agency is 
     directed to submit, as part of the operating plan, details on 
     the application of such rescissions at the program project 
     level.


                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       For Science and Technology programs, the bill provides 
     $717,723,000 to be partially offset by a $11,250,000 
     rescission for a net discretionary appropriation of 
     $706,473,000. The bill transfers $15,496,000 from the 
     Hazardous Substance Superfund account to this account. The 
     bill provides the following specific funding levels and 
     direction:
       Indoor Air and Radiation.--The bill provides $5,997,000 and 
     funding for the radon program is maintained at not less than 
     the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
       Research: Air and Energy.--The bill provides $94,906,000 
     for Research: Air and Energy. The Agency is directed to 
     allocate up to $3,000,000 to continue supporting the 
     Partnership Research as outlined in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying Public Law 115-141. This jointly funded, multi-
     year government-industry research initiative should be used 
     to produce credible science of national scope on such 
     development, including review of existing exposure and health 
     studies already underway, and future research. The Agency is 
     encouraged to submit a report updating the Committees on the 
     implementation of this partnership within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.--The bill 
     provides $126,930,000 for Research: Chemical Safety and 
     Sustainability. Following guidance contained in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-141 and 
     House Report 115-765, EPA also is directed to include 
     advancement of methods to better separately evaluate chemical 
     hazards and exposures and that take into consideration harm 
     to potentially exposed and susceptible subpopulations.
       Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides 
     $5,000,000, which shall be used for extramural research 
     grants, independent of the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) 
     grant program, to fund high-priority water quality and 
     availability research by not-for-profit organizations that 
     often partner with the Agency. The Agency shall continue to 
     allocate the grants in accordance with the direction provided 
     in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-141.
       Additional Guidance.--The following additional guidance is 
     included:
       Alternatives Testing.--The Agency is directed to follow the 
     guidance contained under this heading in House Report 115-765 
     and to ensure that any future plans identify and address 
     potential barriers or limitations on the use of alternative 
     test methods, particularly as they relate to susceptible 
     populations.
       Enhanced Aquifer Use.--The Agency is directed to continue 
     following the guidance

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     contained in Senate Report 114-281 in addition to the 
     guidance contained in House Report 115-765 directing the 
     Agency to coordinate with other Federal research efforts in 
     this area.
       Harmful Algal Blooms.--It is recognized that there are 
     increasing challenges many communities face from harmful 
     algal blooms (HABs) in freshwater and coastal ecosystems. The 
     Agency is encouraged to fund research grants that help 
     promote scientific progress towards preventing and 
     controlling HABs, including research to: (1) determine the 
     effectiveness of existing nutrient treatment technologies; 
     (2) evaluate the scale-up of emerging nutrient treatment 
     technologies and develop new technologies; and (3) develop 
     best management practices to help both rural and urban 
     communities control nutrients in their watersheds. 
     Additionally, $5,000,000 is made available to investigate 
     health effects from exposure to HABs and cyanobacteria toxins 
     and to develop methods to monitor, characterize, and predict 
     blooms for early action.
       STAR Grants.--The bill provides funds to continue the 
     Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, and the Agency is 
     directed to distribute grants consistent with fiscal year 
     2018.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       For Environmental Programs and Management, the bill 
     provides $2,658,200,000 to be partially offset by a 
     $60,201,000 rescission for a net discretionary appropriation 
     of $2,597,999,000. The bill provides the following specific 
     funding levels and direction:
       Clean Air.--The bill provides $273,108,000 for Clean Air. 
     There is continued support for the EnergySTAR program for 
     both appliances and buildings at the fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     level and the proposed shift to fee-based funding, is not 
     recommended. There is concern that litigation over non-
     compliance of voluntary EnergySTAR efficiency standards, 
     which can be the result of a standard that has changed, may 
     lead some participants to avoid participating in the program. 
     There is Committees also awareness of the need for products 
     carrying the EnergySTAR label to achieve the required 
     efficiency levels to best benefit consumers. The Agency is 
     directed to evaluate how the Agency may balance these 
     interests to ensure that the EnergySTAR program is both fair 
     to voluntary participants and reliable for consumers and to 
     report back to the Committees within 180 days of the 
     enactment of this Act. The bill also funds both program areas 
     related to stratospheric ozone at not less than the fiscal 
     year 2018 enacted level.
       Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill 
     provides $15,000,000 for a competitive grant program for 
     qualified non-profit organizations, excluding institutions of 
     higher education, to provide technical assistance for 
     improved water quality or safe drinking water and adequate 
     waste water to small systems or individual private well 
     owners. The Agency shall provide $12,300,000 for Grassroots 
     Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act, for 
     activities specified under section 1442(e) of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-1(e)(8)). The Agency also 
     is directed to provide $1,700,000 for grants to qualified 
     not-for-profit organizations for technical assistance for 
     individual private well owners, with priority given to 
     organizations that currently provide technical and 
     educational assistance to individual private well owners. The 
     Agency is directed to provide, on a national and multi-State 
     regional basis, $1,000,000 for grants to qualified 
     organizations for the sole purpose of providing on-site 
     training and technical assistance for wastewater systems. The 
     Agency shall require each grantee to provide a minimum 10 
     percent match, including in-kind contributions. The Agency is 
     directed to allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Concern remains that the Agency made a decision to put out 
     a multi-year Request for Applications for fiscal year 2017 
     and 2018 without the expressed approval of the Committees. 
     The Agency is directed to obtain approval from the Committees 
     for any similar activity in the future.
       Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $456,958,000, as 
     described in the table at the end of this division, and 
     includes the following direction:
       Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.--The bill provides 
     $300,000,000. The Agency shall continue to follow the 
     direction as provided in House Report 112-589 and in Senate 
     Report 115-276 related to the Great Lakes Restoration 
     Initiative.
       Chesapeake Bay.--The bill provides $73,000,000 for the 
     Chesapeake Bay program. From within the amount provided, 
     $6,000,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal grants and 
     $6,000,000 is for small watershed grants to control polluted 
     runoff from urban, suburban, and agricultural lands.
       Gulf of Mexico.--The bill provides $14,542,000 for the Gulf 
     of Mexico Geographic Program where hypoxia is a growing cause 
     for concern. The Agency is directed to coordinate with the 
     U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Gulf States, and State, 
     local, and private partners to leverage additional resources 
     for conservation projects on working lands within the Gulf 
     Region and Mississippi River Basin. The Agency is directed to 
     distribute funds in the same manner as fiscal year 2018.
       Lake Champlain.--The bill provides $11,000,000 for the Lake 
     Champlain program. From within the amount provided, 
     $4,399,000 shall be allocated in the same manner as fiscal 
     year 2017. Funds appropriated above $4,399,000 shall be for 
     otherwise unmet needs necessary to implement the EPA's 2016 
     Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load Plan for Lake Champlain 
     for projects and work identified in the State implementation 
     plan.
       Puget Sound.--The bill provides $28,000,000. The Agency 
     shall follow the direction under this heading in House Report 
     115-765.
       Northwest Forest Program.--The bill maintains funding to 
     support the Northwest Forest program at not less than the 
     fiscal year 2018 funding level.
       South Florida Program.--The bill provides $3,204,000 for 
     the South Florida program, an increase of $1,500,000 above 
     the enacted level. Within the increase, the bill provides 
     $500,000 to monitor coral health in South Florida; $500,000 
     to enhance water quality and seagrass monitoring in the 
     Caloosahatchee Estuary and Indian River Lagoon, especially 
     with respect to assessing the impact of Lake Okeechobee 
     discharges; and $500,000 to enhance water quality and 
     seagrass monitoring in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay, 
     especially with respect to assessing the impact of Everglades 
     Restoration projects.
       Columbia River Basin Restoration Program.--The bill 
     provides $1,000,000 for the purpose of commencing 
     implementation of the Columbia River Basin Restoration 
     Program, which was authorized in Public Law 114-322.
       Indoor Air and Radiation.--The bill maintains funding for 
     the radon program at the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 
     Funds have been included for the Radiation Protection and 
     Reduce Risks from Indoor Air programs.
       Information Exchange/Outreach.--The bill includes funding 
     for Tribal capacity building equal to the fiscal year 2018 
     enacted level. The Agency is directed to use environmental 
     education funds for the smart skin care program, similar to 
     prior years. The bill also provides for the Small Minority 
     Business Assistance program to be continued.
       International Programs.--The bill provides $15,400,000 for 
     International Programs, which includes funds for the U.S.-
     Mexico Border program at the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
       Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.--The bill provides 
     $112,377,000, an increase of $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 
     2018 enacted level. Of the funds provided under this section, 
     not less than $8,000,0000 should be allocated for the purpose 
     of developing and implementing a Federal permit program for 
     the regulation of coal combustion residuals in 
     nonparticipating States, as authorized under section 
     4005(d)(2)(B) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6945(d)(2)(B)).
       Additionally, the bill continues the Waste Minimization and 
     Recycling program and have provided $1,000,000 to help public 
     entities demonstrate community anaerobic digester 
     applications to municipal solid waste streams and farm needs, 
     such as capturing excess phosphorus.
       Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.--The bill provides 
     $92,521,000 for toxics risk review and prevention activities 
     and maintains funding for the Pollution Prevention program 
     and the Lead Risk Reduction program.
       Water: Ecosystems.--The bill provides $47,788,000. Within 
     the amount provided, $26,723,000 has been provided for 
     National Estuary Program (NEP) grants as authorized by 
     section 320 of the Clean Water Act. This amount is sufficient 
     to provide each of the 28 national estuaries in the 
     program with a grant of at least $600,000.
       Further, in the Administrative Provisions section, the bill 
     directs that $1,000,000 in competitive grants be made 
     available for additional projects and encourage the Agency to 
     work in consultation with the NEP directors to identify 
     worthy projects and activities. In particular, the Agency is 
     encouraged to utilize a portion of these funds to address 
     harmful algal blooms along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
       Water Quality Protection.--The bill provides $210,917,000 
     for Water Quality Protection and maintains funding for the 
     WaterSENSE program and the Urban Waters program at the fiscal 
     year 2018 enacted level. In addition, an increase of $500,000 
     is provided for the Agency to carry out the Clean Watershed 
     Needs Survey. The Agency is expected to request annual 
     funding for the Clean Watershed Needs Survey and the Drinking 
     Water Infrastructure Needs Survey, alternating fiscal years 
     as appropriate.
       Additional Guidance.--The following additional guidance is 
     included:
       Chesapeake Bay.--The Agency is encouraged to maintain a 
     cooperative relationship with relevant States to ensure best 
     practices are used to promote the continued health and 
     preservation of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
       Community Affordability Study.--There is concern about the 
     Environmental Protection Agency's continued emphasis on the 
     metric of 2 percent of median house income for determining 
     community affordability and encourage the Agency to continue 
     ongoing efforts to publish a new affordability methodology 
     for use in updating all relevant EPA guidance.
       Diesel Generators in Remote Alaska Villages.--The Agency is 
     directed to continue following the guidance contained in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-141.
       Exempt Aquifers.--For fiscal year 2019, it is anticipated 
     that the Agency will continue to receive exempt aquifer 
     applications from the

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     State of California for processing and approval. Support 
     continues for protecting underground sources of drinking 
     water and promoting robust economic development. Accordingly, 
     the Agency is urged to work expeditiously to process exempt 
     aquifer applications and use the existing regulatory 
     framework to process these applications as provided in House 
     Report 114-170 and House Report 114-632.
       Fish Grinding.--The Agency is directed to continue 
     following the guidance contained in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying Public Law 115-141.
       Great Lakes Advisory Board.--The Agency is encouraged to 
     reestablish the Great Lakes Advisory Board without 
     significantly restructuring the member composition or 
     objectives of the Great Lakes Advisory Board, as described in 
     the Great Lakes Advisory Board charter dated June 13, 2016. 
     If the Advisory Board is not reestablished within 60 days of 
     enactment this Act, the Agency shall provide the House and 
     Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees with a report 
     that explains the reason for the delay and a timeline for 
     reestablishing the Advisory Board.
       IG Recommendations on Flint Water Crisis.--The Agency is 
     directed to implement the recommendations described in the 
     report of the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``Management 
     Weakness Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis'', numbered 
     18-P-0221, and dated July 19, 2018, to ensure clean and safe 
     water compliance under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300f et seq.). If the Agency does not implement one or more 
     of such recommendations, it is required to submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     explaining why the Agency did not implement the 
     recommendation, as well as identifying specific actions the 
     Agency is implementing to address the concerns raised in the 
     report.
       Lead and Other Hazardous Materials.--The Agency is directed 
     to follow directives included in Senate Report 115-276 
     regarding standards for the identification of lead hazards. 
     In addition, within 180 days after enactment, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall issue a report on efforts 
     by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 
     EPA relating to the removal of lead-based paint and other 
     hazardous materials. The report must include: (1) a 
     description of direct removal efforts by HUD and EPA; (2) a 
     description of education provided by HUD and EPA to other 
     Federal agencies, local governments, communities, recipients 
     of grants made by either entity, and the general public 
     relating to the removal of lead-based paint and other 
     hazardous materials; (3) a description of assistance received 
     from other Federal agencies relating to the removal of lead-
     based paint and other hazardous materials; and (4) any best 
     practices developed or provided by HUD and EPA relating to 
     the removal of lead-based paint and other hazardous 
     materials.
       Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.--The Agency is 
     directed to follow the guidance contained under this heading 
     in Senate Report 115-276.
       PFOA/PFAS.--There is awareness that the Agency has 
     announced plans to take the next step under the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act process to evaluate the need for a maximum 
     contaminant level for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
     This action is supported and the Agency is urged to act 
     expeditiously on this matter. The Agency is directed to brief 
     the Committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act about 
     its plans for this action.
       Regulation of Groundwater.--The Agency is directed to 
     continue following the guidance contained in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying Public Law 115-141. It is reiterated 
     that, since enactment in 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) has 
     regulated effects to navigable waters, while regulation of 
     groundwater has remained outside of the Act's jurisdiction. 
     Instead, legislative history surrounding the CWA indicates 
     that Congress intended for groundwater pollution to be 
     regulated through the CWA's nonpoint source program and other 
     Federal and State laws.
       Small Refinery Relief.--The directive contained in Senate 
     Report 114-281 related to small refinery relief is continued. 
     The Agency is reminded that, regardless of the Department of 
     Energy's recommendation, additional relief may be granted if 
     the Agency believes it is warranted.
       Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization.--The 
     bill includes language that will enable EPA to collect and 
     spend new fees to conduct additional chemical reviews, 
     consistent with TSCA modernization legislation. Those fees 
     are expected to be $27,000,000 per year once the program is 
     fully implemented. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 
     that in fiscal year 2019 fee collections will begin several 
     months after the beginning of the fiscal year and will total 
     $5,000,000.
       Transparency of Public Calendars.--It is appreciated that 
     the EPA has recently taken steps to improve transparency of 
     the daily calendars of the Agency's senior leaders. The 
     Agency is directed to continue to take all necessary steps to 
     comply with Senate Report 115-276 as it relates to the 
     transparency of public calendars.
       Vehicle Idling Training.--It is noted that diesel vehicle 
     operators and businesses in the private sector have reduced 
     their vehicle fleet costs and improved air quality by 
     participating in programs that offer certifications for idle 
     reduction and fuel efficient driving programs. The Agency is 
     directed to conduct a cross-agency analysis to determine 
     which branches of government could achieve savings and 
     improve air quality by engaging in external programs, 
     including university extension programs that offer this 
     training.
       Water Quality Certification.--The Administrator is 
     encouraged to finalize guidance on the implementation of 
     Clean Water Act Section 401 (33 U.S.C. 1341).


            HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND

       The bill provides $8,000,000, which is expected to be fully 
     offset by fees for a net appropriation of $0.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $41,489,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The bill provides $34,467,000 for Buildings and Facilities.


                     HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $1,091,947,000 for the Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund account and includes bill language to 
     transfer $8,778,000 to the Office of Inspector General 
     account and $15,496,000 to the Science and Technology 
     account. When combined with an additional $60,000,000 for the 
     Superfund Remedial program and an additional $8,000,000 for 
     the Superfund Emergency Response and Removal program in a 
     general provision in Title IV, the bill provides a total of 
     $1,159,947,000 for the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The 
     bill provides the following additional direction:
       Enforcement.--The bill provides $166,375,000 for Superfund 
     enforcement, equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The 
     Agency is directed to continue financial support for the 
     Department of Justice (DOJ) in fiscal year 2019 at a level 
     that will ensure DOJ can continue to initiate and prosecute 
     civil, judicial, and administrative site remediation cases 
     and ensure that responsible parties perform cleanup actions 
     at sites where they are liable.
       Superfund Cleanup.--The bill provides $721,740,000, which 
     is equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. When combined 
     with an additional $68,000,000 in funds for the Remedial 
     Program and Emergency Response and Removal activities, 
     included in a Title IV general provision, the bill provides a 
     total of $789,740,000 for Superfund cleanup.
       The Agency is also directed, within 180 days of enactment 
     of this Act, to submit a report on the status of each time-
     critical removal action for which Federal funds greater than 
     $1,000,000 have been expended since January 1, 2017, along 
     with information on the Federal cost of clean-up efforts, 
     whether responsible parties have faced criminal charges, and 
     the amount of recovered Federal dollars.
       Sediment Guidance.--The Agency is directed to follow the 
     guidance contained under this heading in Senate Report 115-
     276.


          LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM

       The bill provides $91,941,000 for the Leaking Underground 
     Storage Tank Trust Fund Program.


                       INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

       The bill provides $18,209,000 for Inland Oil Spill 
     Programs.


                   STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

       The bill provides $3,605,041,000 for the State and Tribal 
     Assistance Grants program and includes the following specific 
     funding levels and direction:
       Infrastructure Assistance.--The bill provides 
     $2,528,000,000 in base funds for infrastructure assistance. 
     When combined with an additional $665,000,000 included in a 
     Title IV general provision, the bill provides a total of 
     $3,193,000,000 for infrastructure assistance. The amount 
     provided increases funding for the State Revolving Loan Funds 
     $880,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The bill 
     includes a total of $1,694,000,000 for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Loan Fund and $1,164,000,000 for the Drinking Water 
     State Revolving Loan Fund.
       Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Communities.--Within 
     a Title IV general provision, the bill provides $25,000,000 
     to continue a grant program to help small and disadvantaged 
     communities develop and maintain adequate water 
     infrastructure. The program was created in section 2104 of 
     Public Law 114 322. The Agency is directed to brief the 
     Committees prior to publishing its request for applications 
     for this new grant program.
       Reducing Lead in Drinking Water.--Within a Title IV general 
     provision, the bill provides $15,000,000 to continue a grant 
     program, created in section 2105 of Public Law 114-322, to 
     provide assistance to eligible entities for lead reduction 
     projects. The Agency is directed to brief the Committees 
     prior to publishing its request for applications related to 
     this new grant program.
       Lead Testing.--Within a Title IV general provision, the 
     bill provides $25,000,000 to continue a grant program for 
     voluntary testing of drinking water for lead contaminants at 
     schools and child care facilities, as authorized in section 
     2107 of Public Law 114-322. The Agency is directed to brief 
     the Committees prior to publishing its request for 
     applications related to this new grant program.

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       Brownfields Program.--The bill provides $87,000,000 for 
     Brownfields grants and directs that at least 10 percent of 
     such grants be provided to areas in which at least 20 percent 
     of the population has lived under the poverty level over the 
     past 30 years as determined by censuses and the most recent 
     Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.
       Use of Iron and Steel.--The bill includes language in Title 
     IV General Provisions that stipulates requirements for the 
     use of iron and steel in State Revolving Fund projects. The 
     bill includes only the following guidance. It is acknowledged 
     that EPA may issue a waiver of said requirements for de 
     minimis amounts of iron and steel building materials. It is 
     emphasized that any coating processes that are applied to the 
     external surface of iron and steel components that otherwise 
     qualify under the procurement preference shall not render 
     such products ineligible for the procurement preference 
     regardless of where the coating processes occur, provided 
     that final assembly of the products occurs in the United 
     States.
       Diesel Emission Reductions Grants (DERA).--The bill 
     provides $87,000,000 for DERA grants. For fiscal year 2019, 
     the Agency is directed to continue to make at least 70 
     percent of DERA grants available to improve air quality in 
     non-attainment areas.
       Targeted Airshed Grants.--The bill provides $52,000,000 for 
     Targeted Airshed Grants. These grants shall be distributed on 
     a competitive basis to non-attainment areas that EPA 
     determines are ranked as the top five most polluted areas 
     relative to annual ozone or particulate matter 2.5 standards, 
     as well as the top five areas based on the 24-hour 
     particulate matter 2.5 standard where the design values 
     exceed the 35 mg/m3 standard. To determine these areas, the 
     Agency shall use the most recent design values calculated 
     from validated air quality data. It is noted that these funds 
     are available for emission reduction activities deemed 
     necessary for compliance with national ambient air quality 
     standards and included in a State Implementation Plan 
     submitted to EPA. Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, 
     EPA should provide a report to the Committees that includes a 
     table showing how fiscal year 2017 and 2018 funds were 
     allocated. The table also should include grant recipients and 
     metrics for anticipated or actual results.
       Animas River Spill.--EPA is directed to follow directives 
     included in Senate Report 115-276 related to the Animas River 
     and the Gold King Mine spill. In addition, the bill provides 
     $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 for long-term water quality 
     monitoring of the Animas River.
       Categorical Grants.--The bill provides $1,077,041,000 for 
     Categorical Grants. Funding levels are specified in the table 
     at the end of this division. Within this amount, the Beaches 
     Protection program and Radon program are both maintained at 
     the fiscal year 2018 enacted levels. The Agency shall 
     continue to allocate radon grants in fiscal year 2019 
     following the direction in House Report 114-632.
       Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality 
     Management.--The bill provides $228,219,000. The Agency is 
     directed to allocate funding follow the guidance contained in 
     Senate Report 115-276.


      WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill provides a total of $68,000,000 for the Water 
     Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. 
     Within base funding in Title II, the bill provides 
     $10,000,000 for the WIFIA program, and a Title IV general 
     provision provides an additional $58,000,000 for the program. 
     By utilizing $5,000,000 in base funds and $3,000,000 in Title 
     IV funds, the Agency may use up to a total of $8,000,000 to 
     assist with the administrative expenses for the program. The 
     remaining $60,000,000 in WIFIA funds is provided to subsidize 
     direct loans, which may translate into a potential loan 
     capacity greater than $7,000,000,000 for eligible entities 
     for water infrastructure projects.
       The Agency is encouraged to prioritize applications for 
     WIFIA financing for projects that address lead and emerging 
     contaminants, including PFOA and PFAS.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

             (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill continues several administrative provisions from 
     previous years.
       Rescission.--The bill rescinds $139,078,000 in unobligated 
     balances from the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account. 
     The Agency shall calculate the requisite percent reduction 
     necessary to rescind such amounts from new obligational 
     authority provided to this account, both from the direct 
     appropriation and from amounts provided in a general 
     provision in Title IV, and apply it across program project 
     areas by formula. The Agency is directed to submit, as part 
     of the operating plan, detail on the application of such 
     rescissions by program project area.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                             FOREST SERVICE

  OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

       The bill provides $875,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
       Forest Service Accounting, Budgeting, and Management.--The 
     Service's efforts to improve its accounting, budgeting, and 
     management practices are appreciated and ongoing work with 
     the Service, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, Under 
     Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and 
     Secretary of Agriculture to continue these improvements is 
     expected. There is particular interest in the Service's plan 
     to transition away from Cost Pools and remind the Service 
     that a plan is required within 180 days of enactment of P.L. 
     115-141.
       Forest Service Directives.--The Forest Service is reminded 
     of the importance of the directives included in the 
     explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 115-141, House Report 
     115-765, and Senate Report 115-276 that are not specifically 
     addressed herein, as well as the new directives in this 
     statement, including the front matter.
       Wildland Fire Management.--The Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141) provided a budget cap adjustment for 
     wildfire suppression costs and included forest management 
     reforms. The Service and the Secretary of Agriculture are 
     reminded of the multi-year effort to achieve these budget and 
     legislative changes and expect that all authorities will be 
     appropriately used to improve the condition of the Nation's 
     forests, as well as the ability of the Service to proactively 
     manage and sustain them for future generations. The Service 
     is also reminded of expectations for more accurate accounting 
     for wildfire suppression costs, especially in light of the 
     availability of the cap adjustment in fiscal year 2020. There 
     is hope that the Secretary's Shared Stewardship initiative 
     will result in better forest management, healthier forests, 
     and an increase in the number of fire-adapted communities.
       Report on Partnerships.--Within 180 days of enactment of 
     this Act, a detailed report on the funding the Service has 
     provided to the National Forest Foundation and National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation for each of the past 10 fiscal years 
     is requested. The report also should include information on 
     the specific projects and activities, other partners 
     involved, and the Foundations' administrative operations that 
     were supported by these funds.
       Conservation Finance.--The Service is encouraged to 
     continue conservation finance efforts to leverage non-Federal 
     investments in outcome-focused projects, promote 
     collaboration with public and private sector partners, and 
     utilize new tools to accelerate the pace and scale forest 
     management activities.
       Reprogramming.--The Service is reminded to follow the 
     letter and spirit of the reprogramming requirements in this 
     explanatory statement and direct the Service to submit 
     requests through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis.


                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $300,000,000 for Forest and Rangeland 
     Research. This includes $223,000,000 for base research 
     activities and $77,000,000 for Forest Inventory and Analysis. 
     The Service is directed to provide $3,000,000 to the Joint 
     Fire Science Program for fiscal year 2019.
       The interest of Members of Congress, States, forestry and 
     research associations, industry, and researchers in the 
     Service's various research programs, projects, and activities 
     is noted. It is believed that Congress should broadly define 
     the highest priority research goals, and that the Service 
     should formulate the specific programs, projects, and 
     activities to achieve them. The Service is expected to 
     complete the review and restructuring of the research 
     program, as directed by House Report 115-765 and Senate 
     Report 115-276, prior to the end of the second quarter of 
     fiscal year 2019. There is interest in reviewing the 
     Service's plan for strengthening its research program and 
     note that they will adjust the directions regarding forestry 
     research as needed in the future.
       The Service is directed to prioritize data collection and 
     analysis on U.S. forests; research to support land affected 
     by wildland fire; post-fire analysis; research to support the 
     National Forest System; and research related to forest 
     products for fiscal year 2019.
       The Service is directed to provide information to the 
     Committees regarding the mission of the Southern Research 
     Station Pineville Research Facility and the viability of 
     continued wood utilization research at that site within 60 
     days of enactment of this Act.
       The Service is directed to provide a report regarding its 
     current and planned research on issues and risks related to 
     firefighter health and safety in wildlands and wildland urban 
     interface within 90 days of enactment of this Act. The report 
     should include detailed budget information and identify gaps 
     in knowledge and potential remedies to address them.


                       STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $335,487,000 for State and Private 
     Forestry.
       Cooperative Forestry Activities.--The Service is directed 
     to continue focus on spruce beetle, Emerald Ash Borer, and 
     bark beetle infestations, which affect forests throughout the 
     Nation.
       The Service is expected to follow the Senate direction on 
     wood energy technical assistance, herein.
       Forest Legacy.--The bill provides $63,990,000 for the 
     Forest Legacy program. This includes $6,400,000 for program 
     administration and $57,590,000 for projects. The Service 
     should fund projects in priority order according to the 
     updated, competitively selected national priority list 
     submitted to the Committees and the directive contained in 
     Division G of

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     the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-141, 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. The bill includes 
     a rescission of $1,503,000 in Forest Legacy funds. This 
     funding rescission is from cost savings of some projects and 
     funds returned from failed or partially failed projects.
       There is concern with the Service's ability to provide 
     timely information on project status and available balances 
     and expect the Service to be able to provide this information 
     expeditiously moving forward. Ensuring project recordkeeping 
     is accurate must be a top priority in fiscal year 2019.


                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

       The bill provides $1,938,000,000 for the National Forest 
     System.
       Hazardous Fuels.--The bill provides $435,000,000 for 
     hazardous fuels management activities within the National 
     Forest System account. Included in this amount is $3,000,000 
     for the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes.
       Ouachita National Forest.--The Service is directed to 
     conduct an inventory and evaluation of land generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Flatside Wilderness Adjacent 
     Inventory Area'', dated November 30, 2017, to determine the 
     suitability of that land for inclusion in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System.
       Gifford Pinchot National Forest.--In lieu of the directive 
     in House Report 115-765, the Service and all interested 
     parties are encouraged to work together regarding the use of 
     all-terrain vehicles in the forest.


                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $446,000,000 for Capital Improvement and 
     Maintenance programs.
       Legacy Roads and Trails.--While these projects are to be 
     addressed as they rank in priority along with other 
     infrastructure needs, the Service is directed to continue to 
     track Legacy Roads and Trails accomplishments, including 
     miles of roads and trails improved, miles of streams 
     restored, number of bridges and culverts constructed, and 
     miles of road decommissioned.
       Requested Reports.--A report is requested regarding options 
     to improve parking and access to the Cleveland National 
     Forest within 180 days of enactment of this Act. The Service 
     should consult with the State of California, communities 
     surrounding the forest, and private partners for their input 
     and recommendations. Also requested, is a report on its 
     efforts to address road construction and maintenance issues 
     in the Uwharrie National Forest within 30 days of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan.--The Service is 
     reminded of the directive included in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying P.L. 115-141 that required the 
     development of a long-term, multi-year plan to guide needed 
     investments in buildings, facilities, transportation systems, 
     and other infrastructure by December 30, 2018. There is 
     interest in reviewing the plan and it is expected that the 
     Service will utilize the plan in formulating future budget 
     requests. The annual budget justification documents should 
     detail the amounts requested for new construction, 
     maintenance, decommissioning, and other activities for the 
     Facilities, Roads and Trails programs.


                            LAND ACQUISITION

       The bill provides $72,564,000 for Land Acquisition. The 
     amounts provided by this bill for projects are shown in the 
     table below, listed in priority order pursuant to the project 
     list received for fiscal year 2019. The bill supports the 
     continuation of Forest Service and nonprofit partner efforts 
     to resolve Superior National Forest school trust land 
     management using the private forestland alternative. Further 
     instructions are contained under the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund heading in the front of this explanatory 
     statement.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                              Project                    Forest Unit           This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MT.......................................  Beavertail to Bearmouth....  Lolo.......................   $3,800,000
CA.......................................  Sierra Nevada Checkerboard.  Tahoe/El Dorado............    2,500,000
OR.......................................  Wasson Creek...............  Siuslaw....................    3,422,000
MN.......................................  MN School Trust Lands......  Superior...................    5,000,000
OH.......................................  Appalachian Foothills......  Wayne......................    1,800,000
CA.......................................  Trinity Divide-Pacific       Shasta-Trinity.............    3,200,000
                                            Crest NST.
AK.......................................  Cube Cove..................  Tongass....................    5,200,000
WA.......................................  Washington Cascades/Yakima   Okanogan-Wenatchee.........    4,000,000
                                            River.
MT.......................................  Swan Range.................  Lolo.......................    4,000,000
VT.......................................  Rolston Rest...............  Green......................    2,700,000
SD.......................................  Spring Creek...............  Black Hills................    1,410,000
CO.......................................  Union Creek................  Grand Mesa/Uncompahgre/        2,000,000
                                                                         Gunnison.
AZ.......................................  Verde River String of        Coconino/Prescott..........    3,430,000
                                            Pearls.
NC.......................................  North Carolina Threatened    Nanatahala/Pisgah/Uwharrie.      750,000
                                            Treasures.
TN.......................................  Tennessee Mountain Trails    Cherokee...................      850,000
                                            and Waters.
MT.......................................  Clearwater-Blackfoot         Lolo.......................    5,000,000
                                            Project.
VA/WV....................................  George Washington and        George Washington and          1,000,000
                                            Jefferson NF.                Jefferson.
CA.......................................  Sanhedrin..................  Mendocino..................    3,900,000
SC.......................................  Promise of the Piedmont....  Sumter.....................    2,000,000
AL.......................................  Alabama's Wild Wonders.....  National Forests of Alabama    2,000,000
                                                                                                    ------------
                                           Subtotal, FS Land            ...........................   57,962,000
                                            Acquisitions.
                                                                        Budget Request.............    This Bill
                                           Acquisition Management.....  0..........................    7,352,000
                                           Recreational Access........  0..........................    5,000,000
                                           Critical Inholdings/         0..........................    2,000,000
                                            Wilderness.
                                           Cash Equalization..........  0..........................          250
                                           Rescission of Funds........  -17,000,000................            0
                                                                                                    ------------
        Total, FS Land Acquisition.......  ...........................  -17,000,000................   72,564,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

       The bill provides $700,000 for the Acquisition of Lands for 
     National Forests Special Acts.


            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

       The bill provides $150,000 for the Acquisition of Lands to 
     Complete Land Exchanges.


                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

       The bill provides $1,700,000 for the Range Betterment Fund.


    GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and Bequests 
     for Forest and Rangeland Research.


        MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

       The bill provides $2,500,000 for the Management of National 
     Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses.


                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides a total of $3,004,986,000 for Forest 
     Service Wildland Fire Management. Of the funds provided, 
     $1,665,366,000 is for suppression operations, which includes 
     an additional $500,000,000 above the 10-year average.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

       The bill provides a total of $5,804,223,000 for the Indian 
     Health Service (IHS), of which $4,103,190,000 is for the 
     Services account as detailed below. All programs, projects, 
     and activities are maintained at fiscal year 2018 enacted 
     levels unless otherwise specified below. The Service is 
     expected to comply with the instructions and requirements at 
     the beginning of this division and in House Report 115-765 
     and Senate Report 115-276, unless otherwise specified below. 
     Additional details, instructions, and requirements follow 
     below and in the table at the end of this division.
       Staffing for New Facilities.--The bill includes 
     $103,931,000 for staffing newly opened health facilities, 
     which is the full amount based upon updated estimates 
     provided to the Committees. Funds for the staffing of new 
     facilities are limited to facilities funded through the 
     Health Care Facilities Construction Priority System or the 
     Joint Venture Construction Program that have opened in fiscal 
     year 2018 or will open in fiscal year 2019. None of these 
     funds may be allocated to a facility until such facility has 
     achieved beneficial occupancy status.
       Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The bill provides 
     $2,147,343,000 for hospitals and health clinics, and includes 
     $36,000,000 for operations and maintenance of village built 
     and tribally leased clinics, and $4,000,000 for domestic 
     violence prevention. There is awareness of ongoing litigation 
     between the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of 
     Cherokee Indians. The bill is neutral on this matter and 
     provides the requested $1,969,000 for new Tribes. The agency 
     is expected to consult with both parties before disbursing 
     funds.
       Dental Health.--The bill provides $204,672,000 for dental 
     health and includes the requested transfer of $800,000 from 
     direct operations. The Service is directed to backfill vacant 
     dental health positions in headquarters.
       Mental Health.--The bill provides $105,281,000 for mental 
     health programs and includes $6,946,000 to continue 
     behavioral health integration and $3,600,000 to continue the 
     suicide prevention initiative.
       Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The bill provides 
     $245,566,000 for alcohol and substance abuse programs and 
     includes: $6,500,000 for the Generation Indigenous 
     initiative;

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     $1,800,000 for the youth pilot project; and $2,000,000 to 
     fund essential detoxification and related services provided 
     by the Service's public and private partners to IHS 
     beneficiaries. The Service is expected to continue its 
     partnership with the Na' Nizhoozhi Center in Gallup, New 
     Mexico, as directed by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2017, and to distribute funds provided for detoxification 
     services in the same manner as in fiscal year 2017. It is 
     believed that Service and Tribally operated facility 
     participation in state prescription drug monitoring programs 
     can help to combat the abuse of drugs like opioids and direct 
     the agency to provide the report required by Senate Report 
     115-276 on this issue.
       Opioid Grants.--To better combat the opioid epidemic, the 
     bill includes an increase of $10,000,000 and instruct the 
     Service, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for 
     Mental Health and Substance Use, to use the additional funds 
     provided above the fiscal year 2018 level to create a Special 
     Behavioral Health Pilot Program modeled after the Special 
     Diabetes Program for Indians. This Special Behavioral Health 
     Pilot Program for Indians shall be developed after 
     appropriate Tribal consultation and should support the 
     development, documentation, and sharing of more locally-
     designed and culturally appropriate prevention, treatment, 
     and aftercare services for mental health and substance use 
     disorders in Tribal and urban Indian communities. The 
     Director of the Indian Health Service, in coordination with 
     the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, 
     shall award grants for providing services, and provide 
     technical assistance to grantees under this section to 
     collect and evaluate performance of the program.
       Purchased/Referred Care.--It is recognized that there is a 
     strong need for Purchased/Referred Care funding across Indian 
     Country, particularly in areas that lack Indian Health 
     Service facilities. The Service's continued pro rata 
     allocation of any increases provided for population growth 
     and inflation, regardless of any population growth or cost-
     of-living differences among areas, as documented by the 
     Government Accountability Office (GAO-12-466) is further 
     recognized. Consistent with GAO recommendations, the Service 
     is encouraged to consider allocating any future budget 
     increases using the allocation formula established in 
     consultation with the Tribes.
       Urban Indian Health.--The bill provides $51,315,000 for 
     urban Indian health and includes a $2,000,000 general program 
     increase. The Service is expected to continue to include 
     current services estimates for urban Indian health in future 
     budget requests.
       Indian Health Professions.--The bill provides $57,363,000 
     for Indian health professions and includes bill language 
     allowing up to $44,000,000 for the loan repayment program. 
     The bill provides an increase of $195,000 to expand the 
     Indians into Medicine program to four sites. Funding for the 
     Quentin N. Burdick American Indians into Nursing Program and 
     the American Indians into Psychology Program is continued at 
     no less than the fiscal year 2018 enacted levels.
       Maternal and Child Health.--The hiring of a national 
     maternal/child health coordinator as a top priority for the 
     Office of Clinical and Preventive Services and await the 
     report required in House Report 115-765 is supported.


                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

       The bill continues language from fiscal year 2018 
     establishing an indefinite appropriation for contract support 
     costs estimated to be $822,227,000, which is equal to the 
     request. By retaining an indefinite appropriation for this 
     account, additional funds may be provided by the agency if 
     its budget estimate proves to be lower than necessary to meet 
     the legal obligation to pay the full amount due to Tribes. It 
     is believed that fully funding these costs will ensure Tribes 
     have the necessary resources they need to deliver program 
     services efficiently and effectively.


                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

       The bill provides $878,806,000 for Indian Health 
     Facilities. All programs, projects, and activities are 
     maintained at fiscal year 2018 enacted levels unless 
     otherwise specified below.
       Staffing for New Facilities.--The bill includes $11,302,000 
     for staffing newly opened health facilities, which is the 
     full amount based upon updated estimates provided to the 
     Committees. The stipulations included in the ``Indian Health 
     Services'' account regarding the allocation of funds pertain 
     to this account as well.
       Health Care Facilities.--There is continued dedication to 
     providing access to health care for IHS patients across the 
     system. IHS is expected to aggressively work down the current 
     Health Facilities Construction Priority System list. In 
     addition, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Service is directed to publish the gap analysis directed by 
     House Report 115-238 so that the Committees can more 
     accurately determine facilities needs across the IHS system.
       Indian Health Care Improvement Act Demonstration 
     Authorities.--The Service is directed to provide a report 
     within 180 days of enactment of this Act identifying the 
     criteria the agency will use for ranking projects funded 
     through demonstration authorities provided in the most recent 
     reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
     should funds become available in future fiscal years. The 
     Service is encouraged to consider as one factor the location 
     of existing or proposed facilities and the distance that 
     patients must travel to receive the same or similar services.
       Health Facilities Requirements in Alaska.--The Service is 
     directed to work with appropriate Tribal organizations and 
     submit a report to the Committees within 180 days of this Act 
     that includes an assessment of updated facilities needs in 
     the State of Alaska as well as recommendations for 
     alternative financing options which could address the need 
     for additional health care facilities space suitable to meet 
     the current and future health care needs of IHS beneficiaries 
     in the State.


                     NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

          NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

       The bill provides $79,000,000 for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences. This includes an increase of 
     $1,500,000 for the Superfund Research Program and $151,000 
     for the Worker Training Program.


            AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

            TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

       The bill provides $74,691,000 for the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry.
       The Agency is directed to focus on its core mission of 
     assessing hazardous exposures and understand the Agency does 
     not consider the presence or absence of litigation when 
     evaluating the need for a public health assessment. The 
     Agency is encouraged to maintain professional and scientific 
     independence regarding its selection of sites for assessment 
     while following its statutory mandate to work with 
     communities.
       Areas with High Incidence of Pediatric Cancer.--Within 180 
     days of enactment, ATSDR, in consultation with other 
     components of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     (HHS), is directed to submit to the Senate Appropriations and 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees and House 
     Appropriations and Energy and Commerce Committees a report 
     that provides details on the geographic variation in 
     pediatric cancer incidence in the United States. Such report 
     must include: (1) the types of pediatric cancer within each 
     of the 10 States with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate 
     of cancer among persons less than 20 years old; (2) 
     geographic distribution of pediatric cancer types within each 
     such State, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention guidelines; and (3) an update on current 
     activities related to pediatric cancer, including with 
     respect to carrying out section 399V-6 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-17). In addition, HHS is 
     encouraged to conduct public outreach, in collaboration with 
     State departments of health, particularly in the 10 States 
     with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer among 
     persons aged less than 20 years old, to improve awareness by 
     residents, clinicians, and others, as appropriate, of 
     possible contributing factors to pediatric cancer, including 
     environmental exposures, in a manner that is complementary 
     of, and does not conflict with, ongoing pediatric cancer-
     related activities supported by HHS. Finally, the Secretary 
     of HHS is directed to ensure that all information with 
     respect to patients that is contained in the reports under 
     this section is de-identified and protects personal privacy 
     of such patients in accordance with applicable Federal and 
     State privacy law.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

       The bill provides $2,994,000 for the Council on 
     Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality.


             CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $12,000,000 for the Chemical Safety and 
     Hazard Investigation Board.


              OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $8,750,000 for the Office of Navajo and 
     Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR), of which $1,000,000 is to be 
     transferred to the Department of the Interior, Office of 
     Inspector General, for a comprehensive audit of ONHIR's 
     finances and any related investigations that are necessary in 
     preparation for the eventual transfer of responsibilities to 
     the Department when ONHIR closes.
       The bill continues the direction provided in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying Division G of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, P.L. 115-31. There is 
     continued commitment to bringing the relocation process to an 
     orderly conclusion and ensuring all eligible relocatees 
     receive the relocation benefits to which they are entitled. 
     Consultation with all affected parties and agencies is the 
     key to a transparent, orderly closeout. The statute provides 
     for termination of ONHIR when the President determines its 
     functions have been fully discharged. That determination 
     requires development of a comprehensive plan. Receipt of a 
     progress report on development of this plan within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act is expected.

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    INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS 
                              DEVELOPMENT

                        PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

       The bill provides $9,960,000 for fixed costs and academic 
     program requirements of the Institute of American Indian 
     Arts.


                        SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides a total of $1,043,497,000 for all 
     Smithsonian Institution accounts, of which $739,994,000 is 
     provided for salaries and expenses. The longstanding 
     commitment to the preservation of priceless, irreplaceable 
     Smithsonian collections continues and funds have been 
     provided for collections care and preservation. The 
     longstanding support for the National Museum of African 
     American History and Culture (NMAAHC) also continues. Within 
     amounts provided for salaries and expenses, the NMAAHC is 
     fully funded. The bill provides funds for the Institution's 
     Latino initiatives and support the Smithsonian Latino 
     Center's goal of promoting the inclusion of Latino 
     contributions in Smithsonian Institution programs, 
     exhibitions, collections, and public outreach. Collaboration 
     between the Smithsonian Latino Center and appropriate Federal 
     and local organizations continues to be urged in order to 
     advance these goals and expand the American Latino presence 
     at the Institution. Further, the bill provides funds for the 
     Institution's Asian Pacific American initiatives and continue 
     to support the Institution's efforts of developing programs 
     and expanding outreach to promote a better understanding of 
     the Asian Pacific American experience. Additionally, the bill 
     provides $2,000,000 for the American Women's History 
     Initiative within Institution-wide programs.
       It is understood that over the last few years several 
     museums have been closed due to renovations and the 
     Institution has shifted resources to address certain needs; 
     however, today these museums have reopened resulting in 
     increased costs that were not accounted for in the budget 
     request. The bill provides $2,500,000 above the budget 
     request for facilities security and remind the Institution 
     that if funding priorities change, there is the opportunity 
     to request the reprogramming of funds as outlined in the 
     reprogramming guidelines contained at the front of this 
     explanatory statement. The bill also provides $2,500,000 in 
     new funding for facilities maintenance requirements.


                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

       The bill provides $303,503,000 for the Facilities Capital 
     account, with $286,503,000 provided for revitalization and 
     $17,000,000, as requested, provided for facilities planning 
     and design. The bill includes $210,000,000 for the National 
     Air and Space Museum revitalization effort and $76,503,000 
     for major revitalization projects included in the budget 
     request.
       National Air and Space Museum Revitalization.--The multi-
     year, multi-phase renovation of the National Air and Space 
     Museum (NASM) is supported and include $210,000,000 for this 
     critical revitalization effort. The Institution is directed 
     to follow the reprogramming guidelines contained in this 
     explanatory statement and may not redirect the use of these 
     funds for other capital projects without prior approval of 
     the Committees. Given the scale of the project, the 
     Institution is directed to make available to the Committees 
     on a timely basis the most updated and comprehensive 
     information on project and funding requirements. The 
     Government Accountability Office is directed to continue its 
     review and analysis of the project's cost estimates, as 
     directed in the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2017 (P.L. 
     115-31). The Institution is directed to submit to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations, within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act, a detailed list and description of 
     projects funded within the Facilities Capital account.


                        NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $144,202,000 for the Salaries and 
     Expenses account of the National Gallery of Art, of which not 
     to exceed $3,640,000 is for the special exhibition program.


            REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

       The bill provides $24,203,000 for the Repair, Restoration, 
     and Renovation of Buildings account and includes funds to 
     complete the repairs of the East Building atrium skylights.


             JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

       The bill provides $24,490,000 for the Operations and 
     Maintenance account.


                     CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

       The bill provides $16,800,000 for the Capital Repair and 
     Restoration account. Funds provided above the request are to 
     address critical safety, security, and capital repair and 
     restoration needs.


            WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $12,000,000 for the Woodrow Wilson 
     International Center for Scholars.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

                    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The bill provides $155,000,000 for the National Endowment 
     for the Arts (NEA) to continue the important work of the 
     Endowment. Changes to the enacted level are included in the 
     table at the end of this explanatory statement. The agency is 
     strongly encouraged to use the increases provided for direct 
     grants to expand its Creative Forces: Military Healing Arts 
     Network and to increase grants made available to Tribes and 
     to rural and underserved areas. Support continues for the 
     expansion of this successful program to assist service 
     members and their families in their recovery, reintegration, 
     and transition to civilian life. The NEA is reminded of the 
     directives included in House Report 115-765 and Senate Report 
     115-276 regarding the collaborative relationship among NEA 
     and the States, priorities, and allocation to State arts 
     agencies.


                 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The bill provides $155,000,000 for the National Endowment 
     for the Humanities (NEH) to continue the important work of 
     the Endowment. Changes to the enacted level are included in 
     the table at the end of this explanatory statement. The 
     agency is expected to use increases provided to expand its 
     work with Tribes to preserve Native languages and culture as 
     detailed below as well as to support other local history 
     preservation initiatives. The NEH is reminded of the 
     directives contained in House Report 115-765 and Senate 
     Report 115-276 regarding support for veterans, American 
     Indian and Alaska Native programs, the collaborative 
     relationship among NEH and the States and Territories, and 
     work with State humanities councils.


                        COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $2,771,000 for the Commission of Fine 
     Arts.


               NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

       The bill provides $2,750,000 for the National Capital Arts 
     and Cultural Affairs program.


               ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $6,890,000 for the Advisory Council on 
     Historic Preservation.


                  NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $8,099,000 for the National Capital 
     Planning Commission.


                UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

                       HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

       The bill provides $59,000,000 for the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum. Within the amount provided, 
     $2,000,000 is included to build upon the capital improvement 
     initiative begun in fiscal year 2018.


                DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,800,000 for the Salaries and Expenses 
     account.


                 WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $1,000,000 for the Women's Suffrage 
     Centennial Commission. It is noted that Congress has 
     supported funding for three fiscal years so that the 
     Commission can plan, execute, and coordinate programs and 
     activities in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage 
     and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. 
     However, the Commission has not yet been established with the 
     necessary quorum of seven members to select a chair, hire an 
     executive director, and begin operations. There is concern 
     that further delay will hinder the development and execution 
     of programs and activities to remember the August 18, 1920, 
     ratification and all Members and Offices, including those in 
     the Executive Branch, are strongly urged to appoint their 
     nominees to the Commission as soon as possible.


                   WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $7,000,000 for the Salaries and Expenses 
     account of the World War I Centennial Commission.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes various legislative provisions in Title 
     IV of the bill. The provisions are:
       Section 401 continues a provision providing that 
     appropriations available in the bill shall not be used to 
     produce literature or otherwise promote public support of a 
     legislative proposal on which legislative action is not 
     complete.
       Section 402 continues a provision providing for annual 
     appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this 
     Act.
       Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on 
     departmental assessments unless approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and 
     processing applications for patents and on the patenting of 
     Federal lands.
       Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of 
     contract support costs.
       Section 406 addresses the payment of contract support costs 
     for fiscal year 2019.
       Section 407 continues a provision providing that the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation 
     of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have 
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     faith to complete the plan revision.
       Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing, 
     leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of 
     National Monuments.
       Section 409 restricts funding appropriated for acquisition 
     of land or interests in land from being used for declarations 
     of taking or complaints in condemnation.
       Section 410 continues a provision addressing timber sales 
     involving Alaska western red and yellow cedar.
       Section 411 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid 
     contracts.
       Section 412 continues a provision which requires public 
     disclosure of certain reports.
       Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the 
     grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
       Section 414 continues a provision which delineates the 
     program priorities for the programs managed by the National 
     Endowment for the Arts.
       Section 415 requires the Department of the Interior, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service and Indian 
     Health Service to provide the Committees on Appropriations 
     quarterly reports on the status of balances of 
     appropriations.
       Section 416 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the 
     issuance of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for 
     carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane 
     emissions.
       Section 417 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds to implement any provision in a rule if that provision 
     requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from 
     manure management systems.
       Section 418 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing 
     tackle.
       Section 419 continues a provision through fiscal year 2020 
     authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding 
     contracts for certain activities on public lands.
       Section 420 extends certain authorities through fiscal year 
     2019 allowing the Forest Service to renew grazing permits.
       Section 421 prohibits the use of funds to maintain or 
     establish a computer network unless such network is designed 
     to block access to pornography websites.
       Section 422 extends the authority of the Forest Service 
     Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
       Section 423 sets requirements for the use of American iron 
     and steel for certain loans and grants.
       Section 424 prohibits the use of funds to destroy any 
     building or structures on Midway Island that have been 
     recommended by the U.S. Navy for inclusion in the National 
     Register of Historic Places.
       Section 425 reauthorizes funding for one year for the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
       Section 426 provides authority for the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into training agreements and to transfer 
     excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
       Section 427 addresses carbon emissions from forest biomass.
       Section 428 makes additional investments in water 
     infrastructure priorities and Superfund emergency response, 
     removal, and long-term cleanup remediation.
       Section 429 addresses the use of small remote incinerators 
     in the State of Alaska.
       Section 430 addresses section 404 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act.

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   DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

       In implementing this bill, Federal departments, agencies, 
     commissions, and other entities are directed to comply with 
     the directives, reporting requirements, and instructions 
     contained in H. Rept. 115-829 (House report) accompanying 
     H.R. 6385 (House bill) and S. Rept. 115-282 (Senate report) 
     accompanying S. 3108 (Senate bill) as though stated in this 
     explanatory statement, unless specifically directed to the 
     contrary.
       This explanatory statement, while repeating some House and 
     Senate report language for emphasis or clarification, does 
     not negate language in such reports unless expressly provided 
     herein. Language expressing an opinion or making an 
     observation in the House or Senate reports represents the 
     view of the respective committee unless specifically endorsed 
     in this explanatory statement. In cases in which the House 
     and Senate reports provide contradictory directives or 
     contradictory instructions that are not addressed in this 
     explanatory statement, such directives or instructions are 
     negated.
       Reports required to be submitted pursuant to the Act, 
     including reports required by this explanatory statement and 
     the House and Senate reports, may not be consolidated to 
     include responses to multiple requirements in a single 
     report, except following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       In lieu of the tables and allocations of funding contained 
     in the House and Senate reports, the tables and such 
     allocations contained in this explanatory statement shall 
     guide departments, agencies, commissions, and other entities 
     when allocating funds.
       Section 7019 of the Act requires that amounts designated in 
     the respective tables referenced in this explanatory 
     statement for funds appropriated in titles III through V, 
     including tables in title VII, shall be made available in 
     such designated amounts, unless otherwise provided for in the 
     Act, and shall be the basis of the report required by section 
     653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) (the 
     653(a) report), where applicable. The section also includes 
     limited authority to deviate from such specified amounts and 
     continues language similar to prior years including 
     exceptions to the application of the requirements of such 
     section for amounts designated in tables included in this 
     explanatory statement for International Military Education 
     and Training, Global Health Programs, and Economic Support 
     Fund/Global Programs, funds for which the initial period of 
     availability has expired, amounts designated by the Act as 
     minimum funding requirements, and funds made available for a 
     country pursuant to sections 7043(c), 7047(d), and 7071(b) of 
     the Act.
       Proposed deviations from tables in titles I and II in this 
     explanatory statement are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, unless an 
     exception or deviation authority is specifically provided 
     herein.
       For the purposes of this explanatory statement, the term 
     ``prior Acts'' means prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs. In addition, any reference to ``division K of 
     Public Law 115-141'' means the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, 
     and any reference to ``division J of Public Law 115-31'' 
     means the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017.
       For purposes of the Act and explanatory statement, the term 
     ``regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations'' means such Committees are notified not less 
     than 15 days in advance of the obligation of funds. The 
     Secretary of State and USAID Administrator are directed to 
     submit notifications for the obligation of funds made 
     available by the Act and prior Acts not later than 60 days 
     prior to the expiration of such funds.
       Congressional notifications submitted by the Secretary of 
     State and USAID Administrator for funds that are being 
     reallocated prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or 
     reobligated after deobligation, shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, contain detailed information about the sources 
     of the funds and why such funds are no longer intended to be 
     used as previously justified.
       For purposes of the Act, the term ``prior consultation'' 
     means a pre-decisional engagement between a relevant Federal 
     agency and the Committees on Appropriations during which the 
     Committees are provided a meaningful opportunity to provide 
     facts and opinions to inform: (1) the use of funds; (2) the 
     development, content, or conduct of a program or activity; or 
     (3) a decision to be taken. Direction to consult with the 
     ``Committee'' in either the House or Senate reports shall 
     mean to consult with the Committees on Appropriations.
       In the Act, the term ``stabilization assistance'' has the 
     same meaning as defined by the Stabilization Assistance 
     Review in ``A Framework for Maximizing the Effectiveness of 
     U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize Conflict-Affected Areas, 
     2018.''
       As in prior fiscal years, additional funding designated as 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/
     GWOT) pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) is contained in title VIII of 
     the Act. Such funds are intended to address the extraordinary 
     costs of operations and assistance in countries in conflict 
     and areas of instability and violence, particularly in the 
     Middle East, South Asia, and Africa; security, stabilization, 
     and peacekeeping programs; humanitarian activities; and 
     counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts.
       The Secretary of State shall comply with the directive 
     under section 7015 in the House report regarding the transfer 
     or release of any individuals detained at Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the manner described.

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

       The Act provides $9,047,657,000 for Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs in this title, and an additional 
     $3,280,871,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated 
     for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The Act includes a total of 
     $6,071,348,000 for embassy security in this title and title 
     VIII, as contained in the table below:

                            EMBASSY SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Security Protection...........................       4,095,899
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.........       1,975,449
                                                         ---------------
    Total...............................................       6,071,348
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

       The Act provides $5,947,952,000 for Diplomatic Programs in 
     this title, and an additional $3,225,971,000 in title VIII 
     under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     BBEDCA.
       Within the total provided under this heading in this title, 
     up to $1,469,777,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 
     (WSP) and may remain available until expended; and 
     $4,478,175,000 is for operations, of which $671,726,000 may 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.
       Funds appropriated by the Act for activities, bureaus, and 
     offices under this heading in this title are allocated 
     according to the following table:

                           DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                        Category                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Human Resources.........................................       2,871,794
    Worldwide Security Protection.......................       [528,000]
Overseas Programs.......................................       1,338,227
Diplomatic Policy and Support...........................         773,847
Security Programs.......................................         964,084
    Worldwide Security Protection.......................       [941,777]
                                                         ---------------
        Total...........................................       5,947,952
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                              BUREAU/OFFICE
               (includes salary and bureau-managed funds)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Administration
    Freedom of Information Act..........................        [33,960]
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation..............           6,250
Cultural Antiquities Task Force.........................           1,000
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor............          42,020
    Human Rights Vetting................................        [10,000]
    Office of International Religious Freedom...........         [6,500]
    of which, religious freedom curriculum development..           [500]
    Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of                [2,000]
     Religious Minorities in the Near East and South
     Central Asia.......................................
    Atrocities Prevention Training......................           [500]
    Special Advisor for International Disability Rights.           [445]
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
    Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues....           [750]
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
    Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions         [6,100]
     Policy.............................................
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and              41,859
 Scientific Affairs.....................................
Office of the Legal Advisor
    Document Review Unit................................         [2,889]
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.....          13,822
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
    Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.............         [3,609]
Office of the Secretary
    Office of Global Women's Issues.....................         [6,766]
    Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues..........         [5,497]
    Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and         [2,695]
     Human Rights.......................................
    Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues..............         [1,000]
    Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice.....         [3,750]
    Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism..........           [350]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Funds allocated for offices and programs under the bureaus 
     listed in the table under this heading that exceed the 2019 
     congressional budget justification levels for such offices 
     and programs are in addition to funds otherwise made 
     available for such bureaus.
       Bureau of Diplomatic Security Staffing.--The bill includes 
     $528,000,000 for salaries for the Bureau of Diplomatic 
     Security (DS). Such funds are available to support the fiscal 
     year 2019 DS hiring plan and for staffing enhancements in 
     fiscal years 2019 and 2020. In conjunction with the operating 
     plan submitted pursuant to section 7070(a) of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a plan for the use of such 
     funds for DS staffing enhancements.
       Bureau of International Organization Affairs Personnel 
     Levels.--To provide for the proper oversight of funds, 
     facilitate reform at the United Nations and other 
     international organizations, and comply with congressional 
     reporting requirements, the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations with respect to the 
     personnel levels of the Bureau of International Organization 
     Affairs prior to submitting the operating plan required under 
     section 7070(a) of the Act.
       Combating Anti-Semitism.--Not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the

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     Committees on Appropriations on the status of the appointment 
     of a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
       Emergency Evacuations Reserve.--The bill includes an 
     additional $250,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 level 
     within the amounts designated for WSP, to be available until 
     expended, as a reserve for costs related to evacuations of 
     United States Government personnel and United States citizens 
     from extraordinary overseas emergencies. Additionally, 
     section 7004(f) of the Act is modified to include Emergencies 
     in the Diplomatic and Consular Service to the transfer 
     authority to facilitate such evacuations.
       Expanded Professional Associates Program.--The bill 
     provides funds under this heading for the Expanded 
     Professional Associates Program (EPAP). The Secretary of 
     State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the planned funding and personnel levels for EPAP for fiscal 
     year 2019 prior to submitting the operating plan required by 
     section 7070(a) of the Act.
       Foreign Affairs Security Training Center.--Not later than 
     45 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a progress 
     report on the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center 
     project, which shall be updated semi-annually until the 
     completion of the project. The report shall include the 
     requirements described under this heading in the House and 
     Senate reports.
       Global Engagement Center.--The bill includes up to 
     $55,400,000 for the Global Engagement Center (GEC), including 
     up to $20,000,000 to counter state propaganda and 
     disinformation. The operating plan required by section 
     7070(a) of the Act shall include the staffing requirements 
     and on-board staffing levels of the GEC, including the use of 
     detailees, personal service contracts, and direct hires, as 
     well as their foreign language proficiency. The Secretary of 
     State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the intended use of any funds transferred or requested to be 
     transferred to the GEC by the Department of Defense prior to 
     submitting the notifications required by sections 7015(d)(2) 
     and 7015(h)(2)(A) of the Act.
       Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.--The 
     bill includes $13,822,000 for the Office to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking in Persons for support of activities and 
     directives described in the House and Senate reports, 
     including additional staff to address the increased workload 
     of regional analysts and improve expertise of in-country 
     personnel.
       Public Diplomacy.--The bill includes sufficient funds to 
     support public diplomacy programs at not less than the fiscal 
     year 2018 level. In addition, the Secretary of State shall 
     include projected funding levels for public diplomacy in the 
     operating plan required by section 7070(a) of the Act.
       United States Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.--The 
     bill includes funds for the United States Special Envoy for 
     Sudan and South Sudan. Not later than 45 days after enactment 
     of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the timing of the 
     appointment of an individual to such position, and the costs 
     associated with the office of such Envoy.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The Act provides $92,770,000 for Capital Investment Fund.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The Act provides $90,829,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General in this title, of which $13,624,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2020, and an additional 
     $54,900,000 in title VIII under this heading is for the 
     Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
     (SIGAR) and is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 
     The Act waives the requirement of section 209(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980, as included in prior fiscal 
     years.


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

       The Act provides $700,946,000 for Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Programs, of which not less than $271,500,000 is for 
     the Fulbright Program and $111,860,000 is for the Citizen 
     Exchange Program. Funds under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table:

                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs
    Fulbright Program................................            271,500
    Global Academic Exchanges........................             63,461
    Special Academic Exchanges.......................             22,875
        Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship               [16,000]
         Program.....................................
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal.....................................            357,836
Professional and Cultural Exchanges
    International Visitor Program....................            104,000
    Citizen Exchange Program.........................            111,860
        Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange............            [4,125]
    Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges......              5,600
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal.....................................            221,460
Special Initiatives
    Young Leaders Initiatives........................             31,250
    Countering State Disinformation and Pressure.....             12,000
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal.....................................             43,250
Program and Performance..............................              8,400
Exchanges Support....................................             70,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total........................................            700,946
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan 
     required by section 7070(a) of the Act the information listed 
     under this heading in the House and Senate reports.
       Countering State Disinformation and Pressure.--The bill 
     includes $12,000,000 under this heading to counter state-
     sponsored disinformation and hybrid threats, promote 
     democracy, and support exchanges with countries facing state-
     sponsored disinformation and pressure campaigns, particularly 
     in Europe and Eurasia. A portion of the funds shall be made 
     available through a process whereby the Bureau of Educational 
     and Cultural Affairs, Department of State (ECA), solicits 
     proposals from posts located in affected countries.
       Citizen Exchange Program.--Funds made available for the 
     Citizen Exchange Program are intended for the purposes 
     described under this heading in the House report.
       Fulbright Program.--The bill includes additional funds 
     under this heading for the Fulbright Program for Afghanistan, 
     Egypt, and Pakistan, which in previous fiscal years were 
     appropriated under Economic Support Fund. The total Fulbright 
     allocations for such countries for fiscal year 2019 shall not 
     be less than the total amounts appropriated under this 
     heading and under Economic Support Fund in prior fiscal years 
     for such purposes.
       The bill also includes funding for Fulbright initiatives in 
     Korea, the Baltic Sea region, and Eastern Europe at not less 
     than the amounts allocated in, and in a manner consistent 
     with, fiscal year 2018.
       Special Academic and Professional and Cultural Exchanges.--
     The bill includes funds to continue the Special Academic 
     Exchanges and Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges 
     described in the House and Senate reports, including the 
     Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program and the 
     Tibetan exchanges and fellowships.
       Personnel.--The bill includes $70,000,000 for Exchanges 
     Support for ECA. Funds made available above the prior fiscal 
     year level are for the purpose of hiring to the authorized 
     personnel level contained in the May 22, 2018 Department of 
     State report to Congress. The operating plan required by 
     section 7070(a) of the Act shall include details on how such 
     levels will be achieved.
       Vietnam Education Foundation Act.--The Act includes 
     $5,000,000 under this heading and $5,000,000 under 
     Development Assistance for grants authorized by section 211 
     of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000, as amended.
       Young Leaders Initiatives.--The bill includes an additional 
     $1,500,000 for the Young African Leaders Initiative and an 
     additional $1,000,000 for the Young Leaders of the Americas 
     Initiative above the prior fiscal year level.


                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

       The Act provides $8,030,000 for Representation Expenses, 
     subject to section 7020 of the Act.


              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

       The Act provides $30,890,000 for Protection of Foreign 
     Missions and Officials.


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

       The Act provides $1,975,449,000 for Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance, of which $1,198,249,000 is for 
     Worldwide Security Upgrades (WSU) and $777,200,000 is for 
     other construction, operations, and maintenance.
       Acceptance of Gifts for Embassy Construction.--The 
     Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to the acceptance 
     of a gift to supplement funds made available under this 
     heading. Such notification shall include the amount, source, 
     and any terms associated with each gift, and the Secretary 
     shall consult with such Committees prior to submitting such 
     notification.
       Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing 
     Programs.--The bill includes not less than $1,025,304,000 for 
     the Department of State share of the Capital Security Cost 
     Sharing (CSCS) and Maintenance Cost Sharing (MCS) Programs, 
     not including additional amounts to be provided from consular 
     revenue.
       In addition, Federal agencies funded by the Act are 
     directed to provide contributions to the CSCS and MCS 
     Programs at levels consistent with the Benghazi 
     Accountability Review Board recommended funding level of 
     $2,200,000,000 for CSCS and $400,000,000 for MCS based on 
     shares determined by the Secretary of State.
       Value Engineering.--Any notification submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations for a new diplomatic facility 
     justified to such Committees in the Congressional Budget 
     Justification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2019, or not previously 
     justified to such Committees, shall 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.
       The reference to ``Enhanced Notification Requirements'' in 
     the House report shall mean ``Notification and reporting 
     requirements'' under this heading in such report.


           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

       The Act provides $7,885,000 for Emergencies in the 
     Diplomatic and Consular Service.
       The Act withholds from obligation $800,000 of the funds 
     made available under this heading until the Secretary of 
     State testifies before the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the fiscal year 2020 budget request. Funds withheld from 
     obligation shall not be from

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     funds necessary for emergency evacuations and the payment of 
     rewards for information related to international terrorism, 
     narcotics related activities, transnational organized crime, 
     and war crimes as authorized by Section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Instead, such 
     withholding should be from funds available under the heading 
     for entertainment, representation, and other related 
     expenses.


                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The Act provides $1,300,000 for Repatriation Loans Program 
     Account.


              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

       The Act provides $31,963,000 for Payment to the American 
     Institute in Taiwan.
       If consular fees collected by the American Institute in 
     Taiwan (AIT) are not sufficient to cover the full cost of 
     AIT's consular operations, the Secretary of State shall make 
     available funds from the Consular and Border Security Program 
     (CBSP) in amounts sufficient to cover the difference between 
     such consular fees and the cost of consular operations. The 
     operating plan submitted for AIT pursuant to section 7070(a) 
     of the Act shall include the anticipated costs of AIT 
     consular operations, an estimate of consular fees anticipated 
     to be collected by AIT, and any anticipated transfers from 
     the CBSP.


         INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The Act provides $743,000 for International Center, 
     Washington, District of Columbia.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

       The Act provides $158,900,000 for Payment to the Foreign 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                      International Organizations


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The Act provides $1,264,030,000 for Contributions to 
     International Organizations in this title, and an additional 
     $96,240,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated 
     for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
       Unless otherwise provided for in the Act or another 
     provision of law, and with the exception of organizations 
     from which the United States has withdrawn, the bill assumes 
     the payment of the full United States assessment at each 
     respective organization funded under this heading. The 
     Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to submitting the operating plan 
     required by section 70701(a) of the Act for funds 
     appropriated under this heading, including with respect to 
     any decision not to include in such plan the full assessed 
     amount for any organization funded under this heading.
       For each organization, department, or agency funded under 
     this heading that is not subject to section 7048(a)(1) of the 
     Act, the Secretary shall assess whether such organization, 
     department, or agency is meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C) of such section and include 
     such information in the report required by such section. The 
     report shall include such information on an organization-by-
     organization basis.
       The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the availability of additional funds for 
     the International Civil Aviation Organization for a 
     contribution to the 40th Triennial Assembly and 75th 
     anniversary events in 2019.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The Act provides $562,344,000 for Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities in this title, and an 
     additional $988,656,000 in title VIII under this heading is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
       Sufficient funds are provided in the bill for United States 
     contributions to peacekeeping missions at the statutory level 
     of 25 percent. Funding for the United States share of the 
     United Nations Support Office in Somalia is provided under 
     Peacekeeping Operations in title VIII instead of under this 
     heading.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $48,134,000 for Salaries and Expenses.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The Act provides $29,400,000 for Construction.


              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

       The Act provides $13,258,000 for American Sections, 
     International Commissions, including $8,052,000 for the 
     International Joint Commission, $2,304,000 for the 
     International Boundary Commission, and $2,902,000 for the 
     Border Environment Cooperation Commission, in the amounts and 
     for the purposes specified under this heading in the Senate 
     report.


                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

       The Act provides $50,651,000 for International Fisheries 
     Commissions. The bill provides funding for the purposes 
     specified under this heading in the Senate report and such 
     funds are allocated according to the following table:

                   INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                   Commission/Activity                       Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Fishery Commission                                    37,290
    Lake Champlain Basin................................         [7,000]
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.................           1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission...............................           3,685
International Pacific Halibut Commission................           4,395
Other Marine Conservation Organizations.................           3,531
    Total...............................................          50,651
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The Act provides $798,196,000 for International 
     Broadcasting Operations.
       Section 7034(r)(7) of the Act clarifies the name change of 
     the ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'' (BBG) to the ``United 
     States Agency for Global Media'' (USAGM).
       Of the funds made available under this heading, up to 
     $34,508,000 may remain available until expended for satellite 
     transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not 
     less than $13,800,000 is for Internet freedom and 
     circumvention programs. In addition, $1,200,000 is included 
     within funds provided for Radio Free Asia (RFA) for the 
     personnel costs associated with Internet freedom activities, 
     bringing the total provided for such programs to not less 
     than $15,000,000. The USAGM shall include amounts planned for 
     Internet freedom in fiscal year 2019 as part of the operating 
     plan required by section 7070(a) of the Act and to describe 
     the planned activities in the Internet freedom spend plan 
     required by section 7065(c) of the Act.
       East Asia and the Pacific.--The bill supports the Tibetan 
     language services of the Voice of America (VOA) and RFA.
       Latin America.--The bill includes $6,000,000 for the VOA 
     Latin America Division for the purposes specified under this 
     heading in the House report. The USAGM shall submit the 
     report required under this heading in the House report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations in the manner described.
       Radio Free Asia.--The bill includes $44,223,000 for RFA. 
     Within such amount, additional funds are to be made available 
     to increase the capacity for translation and social media by 
     the Uyghur service of RFA to address the crisis in Xinjiang, 
     China. USAGM shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on plans to increase this capacity.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Entities/Grantees                        Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities
    International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
        IBB Operations..................................          58,576
        Internet Freedom................................        [13,800]
    Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation......         181,843
    Voice of America....................................         250,060
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.........................          29,144
                                                         ---------------
        Subtotal........................................         519,623
Independent Grantee Organizations
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.....................         124,038
    Radio Free Asia.....................................          44,223
    Middle East Broadcasting Networks...................         110,312
    Subtotal............................................         278,573
                                                         ---------------
        Total...........................................         798,196
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

       The Act provides $9,700,000 for Broadcasting Capital 
     Improvements.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

       The Act provides $17,000,000 for The Asia Foundation. Such 
     funds shall be apportioned and obligated to the Foundation 
     not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       The Act provides $38,634,000 for United States Institute of 
     Peace.
       An additional $750,000 above the fiscal year 2018 level is 
     included in the bill to facilitate the Syria Study Group 
     authorized in division G of Public Law 115-254 to review and 
     make recommendations on a diplomatic and military strategy 
     toward Syria. The President of the United States Institute 
     of Peace shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees on its plans to facilitate such Group.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       The Act provides $185,000 from interest and earnings from 
     the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       The Act provides $190,000 from interest and earnings from 
     the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       The Act provides $68,000 from interest and earnings from 
     the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

                            East-West Center

       The Act provides $16,700,000 for East-West Center. Such 
     funds shall be apportioned and obligated to the Center not 
     later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.

                    National Endowment For Democracy

       The Act provides $180,000,000 for National Endowment for 
     Democracy. Such funds shall be apportioned and obligated to 
     the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) not later than 60 
     days after enactment of the Act. Of this amount, $117,500,000 
     shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, 
     including for the core institutes.
       A total of $62,500,000 is provided for democracy programs, 
     as well as for the next phase of the NED's mid- to long-term 
     strategic approach and response to immediate and 
     unanticipated challenges or opportunities for the

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     promotion of democracy abroad. Of the funds provided above 
     the fiscal year 2018 enacted level for such programs, 
     $4,000,000 is for NED discretionary programs for Burma and 
     $6,000,000 is for NED discretionary programs for North Korea.
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the NED 
     President shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds appropriated 
     under this heading in a manner similar to fiscal year 2018. 
     The NED President should consult with such Committees in 
     advance of any significant deviation from the plans outlined 
     in such report.
       Funds appropriated under this heading shall not be subject 
     to prior approval by the Department of State or USAID or to 
     administrative and management surcharges, and minimal 
     expenses, if any, should be charged to general Department of 
     State or USAID operating expenses. The NED shall not be 
     precluded from competitively bidding on other grant 
     solicitations.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $675,000 for Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $4,500,000 for United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, of which $1,000,000 is 
     withheld from obligation until the Commission consults 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). 
     Additionally, the funds withheld are subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $2,579,000 for Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $2,000,000 for Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the People's Republic of China.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $3,500,000 for United States-China 
     Economic and Security Review Commission.

               Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The Act provides $1,500,000 for Western Hemisphere Drug 
     Policy Commission, as authorized by title VI of the 
     Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The Act provides $1,214,808,000 for Operating Expenses in 
     this title, of which $182,221,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2020, and an additional $158,067,000 in title 
     VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 
     to BBEDCA.
       In lieu of the personnel report directed under this heading 
     in the House report, a modified report on personnel is 
     required under section 7073 of the Act.
       Changes in Management.--The USAID Administrator shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on any proposed 
     significant or substantive change to USAID guidance or 
     directives related to management services prior to issuing 
     such guidance or directives to USAID posts worldwide.
       USAID Overseas Staffing.--The bill includes an additional 
     $25,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 level for the purpose 
     of increasing overseas staffing. The USAID Administrator 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     the submission of the operating plan required by section 
     7070(a) of the Act with respect to such staffing levels.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The Act provides $225,000,000 for Capital Investment Fund, 
     of which not less than $220,400,000 is for the CSCS and MCS 
     Programs.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The Act provides $76,600,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General, of which $11,490,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2020.
       The Act includes up to $2,000,000 to support Office of 
     Inspector General (OIG) activities in the West Bank and Gaza: 
     $1,000,000 is provided under this heading and up to 
     $1,000,000 is provided pursuant to section 7039 of the Act. 
     In addition, the bill provides funding under this heading to 
     support OIG activities and staffing in Afghanistan.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

       The Act provides $8,837,450,000 for Global Health Programs. 
     Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Program/Activity                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health...............................         835,000
    Polio...............................................        [51,500]
    Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.......................         [1,000]
    The GAVI Alliance...................................       [290,000]
Nutrition (USAID).......................................         145,000
    Micronutrients......................................        [33,000]
    of which, Vitamin A.................................        [22,500]
    Iodine Deficiency Disorder..........................         [2,500]
Vulnerable Children (USAID).............................          24,000
    Blind Children......................................         [3,500]
HIV/AIDS (USAID)........................................         330,000
    Microbicides........................................        [45,000]
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)..........................       5,720,000
    The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and         [1,350,000]
     Malaria............................................
    UNAIDS..............................................        [45,000]
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).............         523,950
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID).......................       1,259,500
    Global Health Security..............................       [100,000]
    Malaria.............................................       [755,000]
    Tuberculosis........................................       [302,000]
    of which, Global TB Drug Facility...................        [15,000]
    Neglected Tropical Diseases.........................       [102,500]
                                                         ---------------
        Total...........................................       8,837,450
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consultation.--The USAID Administrator shall consult with 
     the Committees on Appropriations on the specific uses of 
     funds made available at levels above the previous fiscal year 
     for maternal and child health, nutrition, global health 
     security, and tuberculosis, prior to the obligation of such 
     funds.
       Global Health Security.--The bill includes $140,000,000 for 
     Global Health Security, of which $40,000,000 is repurposed 
     from title IX of division J of Public Law 113-235. Of such 
     repurposed funds, $2,000,000 is for the Emergency Reserve 
     Fund, bringing the available balance of the Reserve Fund to 
     $100,000,000 to enable the United States and the 
     international public health community to respond rapidly to 
     emerging health threats.
       USAID has played an important role in vaccine development 
     for HIV and malaria, and the USAID Administrator shall 
     consider the use of global health security funds for vaccine 
     development efforts to prevent and respond to outbreaks from 
     deadly viruses.
       Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.--Funds provided for Maternal 
     and Neonatal Tetanus are for public-private partnerships 
     specifically focused on providing low-cost vaccines for women 
     of childbearing age to prevent tetanus in newborn children.


                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

       The Act provides $3,000,000,000 for Development Assistance. 
     Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7019 
     of the Act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Country/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
Cameroon...................................................        3,000
Chad.......................................................        3,000
Democratic Republic of Congo...............................       37,594
Malawi higher education....................................       10,000
Niger......................................................       11,000
The Gambia democracy programs..............................        2,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
Philippines................................................       70,000
South and Central Asia:
Bangladesh.................................................       89,525
    labor programs.........................................      [3,000]
    democracy programs.....................................      [8,000]
Sri Lanka..................................................       30,000
Western Hemisphere:
Central America............................................      190,000
Haiti......................................................       51,000
    reforestation..........................................      [8,500]
Global Programs:
Bureau for Food Security...................................      315,960
    Community Development Fund.............................     [80,000]
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs........................     [55,000]
    Global Crop Diversity Trust............................     [15,000]
Combating child marriage...................................       11,000
Development Innovation Ventures............................       23,000
Leahy War Victims Fund.....................................       13,500
Low Cost Eyeglasses Pilot Program..........................        2,500
Mobility Pilot Program.....................................        1,000
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program........................        1,500
Reconciliation Programs....................................       18,000
Trade capacity building....................................       20,000
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues................        3,500
Victims of torture.........................................       12,000
Wheelchairs................................................        5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Low Cost Eyeglasses Pilot Program.--The bill includes 
     $2,500,000 for a low cost eyeglasses pilot program, which 
     shall be implemented in the manner described in the Senate 
     report. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of the Act on a plan to implement such program.
       Mobility.--Not later than 120 days after enactment of the 
     Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations the report required in the House and Senate 
     reports on efforts by USAID to implement a pilot program to 
     increase access to affordable bicycles in developing 
     countries.
       Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.--The bill includes 
     $13,500,000 for the Leahy War Victims Fund which assists 
     disabled civilian victims of armed conflict, with an emphasis 
     on addressing mobility-related injuries. These resources may 
     be used to improve access to quality habilitation and 
     rehabilitation services and expand economic and social 
     opportunities for disabled civilian victims of armed 
     conflict.
       Wheelchair Program.--The bill includes $5,000,000 to 
     improve the availability of, and access to, appropriate 
     wheelchairs and trained wheelchair providers in low and 
     middle income countries. Broader efforts to increase global 
     access to assistive technology contribute to improved access 
     to wheelchairs, and these funds may be used to promote such 
     efforts, including through global

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     partnerships. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of the Act on the proposed uses of such funds.


                    INERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

       The Act provides $3,801,034,000 for International Disaster 
     Assistance in this title, and an additional $584,278,000 in 
     title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to BBEDCA. Such funds shall be apportioned to USAID 
     not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.


                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

       The Act provides $30,000,000 for Transition Initiatives in 
     this title, and an additional $62,043,000 in title VIII under 
     this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.


                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

       The Act provides $30,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund. 
     Congressional notifications submitted for funds made 
     available under this heading shall include the source year of 
     funds being notified. Such funds shall be apportioned to 
     USAID not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act. As 
     in the past, funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     title are the responsibility of the USAID Administrator. The 
     Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall provide 
     the Committees on Appropriations semi-annual updates on the 
     status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but 
     unexpended, balances, disaggregated by source year, from 
     funds appropriated under this heading in the Act and prior 
     Acts.


                      DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

       The Act includes a $55,000,000 limitation on funds that may 
     be transferred from other programs in this title to 
     Development Credit Authority. In addition, $10,000,000 is 
     provided for administrative expenses, which may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, Operating Expenses. A 
     limitation of $1,750,000,000 is included on total loan 
     principal.


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

       The Act provides $2,545,525,000 for Economic Support Fund 
     in this title, and an additional $1,172,336,000 in title VIII 
     under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     BBEDCA. Funds for certain programs under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Country/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa
Cameroon................................................           1,000
Counter Lord's Resistance Army (sec. 7042(c))...........          10,000
Democratic Republic of Congo............................          37,594
Djibouti................................................           9,000
West Africa anti-slavery programs.......................           2,000
East Asia and the Pacific
North Korea human rights programs.......................           4,000
People's Republic of China..............................          17,040
Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon.................................................         112,500
    Scholarships........................................        [12,000]
Middle East Partnership Initiative scholarship program..          20,000
Middle East Regional Cooperation........................           5,000
Near East Regional Democracy............................          52,000
Relief and Recovery Fund................................
    Refugee Scholarships Program in Lebanon.............         [5,000]
South and Central Asia
Afghanistan Civilian Assistance Program.................          10,000
Nepal...................................................          75,000
Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program....................          10,000
Sri Lanka...............................................          10,000
Western Hemisphere
Central America.........................................         100,000
    Central America Regional Security Initiative........       [100,000]
Cuba....................................................          20,000
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative....................           2,000
Global Programs
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues...........          10,000
Atrocities Prevention (sec. 7034(c))....................           2,500
Conflict and Stabilization Operations...................           2,500
Disability Programs.....................................           7,500
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).............          51,050
Global Concessional Financing Facility (sec. 7071(f))...          25,000
House Democracy Partnership.............................           1,900
Organization of American States.........................           9,000
Polio...................................................           7,500
Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists              7,500
 (sec. 7032(h)).........................................
Reconciliation Programs.................................          12,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill provides funding to support the first through 
     third organizational pillars of the Organization of American 
     States. Within the total provided under this heading, 
     $4,000,000 is for programs to strengthen democracy, and 
     $5,000,000 is for programs to promote and protect human 
     rights, of which not less than $500,000 is for the Office of 
     the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. Such funds 
     are subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       In lieu of the directives in the House and Senate bills and 
     reports, the bill includes funds for democracy programs in 
     Cuba.
       The bill includes not less than $1,000,000 for programs 
     that provide policy and technical training to information 
     communication technology professionals from developing 
     countries. Such funds should be provided on an open and 
     competitive basis.
       The bill continues limitations and conditions on assistance 
     for the West Bank and Gaza from prior fiscal years. Subject 
     to such limitations and conditions in the Act, and the 
     recently enacted Taylor Force Act, the bill includes funds 
     under Economic Support Fund sufficient to meet the level 
     proposed in the President's fiscal year 2019 budget request 
     for programs and activities to foster a resolution to the 
     Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As described in the 
     Congressional Budget Justification, such funds are intended 
     to promote stability and enhance security, including by 
     providing economic opportunities for the Palestinian people 
     and improving access to water, energy, education and health 
     services.


                             DEMOCRACY FUND

       The Act provides $227,200,000 for Democracy Fund, of which 
     $157,700,000 is for the Department of State Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund, including $7,500,000 to implement section 
     7032(h) of the Act, and $69,500,000 is for the USAID Center 
     of Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance.
       The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor (DRL), Department of State, shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds 
     provided by the Act for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund 
     that are above the fiscal year 2016 level.
       Consistent with prior fiscal years, DRL may use funds 
     appropriated under this heading for administrative expenses.


            ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

       The Act provides $760,334,000 for Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia.
       The Act includes modified language regarding the use of 
     notwithstanding authority under this heading.
       The Secretary of State has not submitted the report 
     required under this heading in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying division J of Public Law 115-31. The Secretary 
     of State shall submit the report not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of the Act.

                          Department of State


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

       The Act provides $2,027,876,000 for Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance in this title, and an additional $1,404,124,000 in 
     title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to BBEDCA.
       Funds made available under this heading in the Act shall be 
     administered in accordance with the directives in paragraphs 
     (3) and (4) of section 7073(b) of the Act.
       The bill includes funding above the fiscal year 2018 level 
     for Migration and Refugee Assistance, including to respond to 
     refugees fleeing economic collapse and repression in 
     Venezuela and to increase support for ongoing efforts to 
     enhance the capacity of the Mexican Commission of Assistance 
     to Refugees to process asylum applications of refugees in 
     Mexico. Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, 
     the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, 
     Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Department of State, shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of 
     such funds.


     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

       The Act provides $1,000,000 for United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. The bill also directs 
     the transfer to Migration and Refugee Assistance of any 
     balances in the Fund that exceed the limitation in paragraph 
     (2) of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
     Act of 1962.

                          Independent Agencies


                              PEACE CORPS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The Act provides $410,500,000 for Peace Corps.
       The Act does not include language on the consultation and 
     notification requirements regarding the closure or downsizing 
     of domestic or overseas offices and notes that these 
     requirements are now contained in Section 203 of the Sam Farr 
     and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-256). The Director of the Peace Corps shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations, listing all 
     decisions made during the fiscal year to change the status of 
     offices or country programs and the justifications for such 
     decisions, no later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal 
     year.


                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

       The Act provides $905,000,000 for Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation, including up to $105,000,000 for administrative 
     expenses.
       Consistent with section 7015(c) of the Act, the 
     reobligation of funds deobligated by the Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation (MCC) is subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. In any 
     notification of reobligation, the MCC shall indicate the 
     Compact or activity that is the source of the deobligation 
     and the year in which the deobligation occurred.
       The Act recognizes the authorized funding limitation on the 
     threshold program included in the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization 
     Act (Public Law 115-167). The Chief Executive Officer of the 
     MCC shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations if a 
     planned threshold program will cause the total amount 
     obligated for purposes of carrying out section 616 of the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-199), as 
     amended, to exceed 5 percent in fiscal year 2019.


                       INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

       The Act provides $22,500,000 for Inter-American Foundation.


              UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

       The Act provides $30,000,000 for United States African 
     Development Foundation.

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                       Department of the Treasury


               INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

       The Act provides $30,000,000 for International Affairs 
     Technical Assistance, of which no more than $6,000,000 is for 
     administrative expenses.
       The Department of the Treasury OIG is not required to 
     comply with the directive under this heading in the House 
     report.

                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State


          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

       The Act provides $1,497,469,000 for International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement. Funds for certain programs under 
     this heading are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                Country/Program/Activity                     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atrocities prevention (sec. 7034(c))....................           2,500
Argentina...............................................           2,500
Central America.........................................         190,000
    Central America Regional Security Initiative........       [190,000]
Combating wildlife trafficking..........................          50,000
Critical flight safety program..........................          10,500
    Health monitoring systems...........................         [5,000]
Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.............          10,000
Demand reduction........................................          15,000
Haiti prison assistance.................................           1,500
International Law Enforcement Academy...................          27,000
International organizations.............................           7,000
Pakistan................................................          40,000
    Border security.....................................        [15,000]
Peru....................................................          32,000
Programs to end modern slavery..........................          25,000
Security force professionalization (sec. 7049(a)(5))....           3,000
Tajikistan..............................................           6,000
    Border security.....................................         [3,000]
Trafficking in persons..................................          45,000
    Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.        [36,000]
Western Hemisphere regional security cooperation........          12,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Combating Wildlife Trafficking.--Funds included to combat 
     wildlife trafficking should be used to strengthen law 
     enforcement capacity, further partnerships through regional 
     and international cooperation, and provide site-based 
     protection of wildlife. The Secretary of State shall continue 
     to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use 
     of aircraft for anti-poaching activities.
       Critical Flight Safety Program.--Funds provided for the 
     Critical Flight Safety Program shall be implemented in the 
     manner described under this heading in the House report.
       International Organized Crime.--The bill includes 
     $68,150,000 for International Organized Crime, of which 
     $37,500,000 is for programs to further the objectives of 
     Executive Order 13773 on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect 
     to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing 
     International Trafficking. The remaining funds are provided 
     for programs to combat wildlife trafficking and are from 
     within the $50,000,000 specified in the table above for such 
     programs.
       Opioids.--The bill supports Department of State activities 
     to address the flow of illegal opioids into the United 
     States, including: (1) programs to assist the Government of 
     Mexico in securing its borders and reducing poppy cultivation 
     and heroin and synthetic drug production; (2) programs to 
     thwart transnational criminal organizations involved in the 
     trafficking of heroin and fentanyl; (3) diplomatic efforts to 
     strengthen precursor chemical control and training on 
     international treaty obligations related to opioids; (4) 
     measures to strengthen the security of the international 
     postal system to prevent illegal shipments of opioids from 
     entering the United States, particularly from the People's 
     Republic of China (PRC); and (5) global demand reduction 
     programs.
       The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
     other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall develop an 
     international diplomatic and assistance strategy to stop the 
     flow of opioids into the United States. The strategy shall 
     contain a clear mission statement, goals and objectives, and 
     shall identify the activities and tools necessary to 
     implement the strategy. The strategy shall also include: (1) 
     a description of the activities supported by the Act and 
     prior Acts, including those enumerated in the preceding 
     paragraph; (2) relevant information on efforts by other 
     Federal agencies implementing programs in foreign countries; 
     and (3) steps taken by countries in which opioids are 
     produced or trafficked. Not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of the Act and after consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary shall 
     submit such strategy to such committees.


    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

       The Act provides $864,550,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs. Funds for certain 
     programs are allocated according to the following table and 
     subject to section 7019 of the Act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Program/Activity                        Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation programs..................................      297,050
  Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund....................     [35,000]
  Export Control and Related Border Security...............     [60,000]
  Global Threat Reduction..................................     [70,000]
  International Atomic Energy Agency.......................     [94,800]
Anti-terrorism programs....................................      346,000
  Anti-terrorism Assistance................................    [182,000]
  Terrorist Interdiction Program...........................     [43,000]
  Counterterrorism financing...............................     [12,500]
  Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.......................    [108,500]
  Airport and aviation security [non-add]..................     [20,000]
Conventional weapons destruction...........................      196,500
  Humanitarian demining....................................    [159,000]
  of which, Laos...........................................     [30,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Airport and Aviation Security.--The bill includes 
     $20,000,000 to strengthen international airport and aviation 
     security, including passenger and baggage screening, and 
     crisis response. Such funds are derived from Anti-terrorism 
     Assistance and Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. Not later 
     than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a spend plan detailing the proposed uses 
     of such funds by country and program.


                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

       The Act provides $163,457,000 for Peacekeeping Operations 
     in this title, and an additional $325,213,000 in title VIII 
     under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     BBEDCA. Funds under this heading are allocated according to 
     the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                  County/Program/Activity                     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa.....................................................      301,020
  Central African Republic.................................      [8,000]
  Democratic Republic of the Congo.........................      [5,000]
  Liberia..................................................      [1,000]
  Somalia..................................................    [222,500]
  South Sudan..............................................     [25,000]
  Africa Regional..........................................     [39,520]
  of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa                [10,000]
   Counterterrorism........................................
  of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and Border             [8,170]
   Security................................................
  of which, Africa Military Education Program..............      [2,000]
  of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative............      [1,850]
  of which, Africa Regional Counterterrorism...............     [15,100]
  of which, Program Management.............................      [2,400]
Near East..................................................       31,000
  Multinational Force and Observers........................     [31,000]
Political-Military Affairs.................................      156,650
  Security Force Professionalization (sec. 7049(a)(5)).....      [3,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Act provides $71,000,000 for the Global Peace 
     Operations Initiative. Funds provided above the previous 
     fiscal year should be made available to support the Africa 
     Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program, 
     including to support modernization of training 
     infrastructure.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

       The Act provides $110,778,000 for International Military 
     Education and Training.
       The bill provides $3,500,000 for Pakistan, an amount equal 
     to the budget request; $1,000,000 for Greece; and not less 
     than the fiscal year 2018 levels for Malta and Portugal.


                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

       The Act provides $5,962,241,000 for Foreign Military 
     Financing Program in this title, and an additional 
     $229,372,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated 
     for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
       Funds under this heading for certain countries are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Country                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estonia....................................................        8,000
Israel.....................................................    3,300,000
Latvia.....................................................        8,000
Lithuania..................................................        8,000
Peru.......................................................        1,800
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

       The Act provides $339,000,000 for International 
     Organizations and Programs. Funds under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                   Organizations/Programs                     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Chemicals and Toxins Programs................        3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization..................        1,200
International Conservation Programs........................        7,000
International Development Law Organization.................          400
International Maritime Organization........................          325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund........................       29,000
Organization of American States Development Assistance               500
 Programs..................................................
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and                50
 Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.......................
UN Capital Development Fund................................        1,100
UN Children's Fund.........................................      137,500
    of which, Combating female genital mutilation programs.      [5,000]
UN Democracy Fund..........................................        3,000
UN Development Program.....................................       80,000
UN Environmental Programs..................................       10,000
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights......................        9,500
    of which, Honduras.....................................      [1,000]
    of which, Colombia.....................................      [1,000]
UN Human Settlements Program...............................          700
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.....        2,500
UN Population Fund.........................................       32,500
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for             1,750
 Sexual Violence in Conflict...............................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women................        1,000
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of        1,150
 Human Rights..............................................
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture...................        6,550

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UN Women...................................................        8,500
World Meteorological Organization..........................        1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance..............          600
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
     available for core contributions for each entity listed in 
     the above table unless: (1) otherwise provided for in the Act 
     or such table; or (2) the Secretary of State justifies the 
     proposed uses of funds other than for core contributions in 
     the congressional notification submitted for funds under this 
     heading. The Secretary shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to submitting such notification, which 
     shall be submitted not later than June 30, 2019.

                  International Financial Institutions


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

       The Act provides $139,575,000 for Global Environment 
     Facility, including $136,563,000 for the seventh 
     replenishment of the Global Environment Facility, which if 
     annualized over four years would equal $546,252,000. In lieu 
     of the directive under this heading in the Senate report, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall follow the reporting 
     requirements included under this heading in the Act.


       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

       The Act provides $1,097,010,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Development Association.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the annual budgets of 
     the Inspection Panel and the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman for 
     each of the past five fiscal years, the caseload of each such 
     entity for each of those years, a description of the 
     priorities of the United States Executive Director for such 
     entities, and specific recommendations, including budget and 
     personnel increases, to enhance the capacity of each such 
     entity to effectively carry out its mission.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The Act provides $47,395,000 for Contribution to the Asian 
     Development Fund.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       The Act provides $32,417,159 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Bank.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The Act provides $507,860,806 for Limitation on Callable 
     Capital Subscriptions.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The Act provides $171,300,000 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Fund.


  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

       The Act provides $30,000,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Fund for Agricultural Development, which if 
     annualized over three years would sum to $90,000,000. In lieu 
     of the directive under this heading in the Senate report, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall follow the reporting 
     requirements included under this heading in the Act.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The Act provides $5,700,000 for Inspector General for the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, of which $855,000 
     may remain available until September 30, 2020.
       The Export-Import Bank OIG is not required to comply with 
     the directive under this heading in the House report.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The Act provides $110,000,000 for Administrative Expenses 
     for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, of which 
     $16,500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2020.


                           RECEIPTS COLLECTED

       The Act does not include the authority contained in the 
     Senate bill for the Export-Import Bank to retain collected 
     receipts to fund the Bank's carryover account. Due to the 
     lack of a quorum on its Board of Directors, the Bank was 
     unable to generate enough offsetting collections in fiscal 
     year 2018 to fund its carryover account, and receipts will 
     also not be sufficient in fiscal year 2019. This authority 
     can be reconsidered in fiscal year 2020.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                           NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

       The Act provides $79,200,000 for Noncredit Account of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
       Inspector General Oversight.--The President of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) shall allocate not less 
     than $1,000,000 to reimburse the USAID OIG in support of the 
     long-term inter-agency agreement for continued oversight of 
     OPIC in fiscal year 2019, and shall develop an inter-agency 
     agreement with the USAID OIG to continue oversight, including 
     audits, inspections, and investigations, of the newly 
     established United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation (USIDFC) until the new USIDFC Inspector General 
     is operational, if applicable. The OPIC President and USAID 
     Inspector General shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on such plans. In addition, the reorganization 
     plan required by section 1462 of Public Law 115-254 should 
     include a timeline and milestones for hiring an inspector 
     general and an estimated budget for associated staff and 
     support costs.


                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The Act provides $20,000,000 for Program Account of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation.


                      TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

       The Act provides $79,500,000 for Trade and Development 
     Agency, of which no more than $19,000,000 is for 
     administrative expenses.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The following general provisions are contained in the Act. 
     Each are designated as unchanged or modified from division K 
     of Public Law 115-141:
       Section 7001. Allowances and Differentials (unchanged)
       Section 7002. Unobligated Balances Report (unchanged)
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding the application of this section to 
     funds appropriated under International Military Education and 
     Training and Foreign Military Financing Program.
       Section 7003. Consulting Services (unchanged)
       Section 7004. Diplomatic Facilities (modified)
       Subsection (h) directs the Secretary of State to submit 
     quarterly reports on certain projects. Such reports shall 
     include the following information concerning each project: 
     (1) 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 Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in the 
     House report; (2) a comparison of the current project factors 
     as compared to the project factors submitted pursuant to (1), 
     and an explanation of any changes; (3) the impact of currency 
     exchange rate fluctuations on project costs; (4) a copy of 
     the most current working estimate that supports the basis for 
     each report; and (5) a project performance assessment as 
     described under this heading.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act and every 
     12 months thereafter until completion of such projects, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an updated cost estimate, if applicable, and 
     an on-site assessment of progress and performance prepared by 
     a third party on the projects enumerated in subsection (h).
       Sufficient funds are made available under title I of the 
     Act for the Department of State to purchase additional 
     property to more fully secure the site of the New Embassy 
     Compound in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       Section 7005. Personnel Actions (unchanged)
       Section 7006. Department of State Management (modified)
       Not later than December 31, 2019, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees detailing sole-source awards made by the 
     Department of State during the previous fiscal year in excess 
     of $2,000,000 which shall be posted on the Department 
     website.
       Section 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for 
     Certain Countries (unchanged)
       Section 7008. Coups d'Etat (unchanged)
       Section 7009. Transfer of Funds Authority (modified)
       Section 7010. Prohibition on Certain Operational Expenses 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7011. Availability of Funds (modified)
       Section 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in 
     Default (unchanged)
       Section 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
     Assistance (unchanged)
       Section 7014. Reservations of Funds (unchanged)
       Section 7015. Notification Requirements (modified)
       Section 7016. Document Requests, Records Management, and 
     Related Cybersecurity Protections (modified)
       Any agency receiving funds made available by the Act shall 
     comply with the directives under the Introduction in the 
     Senate report regarding the public posting of reports, which 
     is similar to the directive contained in section 7077(a) of 
     division K of Public Law 115-141.
       Section 7017. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and 
     Involuntary Sterilization (unchanged)
       Section 7019. Allocations and Reports (modified)
       The bill continues the requirement, with certain exceptions 
     and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Act, 
     that amounts designated in the respective tables referenced 
     in this explanatory statement shall be made available in such 
     designated amounts and shall be the basis of the 653(a) 
     report, where applicable.
       For the purpose of applying subsection (d)(1), the 
     exception in subparagraph (C) concerning minimum funding 
     requirements of amounts designated by the Act shall be 
     construed to include account levels specified in the 
     applicable tables.
       Section 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
     Supporting International Terrorism (unchanged)

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       Section 7022. Authorization Requirements (unchanged)
       Section 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-
     American Foundation and United States African Development 
     Foundation (unchanged)
       Section 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7026. Separate Accounts (unchanged)
       Section 7027. Eligibility for Assistance (unchanged)
       Section 7028. Local Competition (unchanged)
       Section 7029. International Financial Institutions 
     (modified)
       Section 7030. Debt-for-Development (unchanged)
       Section 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency 
     (modified)
       In determining the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(A)(vi) 
     for direct government-to-government assistance, consideration 
     should be given to whether such government has made progress 
     in publicly disclosing its national budget since the most 
     recent assessment, as applicable.
       The waiver authority provided in subsection (c)(3) may only 
     be exercised with respect to an individual.
       Section 7032. Democracy Programs (modified)
       The Act provides a total of not less than $2,400,000,000 
     for democracy programs. Such funds are not intended for 
     attribution to other sector or program directives included in 
     the Act.
       Subsection (a)(2) designates not less than $89,540,000 for 
     DRL for certain countries and regional programs. Such funds 
     are allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

   BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund
    Libya..................................................        3,000
    Maldives...............................................          500
    Middle East Closing Space..............................        2,000
    Near East Regional Democracy...........................       15,000
    North Korea............................................        4,000
    Pakistan...............................................       10,000
    People's Republic of China.............................       12,040
    [of which, Hong Kong]..................................      [1,000]
    South Sudan............................................        1,000
    Sri Lanka..............................................        2,000
    Sudan..................................................        1,000
    Syria..................................................       11,000
    Venezuela..............................................        3,000
    West Africa Anti-Slavery...............................        2,000
    Yemen-Counter ISIS.....................................        1,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia
    Europe and Eurasia Regional............................       19,500
    of which, Internet Freedom.............................      [4,500]
    Uzbekistan.............................................        2,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       For the purpose of subsection (c), programs that otherwise 
     strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, 
     governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, 
     and citizens should directly support the development of 
     democratic states and institutions that are responsive and 
     accountable to citizens.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall follow 
     the directives under this section in the Senate report on 
     program changes, which is similar to language carried in the 
     House bill.
       Section 7033. International Religious Freedom (modified)
       The Act provides not less than $25,000,000 for 
     international religious freedom programs, including for 
     assistance authorized by the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief 
     and Accountability Act of 2018. Transitional justice programs 
     should support the efforts of entities, including 
     nongovernmental organizations, to assist in addressing crimes 
     of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, 
     including in Iraq, Syria, Sri Lanka, and Burma.
       Funds provided pursuant to this section are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7019 
     of the Act:

                     INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Democracy Fund
    of which, sec. 7033(b)(1) International Religious           [10,000]
     Freedom Programs......................................
Economic Support Fund
    of which, sec. 7033(b)(2) Protection and Investigation      [10,000]
     Programs..............................................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
    of which, sec. 7033(b)(4) Transitional Justice,              [5,000]
     Reconciliation, and Reintegration Programs (from
     Relief and Recovery Fund).............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill includes not less than $1,000,000 for programs to 
     combat anti-Semitism abroad.
       In addition to amounts designated in this section for 
     transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration, 
     section 7071(b)(2) of the Act includes $5,000,000 from 
     amounts made available under the Relief and Recovery Fund 
     (RRF) for such programs to promote accountability in Iraq and 
     Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
       Section 7034. Special Provisions (modified)
       For purposes of subsection (a), the bill assumes the term 
     ``victims of war'' includes victims of torture/trauma.
       Subsection (e)(7) extends the availability of up to 
     $50,000,000 from funds appropriated under Development 
     Assistance and Economic Support Fund that are made available 
     to support private sector partnerships, with certain 
     requirements. The USAID Administrator shall provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations with quarterly updates on the 
     status of funds made available for such purpose and the 
     development of such partnerships.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator should 
     provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any 
     partner vetting program as referenced in subsection (f). 
     USAID's partner vetting program shall be considered to meet 
     any other requirement to establish, maintain, or implement a 
     partner vetting or similar program.
       In addition to the directives in subsection (l), and with 
     respect to the implementation of section 203(a)(2) of Public 
     Law 110-457, the Secretary of State shall consider the 
     following as sufficient to determine that a diplomatic 
     mission ``tolerated such actions'': the failure to provide a 
     replacement passport within a reasonable period of time to a 
     T-visa recipient; the existence of multiple concurrent civil 
     suits against members of the diplomatic mission; or the 
     failure to satisfy a civil judgment against an employee of 
     the diplomatic mission.
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on steps taken by the Government of 
     Malawi to ensure full payment of the final judgment rendered 
     in November 2016 in the human trafficking case Lipenga v. 
     Kambalame, United States District Court for the District of 
     Maryland, Case No. 8:14-ev-03980. The report shall also 
     include a description of any steps taken pursuant to section 
     203 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act (Public Law 110-457).
       Local Works.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
     Act, the USAID Administrator shall post on the USAID website: 
     (1) a description, with illustrative examples, of how Local 
     Works is used to promote locally owned and led development 
     efforts that have as their primary goal the sustainability of 
     results; (2) the criteria for qualifying for Local Works 
     funding; (3) simple guidance for submitting proposals for 
     Local Works funding, including unsolicited proposals; and (4) 
     a copy of the report and strategy required under the heading 
     ``Local Sustainability Awards Program'' in Senate Report 115-
     152, which shall be retitled ``Local Works''.
       Section 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel (unchanged)
       Section 7036. Palestinian Statehood (unchanged)
       Section 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian 
     Authority (unchanged)
       Section 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
     Broadcasting Corporation (unchanged)
       Section 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 
     (modified)
       The bill does not include the statutory reporting 
     requirement carried in section 7039(g) of division K of 
     Public Law 115-141. Such reporting requirement is contained 
     in section 7041 of the Senate report under West Bank and 
     Gaza, and the Secretary of State shall comply with such 
     requirement in the manner described.
       Section 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
     Authority (unchanged)
       Section 7041. Middle East and North Africa (modified)
       Egypt.--Funds for Egypt are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                  EGYPT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................      112,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             3,000
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................    1,300,000
                                                            ------------
    Total..................................................    1,419,300
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Act includes not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships 
     for Egyptian students with high financial need to attend not-
     for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt in the 
     manner described under this section in the House and Senate 
     reports. Funds for Fulbright Scholarships are provided under 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs and are not 
     intended to come from funds designated under this heading. 
     Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the intended uses of funds made available 
     for scholarships in Egypt.
       For the purpose of the certification required under 
     subsection (a)(3)(A)(v), such cases include the murder of 
     Giulio Regeni.
       The bill requires that an assessment of the Government of 
     Egypt's compliance with United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 2270 and other such resolutions regarding North 
     Korea be included in the report accompanying any waiver 
     exercised by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(3)(B). Illicit arms sales and trafficking are a source of 
     significant revenue for the North Korean regime and present 
     an increasing threat to United States national security and 
     global stability.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees assessing actions taken by the 
     Government of Egypt to provide fair compensation to American 
     citizen April Corley for injuries and losses sustained during 
     an attack by Egyptian armed forces on September 13, 2015.

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       Iraq.--Funds for Iraq are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                  IRAQ
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................      150,000
    of which, Stabilization assistance.....................     [50,000]
    of which, other country programs.......................    [100,000]
    Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund (non-add).........      [7,500]
    Democracy programs (non-add)...........................     [60,000]
    Higher education/Scholarships (non-add)................     [10,000]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        5,601
International Military Education and Training..............        1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................      250,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Secretary of State shall implement the directives in 
     the House and Senate reports regarding support for American-
     style higher education institutions in Iraq in the respective 
     manners described, except that $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for such purposes.
       The bill includes funds and authority for stabilization and 
     recovery assistance to support the safe return of displaced 
     ethnic and religious minorities to their communities.
       Jordan.--In addition to the amounts designated in the Act 
     for Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing 
     Program for assistance for Jordan, the bill includes not less 
     than $13,600,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs and not less than $4,000,000 
     under International Military Education and Training for 
     assistance for Jordan. Section 7071(b)(3)(A) of the Act makes 
     an additional $50,000,000 available for assistance for Jordan 
     from prior year RRF.
       Lebanon.--$10,000,000 shall be made available for a 
     contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon from no-year 
     Economic Support Fund balances that remain available for 
     obligation. Such funds are in addition to funds otherwise 
     made available by the Act for assistance for Lebanon.
       Libya.--The bill includes not less than $30,000,000 under 
     the RRF for stabilization assistance for Libya, including for 
     border security programs.
       Section 7015(j) of the Act regarding notification of 
     assistance diverted or destroyed shall apply to funds made 
     available for assistance for Libya.
       Morocco.--Funds for Morocco are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                 MOROCCO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................       20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,500
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        2,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................       10,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Refugee Assistance in North Africa.--In lieu of the 
     statement regarding United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 2351 in the House report, subsection (h) includes 
     a reporting requirement regarding the delivery of 
     humanitarian assistance to refugees in North Africa.
       Syria.--The bill includes $40,000,000 for stabilization 
     assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and 
     rescue response and chemical weapons use investigation and 
     documentation.
       The Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the areas inside Syria where 
     funds made available pursuant to this section in the Act and 
     prior Acts may be used.
       Tunisia.--The Act provides not less than $191,400,000 for 
     assistance for Tunisia. Such funds are allocated according to 
     the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                 TUNISIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................       85,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........       13,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,100
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................       85,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Section 7071(b)(3)(B) of the Act makes an additional 
     $50,000,000 available for assistance for Tunisia from prior 
     year RRF.
       West Bank and Gaza.--Of the funds appropriated by the Act 
     and prior Acts, up to $50,000,000 may be made available for 
     the purpose of subsection (k)(4) regarding private sector 
     partnership programs, if authorized.
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing assistance for 
     the West Bank and Gaza appropriated in prior Acts by fiscal 
     year, account, and program that are withheld from obligation 
     or disbursement, the specific reason for such withholding, 
     and the impact of such withholding on the welfare of the 
     Palestinian people and the national interests of the United 
     States, Israel, and Jordan. The report shall also include a 
     description of any policy review on assistance for the West 
     Bank and Gaza undertaken by the Department of State, USAID, 
     or any other Federal entity, including the date on which the 
     review was initiated, the participants in the review, any 
     consultations by such participants with foreign or 
     nongovernmental entities, and the findings of the review, if 
     concluded.
       Yemen.--Funds in the Act for assistance for Yemen shall be 
     made available for stabilization and humanitarian assistance, 
     including for United Nations stabilization and governance 
     facilities.
       Section 7042. Africa (modified)
       Africa Counterterrorism.--Similar to prior years, the bill 
     includes $25,730,000 for the Partnership for Regional East 
     Africa Counterterrorism and $90,803,000 for the Trans-Sahara 
     Counterterrorism Partnership.
       Democratic Republic of the Congo.--The bill includes a 
     total of $75,188,000 for assistance for the Democratic 
     Republic of the Congo under Development Assistance and 
     Economic Support Fund.
       Ethiopia.--Funds in the Act shall not be made available to 
     further policies or activities that would result in forced 
     displacement in Ethiopia. Funds made available by the Act or 
     prior Acts to support activities intended to improve 
     livelihoods shall include prior consultation with, and the 
     participation of, affected communities, including in the 
     South Omo and Gambella regions.
       Horn of Africa.--The Department of State and USAID should 
     explore diplomatic and foreign assistance opportunities in 
     furtherance of peace in the Horn of Africa.
       Lake Chad Basin Countries.--Funds made available pursuant 
     to subsection (d) shall be made available to support 
     populations at risk from violent attacks and kidnappings by 
     Boko Haram, and to support victims of such attacks and 
     individuals who have escaped captivity, including to meet the 
     unique needs of women and girls.
       In order to effectively support implementation and 
     oversight of assistance made available pursuant to subsection 
     (d), the USAID Administrator, after consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall increase the 
     number of USAID personnel in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger above 
     fiscal year 2018 levels. Not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of the Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
     steps taken, and steps planned to be taken, to implement such 
     directive.
       Power Africa.--The bill includes not less than the fiscal 
     year 2017 funding level for the Power Africa initiative.
       South Sudan.--The bill includes not less than $100,154,000 
     for assistance for South Sudan under Development Assistance 
     and Global Health Programs.
       The bill does not include the certification requirement on 
     assistance for the central Government of South Sudan. Such 
     certification has not been made in prior fiscal years, and 
     the conditions necessary for such certification to be made do 
     not exist. Assistance for such government may not be made 
     available except for the specific uses listed in subsection 
     (f).
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall submit an update to the strategy 
     required in section 7042(i) of division J of Public Law 115-
     31.
       The Secretary of State should encourage the Government of 
     South Sudan to prioritize the identification of a site for a 
     New Embassy Compound in Juba, South Sudan.
       Section 7043. East Asia and the Pacific (modified)
       Burma.--The bill provides $120,500,000 for assistance for 
     Burma. Funds are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                                      BURMA
                                   [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Account/Program                       Budget Authority
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund..............                                                    86,450
    Documentation of human rights                                                     [3,000]
     violations against Rohingya...
    Documentation of human rights                                                       [750]
     violations in Burma...........
International Narcotics Control and                                                     3,500
 Law Enforcement...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       For the purpose of subsection (a)(1)(B)(vi), funds 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 shall be made available for civil society organizations 
     in Bangladesh and Burma. Prior to the obligation of any such 
     funds, the Assistant

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     Secretary for DRL 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.
       For the purpose of subsection (a)(1)(B)(vii), funds made 
     available for programs to investigate and document 
     allegations of gross violations of human rights committed in 
     Burma shall be made available for civil society and 
     international organizations, including those in countries 
     bordering Burma.
       For the purpose of the certification required in subsection 
     (a)(1)(C)(iv), the Government of Burma's commitments under 
     the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement include: (1) the regular 
     holding of participatory dialogues among stakeholder 
     communities; (2) a dialogue process that includes all parties 
     to the civil wars; (3) the involvement of international third 
     parties in the Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee as 
     observers and technical advisors; and (4) the development of 
     a Union Accord for Peace that will lead to constitutional 
     change and resolution of the causes of the civil wars.
       Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by the Act 
     for assistance for Burma, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned 
     uses of funds for Rakhine state, including any contributions 
     for 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''.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees detailing the extent of military 
     cooperation between Burma and North Korea, and steps taken by 
     the Government of Burma to: (1) respect human rights and the 
     rule of law, including protection of media freedom; (2) 
     revise, update, and repeal colonial-era and other oppressive 
     laws, including the Unlawful Associations Act, that are used 
     in prosecution of journalists and other civil society actors 
     in Burma; and (3) credibly investigate the murder of U Ko Ni.
       Cambodia.--No funds are included under International 
     Military Education and Training and Foreign Military 
     Financing Program for assistance for Cambodia.

                                CAMBODIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................            0
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement                    0
 (bilateral assistance only)...............................
International Military Education and Training..............            0
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................            0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Counter Influence Programs.--The Secretary of State shall 
     incorporate the counter influence strategy regarding the PRC 
     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) into the Indo-Pacific 
     Strategy (IPS), and shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees describing in detail such 
     incorporation, in classified form if necessary, including a 
     summary of funding by fiscal year provided for such counter 
     influence strategy. Funds made available under title I of the 
     Act shall be made available for public diplomacy programs to 
     counter the influence of the PRC globally.
       Indonesia.--The bill provides $132,025,000 for assistance 
     for Indonesia. Funds are allocated according to the following 
     table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                INDONESIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance.....................................       63,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........       10,625
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,000
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        2,400
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................       14,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Indo-Pacific Strategy.--The Act provides not less than 
     $160,000,000 for the IPS, of which $65,000,000 is under 
     Development Assistance, $50,000,000 is under Economic Support 
     Fund, $30,000,000 is under International Narcotics Control 
     and Law Enforcement, and $15,000,000 is under Foreign 
     Military Financing Program.
       The Secretary of State shall follow the directives 
     contained in the Senate report regarding the IPS, including 
     submission of the IPS to the appropriate congressional 
     committees prior to the obligation of funds made available 
     for such purposes in the Act.
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report on the funds made available for the 
     IPS in prior Acts, including through reprogrammings. The 
     report shall specify such funds by fiscal year, amount, and 
     account. The report shall include a brief description of the 
     activity from which funds were reprogrammed.
       Laos.--The bill includes $30,000,000 to support the goal of 
     the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) 
     to eliminate unexploded ordnance as a barrier to national 
     development. The comprehensive cluster munitions survey 
     funded in prior Acts is expected to help the Lao PDR quantify 
     the contamination and prioritize areas and resources for 
     clearing it. The Act provides notwithstanding authority to 
     ensure that the humanitarian clearance of unexploded ordnance 
     and related activities can continue uninterrupted.
       The bill also includes $3,500,000 for nutrition programs 
     for Lao PDR under Global Health Programs.
       North Korea.--The bill includes $10,000,000 for the 
     promotion of human rights in North Korea, of which $6,000,000 
     is under National Endowment for Democracy and $4,000,000 is 
     under Economic Support Fund to be administered by DRL.
       People's Republic of China.--The Secretary of State and 
     USAID Administrator shall provide no assistance to the 
     central Government of the PRC under Global Health Programs, 
     Development Assistance, and Economic Support Fund, except for 
     assistance to detect, prevent, and treat infectious diseases.
       Thailand.--Funds for assistance for Thailand are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7019 
     of the Act:

                                THAILAND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance.....................................        2,500
Economic Support Fund......................................        4,000
    of which, democracy and reconciliation programs........        4,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             2,000
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............            0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill does not include assistance for Thailand under 
     International Military Education and Training, which is 
     prohibited due to the application of section 7008 of the Act. 
     National elections in Thailand are scheduled for February 
     2019, and the Committees on Appropriations will consider 
     resuming such assistance if a democratically elected 
     government has taken office. The use of section 614 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to circumvent the restriction 
     on assistance for Thailand contained in section 7008 of prior 
     Acts has not been justified.
       Timor-Leste.--Funds for assistance for Timor-Leste are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                               TIMOR-LESTE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance.....................................       16,000
International Military Education and Training..............          200
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Vietnam.--The bill provides $149,250,000 for assistance for 
     Vietnam. Funds are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                 VIETNAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance.....................................       57,750
    of which, Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000.....        5,000
Economic Support Fund......................................       27,500
    of which, reconciliation programs......................        1,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        6,000
International Military Education and Training..............        1,500
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            15,000
 Programs..................................................
    humanitarian demining..................................     [15,000]
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................       12,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Subsection (h)(3) provides funds for reconciliation 
     programs in Vietnam to address war legacy issues.
       Section 7044. South and Central Asia (modified)
       Afghanistan.--Concurrent with submission of the spend plan 
     required by section 7070(b) of the Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     report detailing the following: (1) goals and benchmarks 
     established by the Governments of the United States and 
     Afghanistan for the use of assistance made available by the 
     Act and the status of achieving such goals and benchmarks; 
     (2) laws and policies implemented by the Government of 
     Afghanistan to govern democratically and protect the rights 
     of individuals, civil society, and the media; (3) an 
     assessment of steps taken by the Government of Afghanistan to 
     protect the rights of women and girls; (4) whether 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; (5) monitoring and oversight frameworks for 
     programs implemented, including in areas under the control of 
     the Taliban or other extremist organizations; and (6) if the 
     Government of Afghanistan is publicly reporting its national 
     budget, including revenues and expenditures.
       In preparing the goals and benchmarks for such report, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall review and consolidate the goals and 
     benchmarks contained in the South Asia Strategy, the Revised 
     Strategy for United States Engagement in Afghanistan, the 
     USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy for 
     Afghanistan, and other relevant United States or bilateral 
     strategies supported by funds made available by the Act and 
     prior Acts. The goals and benchmarks

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     included in such report should reflect such review and 
     consolidation.
       Prior to exercising the authority in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the proposed reconciliation 
     program or disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 
     activity to be supported with funds appropriated by the Act 
     and made available for assistance for Afghanistan.
       Funds appropriated by the Act and prior Acts under 
     Diplomatic Programs and Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance may be made available to establish/reestablish 
     and maintain one or more Embassy Branch Offices in 
     Afghanistan, following consultation with, and subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
     Appropriations. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report detailing the criteria for the 
     establishment/reestablishment of Embassy Branch Offices in 
     Afghanistan, including the security requirements to 
     establish/reestablish such offices.
       The SIGAR shall update the assessment of the implementation 
     of the Afghanistan National Strategy for Combating Corruption 
     by the Government of Afghanistan, including efforts to 
     prosecute individuals alleged to be involved in corrupt or 
     illegal activities.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 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 the Government of Afghanistan against 
     United States companies and organizations in fiscal year 
     2018.
       India.--The bill provides $112,000,000 for assistance for 
     India. Funds are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                  INDIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance...............................             25,000
        Environment programs.........................           [12,750]
Economic Support Fund................................             16,500
        Technical assistance to India's Development              [5,000]
         Partnership Administration..................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                     2,800
 Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........              1,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Maldives.--Funds for assistance for Maldives are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7019 
     of the Act:

                                MALDIVES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance...............................              1,500
        Environment programs.........................            [1,500]
Economic Support Fund................................              2,000
International Military Education and Training........                400
Foreign Military Financing Program...................                400
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Pakistan.--In October 2018, Asia Bibi was cleared of 
     blasphemy charges after spending eight years under sentence 
     of death. There is ongoing concern for her safety in 
     Pakistan, and her freedom to exercise her right to seek 
     asylum in another country.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for the Afghan 
     Civilian Assistance Program and the Pakistan Civilian 
     Assistance Program to assist civilians who have been harmed 
     as a result of military operations.
       The bill includes $5,000,000 under International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement for the recruitment, retention, 
     and professionalization of women in the police forces of 
     Pakistan.
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations describing United States security assistance 
     policy toward Pakistan, including: (1) a description of funds 
     made available by the Act and prior Acts that were suspended 
     by such policy (by account and fiscal year); (2) the intended 
     goals and objectives for the suspension of such funds; and 
     (3) progress made toward achieving such goals.
       Section 7045. Latin America and the Caribbean (modified)
       Central America.--The bill provides assistance for 
     countries in Central America, including to implement the 
     United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
       Funds for the Central America Regional Security Initiative 
     are allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

              CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................            100,000
    Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption              [3,000]
     and Impunity in Honduras........................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..            190,000
    DNA forensic technology..........................            [8,000]
    International Commission Against Impunity in                 [6,000]
     Guatemala.......................................
    Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption              [2,000]
     and Impunity in Honduras........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Other funds provided for assistance for countries in 
     Central America are allocated according to the following 
     table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                  OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR CENTRAL AMERICA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs...............................             13,000
    Guatemala........................................           [13,000]
Development Assistance...............................            190,000
    Transfer to Inter-American Foundation............           [10,000]
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                       500
 Related Programs....................................
    Panama...........................................              [500]
International Military Education and Training........              4,100
Foreign Military Financing Program...................             30,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Act provides the Secretary of State with flexibility to 
     allocate funds among countries in the Northern Triangle. Such 
     funds should be allocated based on the progress made by each 
     country in the areas of prosperity, security, and governance 
     since 2014, including progress made toward meeting the 
     conditions in prior Acts, and the demonstrated commitment to 
     reform by each central government, including reforms that 
     will reduce illegal migration and reduce corruption and 
     impunity. The Secretary shall specify country levels and 
     include a justification for the allocation of funds (based on 
     such progress and demonstrated commitment) in a single spend 
     plan submitted pursuant to section 7070(b) of the Act.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act and prior 
     to the submission of the spend plan, the Secretary of State, 
     in coordination with the USAID Administrator, shall issue a 
     progress report based on the existing plan for monitoring and 
     evaluation. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees and the information contained in the 
     report shall be posted on the Department of State and USAID 
     websites in a timely manner. The report should inform the 
     justification for the allocation of funds in the spend plan, 
     and congressional notifications submitted for countries in 
     Central America shall describe how programs align with such 
     plan for monitoring and evaluation.
       The Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall establish a cost-matching requirement 
     that leverages from the governments of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras $5 for every $1 made available by the 
     Act for each country. Congressional notifications submitted 
     for such countries shall include a detailed description of 
     the implementation of this requirement.
       Subsection (a)(1) includes modified language withholding 50 
     percent of the assistance made available for each of the 
     central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, 
     until the Secretary of State certifies and reports that such 
     government is meeting certain conditions. In making such 
     certification, the Secretary of State shall consider the 
     following: (1) relating to subparagraph (E), whether the 
     autonomous entity operates transparently and is 
     representative of a broad cross section of society; (2) 
     relating to subparagraph (G), whether the government is 
     increasing the capacity and independence of the judiciary and 
     the Office of the Attorney General, including on civil, 
     criminal, and tax matters, and whether the government is 
     implementing international best practices to ensure due 
     process; (3) relating to subparagraph (J), whether such 
     personnel include military and police commanding officers and 
     that they are cooperating in such cases; (4) relating to 
     subparagraph (N), whether the government is protecting the 
     rights of human rights defenders and other civil society 
     activists, trade unionists, and journalists; (5) relating to 
     subparagraph (O), whether the government is implementing tax 
     reforms that increase government revenue and transparency in 
     the tax collection system, and that strengthen customs 
     agencies; and (6) relating to subparagraph (P), whether the 
     government is resolving commercial disputes between United 
     States entities and such government, including the 
     confiscation of real property, and increasing the timeliness 
     of reimbursements to United States businesses. The Secretary 
     shall include such information in the report accompanying the 
     certification.
       The bill supports efforts to strengthen the rule of law by 
     combating corruption and impunity in Central America by 
     providing:
       (1) $6,000,000 for the International Commission against 
     Impunity in Guatemala; (2) $5,000,000 for the Mission to 
     Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in 
     Honduras; and (3) $20,000,000 for the offices of the 
     Attorneys General/Public Ministries of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras. In allocating funds for these 
     purposes, the Secretary of State should consider the 
     capacity, record, and commitment to the rule of law of each 
     office. The spend plan shall describe the amounts and 
     proposed uses of funds for these entities.
       The bill includes not less than $6,000,000 for programs to 
     address sexual and gender-based violence in the Northern 
     Triangle.
       The bill provides $40,725,000 for assistance for Costa 
     Rica. Such funds, which are derived from within the amounts 
     specified in the ``Central America Regional Security 
     Initiative'' and ``Other Assistance for Central America'' 
     tables above, are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                               COSTA RICA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..             32,500
    Central America Regional Security Initiative.....           [32,500]
International Military Education and Training........                725
Foreign Military Financing Program...................              7,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill does not include funding for Nicaragua under title 
     IV. Assistance provided for

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     Nicaragua should only be for programs that promote democracy 
     and the rule of law, and no funds are included for assistance 
     for the central Government of Nicaragua.
       Colombia.--Subsection (b)(1) provides not less than 
     $418,253,000 for assistance for Colombia. Such funds are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                                COLOMBIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................            187,328
    Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities........           [20,000]
    Human rights.....................................            [9,000]
    Biodiversity.....................................            [5,000]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..            170,000
    Investigations and prosecutions of human rights             [10,000]
     violations......................................
    Ivestigations and prosecutions of environmental              [1,000]
     crimes..........................................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                    21,000
 Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........              1,400
Foreign Military Financing Program...................             38,525
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill provides resources above the fiscal year 2018 
     level under International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement to bolster Colombia's drug eradication and 
     interdiction efforts and enhance rural security.
       The spend plan submitted pursuant to section 7070(b) of the 
     Act for assistance for Colombia shall describe in detail the 
     proposed uses of funds by account and activity, including the 
     activities specified in subsection (b)(1)(A) through (F) of 
     this section, and the amounts made available from prior Acts 
     for such activities.
       The report accompanying the certification submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall include metrics and 
     related information to support such certification.
       For the purposes of subsections (b)(4)(B) and (b)(4)(C) 
     respectively, the terms ``those responsible'' and ``senior 
     military officers responsible'' shall include the 
     intellectual authors of such crimes. The Secretary of State 
     should not submit the report directed in the House report 
     under this section regarding justice and rule of law 
     activities.
       Haiti.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     USAID Administrator, shall review the sustainability of 
     programs funded by the Act and prior Acts for assistance for 
     Haiti and, not later than 120 days after enactment of the 
     Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     detailing the findings of such review. The review shall 
     examine programs funded since the 2010 earthquake to 
     determine whether such programs were sustained, reasons why 
     such programs were or were not sustained, and recommendations 
     for current and future programing in order to increase 
     program sustainability. The Secretary and USAID Administrator 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on this 
     report not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
       In lieu of the directives in the House and Senate reports 
     under this heading regarding border security and controls, 
     the Secretary of State shall work with the governments of 
     Haiti and the Dominican Republic to develop plans to 
     strengthen border security and control. Such plan should 
     improve security, enhance customs operations, increase 
     transparency, and minimize corruption. Not later than 90 days 
     after enactment of the Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the USAID Administrator, shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a report on such efforts, including a 
     description of the uses of funds made available or intended 
     to be made available by the Act and prior Acts to support 
     such plans.
       The bill provides $1,500,000 for Haiti prison assistance in 
     the manner described under this heading in the Senate report.
       The report required under this heading in the Senate report 
     shall be submitted prior to the obligation of assistance for 
     Haiti, but not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act.
       Venezuela.--Subsection (d) provides $17,500,000 under 
     Economic Support Fund for democracy and rule of law programs 
     for Venezuela. The bill does not include funding for 
     Venezuela under title IV or for the central government.
       The bill supports assistance for Venezuelan refugees and 
     migrants and the countries and communities impacted by such 
     populations. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a strategy for assisting such individuals, 
     countries, and communities. The strategy shall describe how 
     funds made available in the Act and prior Acts will support 
     international and host country efforts to provide essential 
     services for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and support 
     host communities. The strategy shall also describe actions 
     taken or planned to be taken by international organizations 
     to support such activities. The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on such strategy not later than 30 
     days after enactment of the Act.
       Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.--The bill provides 
     $58,000,000 for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. Such 
     funds are allocated according to the following table and 
     subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                   CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................       25,250
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........       25,250
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................        7,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Mexico.--The bill provides $162,660,000 for assistance for 
     Mexico. Such funds are allocated according to the following 
     table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                 MEXICO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................       45,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........      110,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,160
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................        5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Secretary of State shall follow the directive under 
     this section in the Senate report regarding Foreign Military 
     Financing Program assistance for Mexico. The Secretary of 
     State should not submit the report directed under this 
     section in the House report regarding Mexico.
       Other Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean.--
     Funds provided for assistance for Peru should support 
     counternarcotics programs. Additional funds should be made 
     available to expand such programs if the Government of Peru 
     decides to implement them in the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene, 
     and Mantaro Rivers.
       Funds provided for Western Hemisphere regional security 
     cooperation are in addition to amounts otherwise provided for 
     bilateral and regional programs under International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement.
       Section 7046.--Europe and Eurasia (modified)
       Georgia.--The Act provides not less than $127,025,000 for 
     assistance for Georgia. Such funds are allocated according to 
     the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                                 GEORGIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia............       83,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........        5,700
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,100
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................       35,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to submitting the report required under 
     this heading in the House report.
       Ukraine.--The Act provides not less than $445,700,000 for 
     assistance for Ukraine. Within this total, funds are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                                 UKRAINE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia............      250,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........       30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            15,000
 Programs..................................................
International Military Education and Training..............        2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................      115,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill includes additional assistance under Global Health 
     Programs.
       Turkey.--Subsection (d)(2) requires the Secretary of State 
     to update the report required by Public Law 115-232. Such 
     report is in lieu of the report directed in the Senate report 
     regarding the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system.
       The report required under this section in the Senate report 
     related to American citizens held under wrongful or unlawful 
     prolonged detention in Turkey shall also include the same 
     information for any case involving such detention of locally 
     employed staff of the Department of State or USAID in Turkey.
       Other Assistance for Europe and Eurasia.--The bill includes 
     funding at levels consistent with prior years to further the 
     economic, social development, and reconciliation goals of 
     Public Law 99-415.
       Section 7047. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression 
     (modified)
       Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Act provides not 
     less than $275,000,000 for the Countering Russian Influence 
     Fund, which is in addition to amounts made available for 
     bilateral assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia and 
     Central Asia. Such funds are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                    COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia............       75,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement........       62,500
International Military Education and Training..............        5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.........................      132,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       In allocating funds for countries that are members of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the European Union, the 
     Secretary of State should consider the degree to which such 
     countries may be vulnerable to influence by the Russian 
     Federation and their economic and technical capability to 
     effectively respond to aggression by the Russian Federation.
       In lieu of the directive in the Senate report under this 
     heading concerning Russia reporting requirements, the 
     Secretary of State

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     shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2) and 
     (e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of 
     Public Law 113-76) not later than 45 days after enactment of 
     the Act.
       Section 7048. United Nations (modified)
       The Secretary of State shall include information on an 
     organization-by-organization basis in the report submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a). Such report should also include 
     recommendations for reducing travel costs and improving the 
     oversight of travel at such entities.
       Section 7049. Law Enforcement and Security (new)
       Section 7049 consolidates a number of provisions carried in 
     prior Acts and contains new provisions related to law 
     enforcement and security.
       Security Force Professionalization.--Funds made available 
     under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(5) shall be made available to 
     increase partner capacity to collect, track, and analyze data 
     on arbitrary arrest, abuse of detainees, and harm to 
     civilians resulting from law enforcement operations of the 
     respective government, including to apply lessons learned to 
     future law enforcement activities, and to enhance 
     investigative capacity, transparency, and accountability. 
     Funds made available under Peacekeeping Operations pursuant 
     to such subsection shall be made available to increase 
     partner capacity to collect, track, and analyze data on 
     civilian casualties resulting from military operations of the 
     respective government, including to apply lessons learned to 
     future operations, and to enhance investigative capacity, 
     transparency, and accountability.
       International Prison Conditions.--Subsection (b)(3) 
     provides funding for assistance to eliminate inhumane 
     conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, 
     including access to safe drinking water and sanitation, food, 
     and medical care, and to address other basic needs and 
     protect the due process rights of prisoners and detainees. 
     Assistance should be prioritized for countries in Central 
     America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and 
     Southeast Asia.
       Section 7050. Arms Trade Treaty (unchanged)
       Section 7051. International Conferences (unchanged)
       Section 7052. Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use 
     (modified)
       The Act includes authority permitting the Secretary of 
     State to seek reimbursement for less than the full cost of 
     providing air transport to Federal or non-Federal personnel 
     in Department-owned or leased aircraft, including in 
     Afghanistan. Not later than 180 days after enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the cost of providing air 
     transport services in Afghanistan since conception of the 
     program, including a history of annual costs, factors 
     contributing to any growth in cost, and the Department's 
     efforts to seek reimbursement for transporting other Federal 
     and non-Federal personnel.
       Section 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by 
     Foreign Governments (unchanged)
       Section 7054. International Monetary Fund (unchanged)
       Section 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7056. Disability Programs (unchanged)
       Section 7057. United States Agency for International 
     Development Management (unchanged)
       Section 7058. Global Health Activities (modified)
       Subsection (d) repurposes $38,000,000 for USAID to carry 
     out programs to accelerate the capacities of targeted 
     countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
     disease outbreaks, and $2,000,000 for an additional amount 
     for the Emergency Reserve Fund to enable the United States 
     and the international public health community to respond 
     rapidly to emerging health threats.
       The strategy required in this section of the explanatory 
     statement of division K of Public Law 115-141 is more than 60 
     days overdue and shall be submitted as described and in an 
     expeditious manner.
       Section 7059. Gender Equality (unchanged)
       Section 7060. Sector Allocations (modified)
       Environment Programs.--Subsection (c) includes authority 
     for environment programs, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Additionally, 
     subsection (c) states that none of the funds in the Act are 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for a contribution, 
     grant, or other payment to the Green Climate Fund.
       Funds for certain bilateral environment programs are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                          ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                          Programs                            Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andean Amazon..............................................       20,500
Brazilian Amazon...........................................       11,000
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment........       40,000
    USAID..................................................     [21,900]
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service................     [18,100]
Guatemala/Belize...........................................        5,000
    USAID..................................................      [3,500]
    Department of the Interior.............................      [1,500]
Lacey Act..................................................        2,500
United States Fish and Wildlife Service....................       10,900
    Great apes.............................................      [5,000]
    Migratory bird conservation............................        [750]
    Endangered sea turtles.................................        [150]
United States Forest Service...............................        6,000
USAID/Indonesia Orangutan program..........................        2,750
Toxic chemicals............................................        7,000
Waste recycling............................................        7,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act and prior 
     to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     (USFWS), Director of the United States Forest Service (USFS), 
     and Secretary of Interior shall consult with the Committees 
     on Appropriations on the uses of such funds.
       Funds included for USFWS, USFS, and the Department of the 
     Interior (DOI) shall be provided through direct transfers 
     pursuant to section 632(a) of the FAA not later than 90 days 
     after enactment of the Act. Prior to such transfers, the 
     USFWS, USFS, and DOI shall submit spend plans to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and to USAID detailing the 
     planned uses of such funds and expected programmatic results.
       The bill includes not less than fiscal year 2017 levels for 
     USAID Great Apes programs.
       The Act includes not less than $90,664,000 to combat 
     wildlife poaching and trafficking, of which not less than 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to combat 
     rhinoceros poaching primarily for site-based, anti-poaching 
     activities to address immediate requirements.
       The bill includes $5,000,000 for tropical forest 
     conservation in Guatemala and Belize and the preservation of 
     archaeological sites in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), of 
     which not less than $1,500,000 shall be provided to the DOI 
     by direct transfer. The bill does not support funding for 
     road construction or logging activities in national parks or 
     the MBR, except for community forest concessions in the MBR.
       The bill supports funding for renewable energy and 
     adaptation programs as specified in the table entitled 
     ``Funding for Environment and Energy Programs'' in the Senate 
     report.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator and the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     the United States Government strategies in the manner 
     described under section 7060 in the Senate report.
       Reconciliation Programs.--In lieu of the directives on 
     reconciliation programs in the House and Senate reports, 
     $30,000,000 is included for people-to-people reconciliation 
     programs to be carried out in a manner consistent with long-
     standing congressional intent. Not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of the Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of 
     such funds and the amounts to be made available for such 
     purposes.
       Trafficking in Persons.--The Act includes not less than 
     $80,822,000 for programs and activities to combat trafficking 
     in persons internationally, including $13,822,000 provided 
     under Diplomatic Programs for the Office to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking in Persons, and not less than $67,000,000 
     from funds made available under titles III and IV. Of such 
     amounts, not less than $45,000,000 is made available under 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and a 
     total of $22,000,000 is included under Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia, Development Assistance, and 
     Economic Support Fund for these purposes.
       Within the amounts made available under International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, $36,000,000 is to be 
     administered by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     in Persons. The bill includes $5,000,000 for child protection 
     compacts, pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000, as amended by Public Law 113-4, which may be made 
     available following consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       Funds designated for programs to end modern slavery in the 
     table under International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement in title IV are in addition to funds allocated to 
     combat trafficking in persons pursuant to this section and 
     shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
       Water and Sanitation.--Funds made available for water and 
     sanitation programs shall be implemented in accordance with 
     the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 
     (Public Law 113-289). In furtherance of the mandate of the 
     Water for the World Act to provide sustainable access to 
     clean water and sanitation for the world's poorest people and 
     in order to promote transparency and accountability, not 
     later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the USAID 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the specific weighting of criteria in the WASH 
     Needs Index and an explanation of how it is used to 
     prioritize funding that is proportionate to the needs of a 
     country for water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.
       Section 7061. Enterprise Funds (unchanged)
       Section 7062. Impact on Jobs in the United States 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7063. Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
     (unchanged)
       Section 7064. Inspectors General (unchanged)
       Section 7065. Global Internet Freedom (modified)
       The Act provides not less than $60,500,000 for programs to 
     promote Internet freedom globally. Funds for such activities 
     appropriated in title III of the Act are allocated according 
     to the following table and subject to section 7019 of the 
     Act:

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                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund......................................       22,025
    Near East Regional Democracy...........................     [16,750]
Democracy Fund (Department of State).......................       14,000
Democracy Fund (USAID).....................................        3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia............        5,975
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       In addition to funds made available in title III, the bill 
     also includes $15,000,000 for Internet freedom under 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, including $13,800,000 for 
     International Broadcasting Operations for programs and 
     $1,200,000 for the associated personnel costs of RFA.
       Section 7066. Multi-Year Pledges (unchanged)
       Section 7067. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (modified)
       Section 7068. Extradition (unchanged)
       Section 7069. War Crimes Tribunals (unchanged)
       Section 7070. Budget Documents (modified)
       Spend Plans.--The Secretary of State or USAID 
     Administrator, as applicable, shall submit each spend plan 
     required by subsection (b) with all planned accounts, 
     countries, programs, and activities. Partial spend plans will 
     not be considered complete for the purposes of this 
     requirement. Any funds notified pursuant to paragraph (3) 
     shall be noted in the subsequent spend plan.
       Section 7045 of the Act provides additional guidance for 
     spend plans submitted for assistance for Colombia and the 
     countries in Central America.
       Section 7071. Stabilization and Development in Regions 
     Impacted by Extremism and Conflict (modified)
       Relief and Recovery Fund.--The Act provides not less than 
     $200,000,000 for the RRF, of which $85,000,000 is under 
     Economic Support Fund, $25,000,000 is under International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, $25,000,000 is under 
     Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs, $40,000,000 is under Peacekeeping Operations, and 
     $25,000,000 is under Foreign Military Financing Program.
       In addition to prior year funds from the RRF made available 
     by subsection (b)(3) for Jordan and Tunisia, funds 
     appropriated in prior Acts that are made available for the 
     RRF should also be made available for assistance for Lebanon 
     and for countries in East and West Africa, the Sahel, and the 
     Lake Chad Basin region.
       Funds made available for the RRF shall be made available, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, on a cost-matching basis 
     from sources other than the United States Government.
       Prevention of Failed States Through Public-Private 
     Partnerships.--Subsection (c) makes up to $10,000,000 
     available to develop and implement a public-private 
     partnerships program to accelerate a coherent approach to 
     development in fragile states and states threatened or 
     adversely impacted by economic and political instability or 
     violent extremism, which shall be in addition to other 
     bilateral assistance for such states.
       In implementing such public-private partnership program, 
     the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall: (1) 
     ensure the program is fully integrated and consistent with 
     the development strategy for recipient countries; (2) require 
     the central government to commit to implementation of such 
     program in a transparent and accountable manner; (3) 
     prioritize the participation of local organizations in 
     participating as implementers and provide for the training 
     and mentoring of such organizations; and (4) coordinate and 
     ensure complementarity with other bilateral and regional 
     programs funded by the Act and prior Acts, and with other 
     development and security programs conducted by other 
     Federal agencies and international donors.
       Prior to the obligation of funds made available by the Act 
     for such program, the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations detailing: (1) the states potentially 
     eligible for the program; (2) the requirements of the central 
     governments for participation in the program and program 
     conditionality, if any; and (3) benchmarks to measure the 
     effectiveness of such program.
       Countering Violent Extremism in Asia.--USAID's Regional 
     Development Mission for Asia shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the design and implementation 
     of programs to counter violent extremism in Asia, including 
     within, and among, Buddhist communities in Burma, Cambodia, 
     Laos, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Thailand, and Vietnam.
       Section 7072. United Nations Population Fund (unchanged)
       Section 7073. Reorganization and Information Technology 
     (modified)
       Funds made available by the Act are provided in the amounts 
     necessary for, and for the purposes of, maintaining the on-
     board Foreign Service and Civil Service staff levels of the 
     Department of State and USAID at not less than the levels as 
     of December 31, 2017. This assumes such levels reflect 
     minimum necessary hiring, and the Secretary of State and 
     USAID Administrator should work with the Committees on 
     Appropriations to increase hiring above such levels, as 
     appropriate. The explanatory statement accompanying division 
     K of Public Law 115-141 contains a similar directive, with 
     which the Department of State and USAID have not complied.
       The bill assumes sufficient funding for introductory 
     classes for the Department of State Foreign Service (A-100 
     classes) at the pre-fiscal year 2017 rate, and the Secretary 
     of State shall continue such classes in such manner. The 
     Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act 
     on the schedule for the A-100 classes.
       Pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the notification shall 
     include: (1) a detailed description of, and justification 
     for, the proposed action, including any policies or 
     procedures currently or expected to be used to implement 
     Executive Order 13781; (2) the current organizational chart, 
     showing the operating units of the respective department, 
     agency or organization and a brief description of each 
     operating unit; the number of employees for each operating 
     unit; the proposed new organizational chart with descriptions 
     of each new operating unit; and the number of employees once 
     the proposed reorganization is complete; (3) an assessment of 
     how the proposed action will improve the efficiency, 
     effectiveness, performance, and accountability (including 
     through modernizing information technology platforms and 
     streamlining administrative functions) of the department, 
     agency, or organization; (4) an analysis of the impact of any 
     such change on the ability to advance the national interest 
     of the United States through diplomacy and development, and 
     to conduct adequate monitoring and oversight of foreign 
     assistance programs, and any legislative change necessary to 
     implement such proposals; (5) the estimated cost, including 
     for design, implementation, facilities, and personnel for 
     fiscal years 2019 and 2020; (6) the estimated timeline to 
     complete the proposed action; and (7) an assessment of any 
     cost savings and efficiencies achieved through implementation 
     of each element of the proposed action.
       The USAID Administrator shall update, as appropriate and in 
     writing, the Committees on Appropriations if implementing the 
     recommendations and conclusions of the Foreign Assistance 
     Review (FAR) would affect the information or proposed changes 
     in USAID ``Reorg CNs #1-9''.
       In addition, not later than 60 days after completion of the 
     FAR, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
     the anticipated impact of the FAR on Department of State and 
     USAID programs and operations in future fiscal year budget 
     requests.
       Pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A), the report shall include 
     the following information on a quarterly basis: (1) actual 
     obligations to date for all implementation costs associated 
     with ``Reorg CNs #1-9'' by the categories detailed in USAID's 
     response to the Committees on Appropriations on October 30, 
     2018, to include the salaries and benefits of United States 
     Direct Hire employees working directly on implementation of 
     each reorganization and the source of such funding; (2) a 
     project status and projected timeline for each of the 
     reorganizations based on the milestones and timelines 
     provided to the Committees on Appropriations on October 30, 
     2018; and (3) actual and anticipated United States Direct 
     Hire workforce level changes by bureau and operating unit as 
     a result of the reorganizations, including staffing shifts 
     between functions.
       Not later than 60 days after completion of the zero-based 
     budgeting and personnel staffing exercise being conducted in 
     support of USAID's transformation initiative, the USAID 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a detailed report that includes: (1) a summary 
     of the operating and personnel costs, including such costs 
     that are paid from program funds, of each operating unit, 
     overseas mission, or overseas office prior to transformation; 
     (2) an estimate of such costs for each operating unit, 
     overseas mission, or overseas office after transformation; 
     and (3) a comparison of the total operating cost of the 
     Agency prior to, and after, transformation detailed by 
     Overseas Missions costs, Washington Support costs, and 
     Central Support costs, and their subcategories.
       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, which shall include any changes to the guiding 
     principles and metrics to support such efforts, and on other 
     matters related to the implementation plan required by 
     section 7069(b) of division K of Public Law 115-141.
       Not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act, the 
     Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees an updated 
     implementation plan on country transitions from assistance, 
     as required by section 7069(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 
     115-141.
       The waiver authority and notification requirement of 
     section 7015(e) of this Act shall apply to the requirements 
     of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       Section 7074. Rescissions (modified)
       Section 7075. John S. McCain Scholars Program (new)
       The bill includes $1,600,000 for three scholarship and 
     fellowship programs in honor of the late Senator John S. 
     McCain for the purposes outlined in, and the amounts 
     specified under, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs 
     in the Senate report.
       Section 7076. Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (new)
       The Department of State is directed to create and implement 
     a system of prioritization

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     applicants based on the threats they face and after reviewing 
     the facts of each case, giving appropriate consideration to 
     those applicants who, during their qualifying service, 
     assisted in combat operations.
       Section 7077. Saudi Arabia (new)
       The Act does not include the following general provisions 
     from division K of Public Law 115-141: Section 7056, Section 
     7064, Section 7069, and Section 7080.

                               TITLE VIII

        OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The Act provides an additional $3,225,971,000 for 
     Diplomatic Programs, of which $2,626,122,000 is for WSP, for 
     the extraordinary costs of operations and security, including 
     in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, areas of unrest, and high 
     threat and high risk posts, which is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to BBEDCA.
       Within the total, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
     other agencies to support operations in, and assistance for, 
     Afghanistan. The Secretary of State shall include in the 
     operating plan required by section 7070(a) of the Act a 
     description of any funds transferred to other agencies in 
     support of Afghanistan operations, including projected 
     transfer amounts and the number of staff supported by each 
     agency, and operating levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and 
     Iraq.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The Act provides an additional $54,900,000 for Office of 
     Inspector General for the SIGAR, which is designated for OCO/
     GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

                      International Organizations


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The Act provides an additional $96,240,000 for 
     Contributions to International Organizations for the 
     extraordinary costs of United Nations missions, including in 
     Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Somalia, which is designated 
     for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The Act provides an additional $988,656,000 for 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities for 
     peacekeeping operations, including in the Middle East and 
     Africa, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The Act provides an additional $158,067,000 for Operating 
     Expenses for the extraordinary costs of operations in 
     countries in conflict and areas of instability and violence, 
     including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, which is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   International Disaster Assistance

       The Act provides an additional $584,278,000 for 
     International Disaster Assistance for the extraordinary costs 
     of the United States response to international disasters and 
     crises, including those resulting from conflict, which is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to USAID 
     not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.


                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

       The Act provides an additional $62,043,000 for Transition 
     Initiatives for the extraordinary costs of assistance for 
     conflict countries and countries emerging from conflict, 
     which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

       The Act provides an additional $1,172,336,000 for Economic 
     Support Fund for the extraordinary costs of assistance for 
     countries in conflict and areas of instability and violence, 
     including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and countries in the Middle 
     East and Africa, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     BBEDCA.

                          Department of State


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

       The Act provides an additional $1,404,124,000 for Migration 
     and Refugee Assistance for the extraordinary costs to respond 
     to refugee crises overseas, which is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to BBEDCA.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State


                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

       The Act provides an additional $325,213,000 for 
     Peacekeeping Operations for the extraordinary costs of 
     peacekeeping requirements, including the United States share 
     of the UN Support Office in Somalia, which is designated for 
     OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

       The Act provides an additional $229,372,000 for Foreign 
     Military Financing Program for the extraordinary costs of 
     assistance for countries in conflict and areas of instability 
     and violence, including to counter Russian influence and 
     aggression, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     BBEDCA.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Section 8001. Additional Appropriations
       This section clarifies that amounts appropriated by this 
     title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in the Act for fiscal year 2019.
     Section 8002. Extension of Authorities and Conditions
       This section requires that the authorities and conditions 
     applicable to funding elsewhere in the Act are applicable to 
     funds in this title.
     Section 8003. Transfer of Funds
       Subsection (a) provides certain transfer authorities for 
     funds appropriated by this title in the Act.
       Subsection (b) provides authority for the Secretary of 
     State to transfer funds appropriated by this title in the Act 
     under Peacekeeping Operations and Foreign Military Financing 
     Program in an amount that shall not exceed $7,500,000 to 
     Global Security Contingency Fund.
       Subsection (c) requires that any transfers pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may only be exercised to address 
     contingencies.
       Subsection (d) requires that the transfer authority 
     provided by subsections (a) and (b) is subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations.
     Section 8004. Rescission
       This section rescinds $301,200,000 from unobligated 
     balances from amounts made available under Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs in title II of the Security Assistance 
     Appropriations Act, 2017, which is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to BBEDCA.

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DIVISION F--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

                        CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

       Unless otherwise noted, the language and allocations set 
     forth in the House report (House Report 115-750) and the 
     Senate report (Senate Report 115-268) carry the same weight 
     as language included in this statement and should be complied 
     with unless specifically addressed to the contrary in this 
     division or statement. House report language and Senate 
     report language, neither of which is changed by this 
     statement, is a result of the 2019 appropriations agreement. 
     This statement, while repeating some report language for 
     emphasis, does not intend to negate the language referred to 
     above unless expressly provided herein. In cases where the 
     House or the Senate has directed the submission of a report, 
     such report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations. The Department of 
     Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development are directed to notify the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations seven days prior to the 
     announcement of a new program, initiative, or authority. Any 
     reprogramming requests must be submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than June 30, 2019.

                 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       Infrastructure.--No modification of the next Conditions and 
     Performance report required under 23 U.S.C. 503(b)(8) and 49 
     U.S.C. 308(e) is directed.

                        Office of the Secretary


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $113,910,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Secretary. No specific cap on 
     Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) either in total or by individual 
     office is included.
       Service animals.--House direction regarding the review of 
     airline modifications to service animal policies is 
     reiterated, as is direction included in the Senate report 
     within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Operations 
     account expecting the Department to work with stakeholders 
     regarding regulations defining types of service animals.
       Army Corps of Engineers Reorganization.--The Department of 
     Transportation is not provided with resources to undertake 
     any reorganization or planning efforts related to a transfer 
     of functions from the Army Corps of Engineers to the 
     Department of Transportation.


                        RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

       The bill provides $8,471,000 for research and technology, 
     of which $2,218,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2021.


                  NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

       The bill provides $900,000,000 for national infrastructure 
     investments, to remain available until September 30, 2021. 
     Not more than 50 percent of funds awarded shall be for 
     projects located in a rural area with a population of less 
     than 200,000 and not more than 50 percent shall be for 
     projects located in an urban or suburban area with a 
     population of more than 200,000. Although still eligible for 
     an award, no minimum amount of funding is directed for 
     projects located in and around major seaports. The criteria 
     to be used for grant awards is not directed to be the same 
     criteria from the fiscal year 2016 Notice of Funding 
     Opportunity (NOFO); instead, the Secretary is directed to use 
     the same criteria from the fiscal year 2017 NOFO as published 
     in the Federal Register on September 7, 2017 to make award 
     decisions with the exception of the use of Federal share or 
     an applicant's ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a 
     selection criteria in awarding projects. The Secretary is not 
     directed to prioritize multimodal projects and projects on 
     major corridors of the national freight network when awarding 
     projects in urbanized areas. The Secretary is not directed to 
     prioritize applications for bridge replacement and 
     rehabilitation projects, including off-system bridges, or to 
     prioritize applications that demonstrate cost savings by 
     bundling multiple rural bridge projects into a single 
     proposal, when awarding projects in a rural area.


     NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU

       The bill provides $5,000,000 for the national surface 
     transportation and innovative finance bureau, to remain 
     available until expended. The bureau is directed to carry out 
     its various responsibilities including administration of 
     grants and loans provided through the Infrastructure for 
     Rebuilding America (INFRA) program within this amount. The 
     bureau is not expected to administer the maritime guaranteed 
     loan (title XI) program.


                      FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

       The bill provides $2,000,000 for the financial management 
     capital program, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020. The funding provided is sufficient to carry out Data 
     Act compliance requirements at the Department in fiscal year 
     2019.


                       CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

       The bill provides $15,000,000 for departmental cyber 
     security initiatives, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020.


                         OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

       The bill provides $9,470,000 for the office of civil 
     rights.


           TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The bill provides $7,879,000 for planning, research and 
     development activities, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $1,000,000 is for the Interagency Infrastructure 
     Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC).


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       The bill limits expenditures for working capital fund 
     activities to $319,793,000. The $115,910,000 limitation 
     increase is provided to support the Department's shared 
     services initiative in commodity information technology.


               MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

       The bill provides $500,000 for the minority business 
     resource center program.


       SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND OUTREACH

       The bill provides $3,488,000 for small and disadvantaged 
     business utilization and outreach, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020.


                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $175,000,000 for payments to air carriers 
     to remain available until expended.


  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

       Section 101 prohibits funds available to the Department of 
     Transportation from being obligated for the Office of the 
     Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or 
     reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to 
     the modal administrations, except for activities underway on 
     the date of enactment of his Act, unless such assessments or 
     agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process 
     for Congressional notification.
       Section 102 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
     post on the internet a schedule of all Council on Credit and 
     Finance meetings, agendas, and meeting minutes.
       Section 103 allows the Department of Transportation Working 
     Capital Fund to provide payments in advance to vendors for 
     the Federal transit pass fringe benefit program, and to 
     provide full or partial payments to, and to accept 
     reimbursements from, Federal agencies for transit benefit 
     distribution services.

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                               OPERATIONS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $10,410,758,000 for the operations of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to remain available 
     until September 30, 2020. Of the total amount provided, 
     $9,833,400,000 is to be derived from the airport and airway 
     trust fund. Funds are distributed in the bill by budget 
     activity.
       The following table compares the agreement to the levels 
     proposed in the budget request by activity:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Conference
                                      Budget Request       Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Traffic Organization..........     $7,495,690,000     $7,841,720,000
Aviation Safety...................      1,276,255,000      1,336,969,000
Commercial Space Transportation...         21,578,000         24,949,000
Finance and management............        771,010,000        816,398,000
NextGen and operations planning...         58,536,000         61,258,000
Security and Hazardous Materials          105,558,000        114,165,000
 Safety...........................
Staff offices.....................        202,685,000        215,299,000
    Total.........................      9,931,312,000     10,410,758,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Unmanned aircraft systems.--The bill provides $56,000,000 
     for unmanned aircraft systems integration (UAS) activities 
     within the operations account, to be distributed as follows: 
     $27,375,000 for the Air Traffic Organization; $27,375,000 for 
     Aviation Safety; $750,000 for Security and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety; and $500,000 for the Office of 
     Communications within staff offices.
       UAS integration pilot program.--The FAA is directed to 
     enter into additional UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) 
     agreements with state, local and tribal governments. However, 
     the FAA is directed to undertake these activities without 
     incurring additional costs through grants or cooperative 
     agreements, and is directed to submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the expected 
     annual costs of the program prior to entering into additional 
     IPP agreements. The FAA should prioritize all 
     congressional mandates prior to expanding the IPP program.
       NextGen Report.--The FAA is directed to include information 
     on the implementation of NextGen capabilities at commercial 
     service airports when it publishes its annual NextGen 
     Implementation Plan as required under section 208 of Public 
     Law 112-95.


                        FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $3,000,000,000 for facilities and 
     equipment. Of the total amount available, $512,823,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2020; $2,372,127,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2021; and $115,050,000 is 
     available until expended.
       The following table provides details by program:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Conference
                                     Budget Request        Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Activity 1--Engineering,
 Development, Test and
 Evaluation
    Advanced Technology           $33,000,000........        $33,000,000
     Development and Prototyping.
    William J. Hughes Technical   21,000,000.........         21,000,000
     Center Laboratory
     Sustainment.
    William J. Hughes Technical   12,000,000.........         15,000,000
     Center Infrastructure
     Sustainment.
    Separation Management         16,589,000.........         16,000,000
     Portfolio.
    Traffic Flow Management       14,000,000.........         14,000,000
     Portfolio.
    On Demand NAS Portfolio.....  20,500,000.........         21,000,000
    NAS Infrastructure Portfolio  13,500,000.........         20,000,000
    NextGen Support Portfolio...  12,800,000.........         12,800,000
    Unmanned Aircraft Systems     14,000,000.........         25,000,000
     (UAS).
    Enterprise, Concept           9,500,000..........         16,500,000
     Development, Human Factors,
     & Demonstrations Portfolio.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        TOTAL ACTIVITY 1........  166,889,000........        194,300,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
Activity 2--Air Traffic Control
 Facilities and Equipment
    a. En Route Programs
        En Route Automation       102,050,000........        115,250,000
         Modernization (ERAM)--
         System Enhancements and
         Tech Refresh.
        En Route Communications   1,650,000..........          1,650,000
         Gateway (ECG).
        Next Generation Weather   5,500,000..........          7,500,000
         Radar (NEXRAD)--Provide.
        Air Route Traffic         88,050,000.........         88,050,000
         Control Center (ARTCC)
         & Combined Control
         Facility (CCF) Building
         Improvements.
        Air Traffic Management    6,200,000..........         12,055,000
         (ATM).
        Air/Ground                10,541,000.........          8,750,000
         Communications
         Infrastructure.
        Air Traffic Control En    6,600,000..........          6,600,000
         Route Radar Facilities
         Improvements.
        Voice Switching and       11,400,000.........         11,400,000
         Control System (VSCS).
        Oceanic Automation        17,500,000.........         23,100,000
         System.
        Next Generation Very      50,000,000.........         60,000,000
         High Frequency Air/
         Ground Communications
         (NEXCOM).
        System-Wide Information   58,807,000.........         55,300,000
         Management.
        ADS-B NAS Wide            123,748,000........        139,150,000
         Implementation.
        Collaborative Air         17,700,000.........         17,700,000
         Traffic Management
         Technologies.
        Time Based Flow           21,150,000.........         28,150,000
         Management Portfolio.
        NextGen Weather           24,650,000.........         28,650,000
         Processors.
        Airborne Collision        7,700,000..........          7,700,000
         Avoidance System X
         (ACASX).
        Data Communications in    113,850,000........        118,902,000
         Support of NG Air
         Transportation System.
        Non-Continental United    14,000,000.........         14,000,000
         States (Non-CONUS)
         Automation.
        Reduced Oceanic           ...................         17,500,000
         Separation.
        En Route Service          1,000,000..........          1,000,000
         Improvements.
        Commercial Space          7,000,000..........          9,000,000
         Integration.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal En Route         689,096,000........        771,407,000
         Programs.
                                 ---------------------------------------
    b. Terminal Programs
        Airport Surface           ...................          2,500,000
         Detection Equipment--
         Model X (ASDE-X).
        Terminal Doppler Weather  4,500,000..........          4,500,000
         Radar (TDWR)--Provide.
        Standard Terminal         66,900,000.........         66,900,000
         Automation Replacement
         System (STARS) (TAMR
         Phase 1).
        Terminal Automation       9,012,000..........          8,000,000
         Modernization/
         Replacement Program
         (TAMR Phase 3).
        Terminal Automation       8,500,000..........          8,500,000
         Program.
        Terminal Air Traffic      19,200,000.........         19,200,000
         Control Facilities--
         Replace.
        ATCT/Terminal Radar       95,850,000.........         95,850,000
         Approach Control
         (TRACON) Facilities--
         Improve.
        Terminal Voice Switch     9,574,000..........         10,000,000
         Replacement (TVSR).
        NAS Facilities OSHA and   41,900,000.........         41,900,000
         Environmental Standards
         Compliance.
        Airport Surveillance      12,800,000.........         12,800,000
         Radar (ASR-9).
        Terminal Digital Radar    1,000,000..........          1,000,000
         (ASR-11) Technology
         Refresh and Mobile
         Airport Surveillance
         Radar (MASR).
        Runway Status Lights....  2,000,000..........          2,000,000
        National Airspace System  43,150,000.........         43,150,000
         Voice System (NVS).
        Integrated Display        19,459,000.........         18,000,000
         System (IDS).
        Remote Monitoring and     18,100,000.........         18,100,000
         Logging System (RMLS).
        Mode S Service Life       15,400,000.........         15,400,000
         Extension Program
         (SLEP).
        Terminal Flight Data      119,250,000........        119,250,000
         Manager (TFDM).
        National Air Space (NAS)  14,000,000.........         14,000,000
         Voice Recorder Program
         (NVRP).
        Integrated Terminal       2,100,000..........          2,100,000
         Weather System (ITWS).
        Performance Based         20,000,000.........         20,000,000
         Navigation & Metroplex
         Portfolio.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Terminal         522,695,000........        523,150,000
         Programs.
                                 ---------------------------------------
    c. Flight Service Programs
        Aviation Surface          10,976,000.........         10,000,000
         Observation System
         (ASOS).
        Future Flight Services    10,100,000.........         10,100,000
         Program.
        Alaska Flight Service     2,650,000..........          2,650,000
         Facility Modernization
         (AFSFM).
        Weather Camera Program..  1,100,000..........          1,100,000
        Juneau Airport Wind       1,000,000..........          1,000,000
         System (JAWS)--
         Technology Refresh.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Flight Service   25,826,000.........         24,850,000
         Programs.
                                 ---------------------------------------
    d. Landing and Navigational
     Aids Program
        VHF Omnidirectional       15,000,000.........         20,000,000
         Radio Range (VOR)
         Minimum Operating
         Network (MON).
        Instrument Landing        ...................         25,000,000
         System (ILS)--Establish.
        Wide Area Augmentation    96,320,000.........         96,320,000
         System (WAAS) for GPS.
        Instrument Flight         1,400,000..........          1,400,000
         Procedures Automation
         (IFPA).
        Runway Safety Areas--     2,000,000..........          2,000,000
         Navigational Mitigation.
        NAVAIDS Monitoring        3,000,000..........          3,000,000
         Equipment.
        Landing and Lighting      42,372,000.........         31,000,000
         Portfolio.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Landing and      160,092,000........        178,720,000
         Navigational Aids
         Programs.
                                 ---------------------------------------
    e. Other ATC Facilities
     Programs
        Fuel Storage Tank         25,700,000.........         25,700,000
         Replacement and
         Management.

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        Unstaffed Infrastructure  51,050,000.........         51,050,000
         Sustainment.
        Aircraft Related          13,000,000.........         13,000,000
         Equipment Program.
        Airport Cable Loop        10,000,000.........         10,000,000
         Systems--Sustained
         Support.
        Alaskan Satellite         16,300,000.........         16,300,000
         Telecommunications
         Infrastructure (ASTI).
        Facilities                9,000,000..........          9,000,000
         Decommissioning.
        Electrical Power          140,834,000........        140,700,000
         Systems--Sustain/
         Support.
        Energy Management and     2,400,000..........          2,400,000
         Compliance (EMC).
        Child Care Center         1,000,000..........          1,000,000
         Sustainment.
        FAA Telecommunications    6,700,000..........         40,000,000
         Infrastructure.
        Data Visualization,       4,500,000..........          4,500,000
         Analysis and Reporting
         System (DVARS).
        TDM-to-IP Migration.....  3,000,000..........         38,000,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Other ATC        283,484,000........        351,650,000
         Facilities Programs.
                                 ---------------------------------------
            TOTAL ACTIVITY 2....  1,681,193,000......      1,849,777,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
Activity 3--Non-Air Traffic
 Control Facilities and
 Equipment
    a. Support Equipment
        Hazardous Materials       29,800,000.........         29,800,000
         Management.
        Aviation Safety Analysis  18,899,000.........         18,700,000
         System (ASAS).
        National Air Space (NAS)  12,200,000.........         12,000,000
         Recovery Communications
         (RCOM).
        Facility Security Risk    18,608,000.........         17,800,000
         Management.
        Information Security....  16,000,000.........         20,900,000
        System Approach for       25,400,000.........         25,400,000
         Safety Oversight (SASO).
        Aviation Safety           6,000,000..........          6,000,000
         Knowledge Management
         Environment (ASKME).
        Aerospace Medical         14,078,000.........         14,000,000
         Equipment Needs (AMEN).
        System Safety Management  14,700,000.........         14,200,000
         Portfolio.
        National Test Equipment   5,000,000..........          5,000,000
         Program.
        Mobile Assets Management  2,216,000..........          2,200,000
         Program.
        Aerospace Medicine        16,100,000.........         16,100,000
         Safety Information
         Systems (AMSIS).
        Tower Simulation System   500,000............            500,000
         (TSS) Technology
         Refresh.
        Logistics Support         7,100,000..........          7,100,000
         Systems and Facilities
         (LSSF).
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Support          186,601,000........        189,700,000
         Equipment.
                                 ---------------------------------------
    b. Training, Equipment and
     Facilities
        Aeronautical Center       14,298,000.........         14,000,000
         Infrastructure
         Modernization.
        Distance Learning.......  1,000,000..........          1,000,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
        Subtotal Training,        15,298,000.........         15,000,000
         Equipment and
         Facilities.
                                 ---------------------------------------
            TOTAL ACTIVITY 3....  201,899,000........        204,700,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
Activity 4--Facilities and
 Equipment Mission Support
    a. System Support and
     Services
        System Engineering and    38,000,000.........         39,700,000
         Development Support.
        Program Support Leases..  47,000,000.........         47,000,000
        Logistics and             11,000,000.........         12,500,000
         Acquisition Support
         Services.
        Mike Monroney             20,200,000.........         20,200,000
         Aeronautical Center
         Leases.
        Transition Engineering    17,000,000.........         22,000,000
         Support.
        Technical Support         23,000,000.........         28,000,000
         Services Contract
         (TSSC).
        Resource Tracking         6,000,000..........          6,000,000
         Program (RTP).
        Center for Advanced       57,000,000.........         57,000,000
         Aviation System
         Development (CAASD).
        Aeronautical Information  6,819,000..........          5,000,000
         Management Program.
        Cross Agency NextGen      1,000,000..........          1,000,000
         Management.
                                 ---------------------------------------
            TOTAL ACTIVITY 4....  227,019,000........        238,400,000
                                 ---------------------------------------
Activity 5--Personnel and
 Related Expenses
    Personnel and Related         489,572,000........        512,823,000
     Expenses.
                                 ---------------------------------------
        TOTAL ALL ACTIVITIES....  2,766,572,000......      3,000,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Enterprise, concept development, human factors, & 
     demonstrations portfolio.--The bill provides $16,500,000 for 
     enterprise concept development, human factors and 
     demonstration portfolio and adopts Senate direction regarding 
     the expansion of remote tower technologies.
       Reduced Oceanic Separation.--The bill provides $17,500,000 
     for reduced oceanic separation and the FAA is encouraged to 
     work with industry partners to explore space-based ADS-B 
     technology-proving activities in the Caribbean airspace.
       Next generation very high frequency air/ground 
     communications (NEXCOM).--The bill provides $60,000,000 for 
     NEXCOM, a baseline increase of $10,000,000, and adopts House 
     direction regarding segment 2 radios.
       Next generation weather processor.--The bill provides 
     $28,650,000 for next generation weather processor to mitigate 
     the three year gap before the start of the work package 2 
     development currently in the FAA capital investment plan.
       National Airspace System Voice System (NVS).--The bill 
     provides $43,150,000 for NVS program. This funding may be 
     used to add additional capabilities compatible with NextGen 
     technology and ensure sustainment of legacy voice switches at 
     the NVS program continues development.
       VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) Minimum Operating 
     Network (MON).--The bill provides $20,000,000 is provided for 
     VOR MON, $10,000,000 of which is for VOR with distance 
     measuring equipment (DME) to continue the FAA's efforts to 
     address the aging infrastructure of en route navigational 
     aids through the FAA's acquisition management process.
       Telecommunications Infrastructure.--The bill provides 
     $40,000,000 for FAA telecommunications infrastructure, which 
     is $33,300,000 above the budget request. A portion of this 
     additional funding, as well as the funds provided for this 
     budget line item in fiscal year 2018, is to support the 
     replacement of obsolete infrastructure hardware and software.
       Time division multiplexing (TDM)-to-Internet Protocol (IP) 
     migration.--The bill provides $38,000,000 for TDM to IP 
     migration, including funds to convert additional locations 
     from TDM to IP ethernet through an open and competitive 
     process for any edge devices.


                 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $191,100,000 for the FAA's research, 
     engineering, and development activities, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2021.

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       The agreement provides the following levels for specific 
     programs:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Program                                  Budget Request        Conference Agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fire Research and Safety......................................               $4,867,000                7,200,000
Propulsion and Fuel Systems...................................                  555,000                2,100,000
Advanced Materials/Structural Safety..........................                2,300,000               14,720,000
Aircraft Icing/Digital System Safety..........................                7,684,000                9,253,000
Continued Airworthiness.......................................                4,969,000               11,269,000
Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research.............                    - - -                1,570,000
Flightdeck/Maintenance/System Integration Human Factors.......                5,052,000                7,305,000
System Safety Management......................................                  799,000                5,500,000
Air Traffic Control/Technical Operations Human Factors........                1,436,000                5,800,000
Aeromedical Research..........................................                3,875,000                9,080,000
Weather Program...............................................                6,580,000               15,476,000
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research............................                3,318,000               24,035,000
Alternative Fuels for General Aviation........................                    - - -                1,900,000
Commercial Space..............................................                2,500,000                2,500,000
    Total Safety..............................................               43,935,000              117,708,000
NextGen--Wake Turbulence......................................                3,519,000                6,831,000
NextGen--Air Ground Integration Human Factors.................                1,336,000                6,757,000
NextGen--Weather Technology in the Cockpit....................                1,525,000                3,644,000
NextGen--Flight Deck Data Exchange............................                1,035,000                1,035,000
NextGen--Information Security.................................                1,232,000                1,232,000
    Total Economic Competitiveness............................                8,647,000               19,499,000
Environment and Energy........................................               11,588,000               18,013,000
NextGen--Environmental Research--Aircraft Technologies, Fuels,                7,578,000               29,174,000
 and Metrics..................................................
    Total Environmental Sustainability........................               19,166,000               47,187,000
System Planning and Resource Management.......................                1,480,000                2,135,000
William J. Hughes Technical Center Laboratory Facility........                1,178,000                4,571,000
    Total Mission Support.....................................                2,658,000                6,706,000
        TOTAL.................................................               74,406,000              191,100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Advanced material/structural safety.--The bill provides 
     $14,720,000 for advanced material/structural safety, 
     including $6,000,000 to advance the use of new additive 
     materials (both metallic and non-metallic based additive 
     processes) into the commercial aviation industry, and 
     $4,000,000 to advance the use of fiber reinforced composite 
     material into the commercial aviation industry through the 
     FAA joint advanced materials and structures center of 
     excellence.
       Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research.--The bill 
     provides $24,035,000 for UAS research, including $12,035,000 
     for the UAS center of excellence in UAS research, $2,000,000 
     to expand the center's role in transportation disaster 
     preparedness and response, and $10,000,000 to support UAS 
     research activities at the FAA technical center and other FAA 
     facilities.
       UAS integration programs.--House and Senate direction 
     regarding the development of an Unmanned Traffic Management 
     (UTM) system, Low Altitude Authorization and Notification 
     Capability (LAANC), and the UTM Pilot Program is reiterated, 
     and the FAA is directed to provide the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations with a report and research plan 
     consistent with House and Senate direction no later than 120 
     days after enactment of this Act.
       Environmental sustainability.--The bill provides a total of 
     $47,187,000 for research related to environmental 
     sustainability that supports the CLEEN program, as well as 
     the center of excellence for alternative jet fuels and 
     environment. Within the total provided, the FAA is directed 
     to use $15,000,000 for the center of excellence.


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides an obligation limitation of 
     $3,350,000,000 and a liquidating cash appropriation of 
     $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. Within 
     the obligation limitation, the bill provides not more than 
     $112,600,000 for administrative expenses, no less than 
     $15,000,000 for the airport cooperative research program, no 
     less than $33,210,000 for airport technology research, and 
     $10,000,000 for the small community air service development 
     program.


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

       The bill provides $500,000,000 in new budget authority for 
     additional discretionary grants for airport construction 
     projects.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

       Section 110 allows no more than 600 technical staff-years 
     at the center for advanced aviation systems development.
       Section 111 prohibits funds for adopting guidelines or 
     regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide FAA 
     ``without cost'' building construction or space.
       Section 112 allows reimbursement for fees collected and 
     credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303.
       Section 113 allows reimbursement of funds for providing 
     technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities to be 
     credited to the operations account.
       Section 114 prohibits funds for Sunday premium pay unless 
     work was actually performed on a Sunday.
       Section 115 prohibits funds from being used to buy store 
     gift cards with Government issued credit cards.
       Section 116 prohibits funds from being obligated or 
     expended for retention bonuses for FAA employees without 
     prior written approval of the DOT Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration.
       Section 117 requires the Secretary to block the display of 
     an owner or operator's aircraft registration number in the 
     aircraft situational display to industry program upon the 
     request of an owner or operator.
       Section 118 prohibits funds for salaries and expenses of 
     more than eight political and Presidential appointees in the 
     FAA.
       Section 119 prohibits funds to increase fees under 49 
     U.S.C. 44721 until the FAA provides a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations that justifies all fees 
     related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how 
     such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.
       Section 119A requires the FAA to notify the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 90 days before 
     closing a regional operations center or reducing the services 
     provided.
       Section 119B prohibits funds from being used to change 
     weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro 
     Airport in New Jersey.
       Section 119C prohibits funds from being used to withhold 
     from consideration and approval certain application for 
     participation in the contract tower program, or for certain 
     reevaluations of cost-share program participation.
       Section 119D requires FAA to take certain actions regarding 
     organization delegation authorization.
       Section 119E prohibits funds for construction of shelter 
     for snow equipment in excess of equipment needs unless the 
     airport sponsor certifies conformity with certain 
     requirements.
       Section 119F requires the FAA to permit intermittent large 
     cargo air carriers to land in remote areas using alternative 
     meteorological weather reports.
       Section 119G allows the transfer of funds from the 
     ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports'' account to reimburse airports 
     affected by temporary flight restrictions for residences of 
     the President.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill limits obligations for the administrative expenses 
     of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to $446,444,304. 
     In addition, the bill provides $3,248,000 for the 
     administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission.


                          FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill limits obligations for the federal-aid highways 
     program to $45,268,596,000 in fiscal year 2019.
       Alternative fuel corridors.--The Federal Highway 
     Administration (FHWA) is directed to deliver the report 
     required under 23 U.S.C. 151(e) to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees when it is completed. No additional 
     reporting on alternative fuel corridors is required.
       Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) and freight 
     transportation.--The Secretary is expected to prioritize 
     INFRA funding awards to port projects and the intermodal 
     connections that serve those facilities, where eligible under 
     the FAST Act.
       Autonomous Vehicles and Pavement Performance.--The 
     Department is directed to consider and evaluate the impact of 
     autonomous vehicles, particularly commercial vehicles, on 
     pavement service life when conducting research on pavement 
     performance.
       Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).--The 
     FHWA is directed to publish a schedule for an update to the 
     MUTCD for the safe use of our roadways by both human drivers 
     and automated vehicles.
       Rubber modified asphalt usage.--A study of rubber modified 
     asphalt technology within the amount provided for research is 
     not directed: instead the Secretary is directed,

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     through the academic and scientific community, to consider 
     the performance, longevity, and safety benefits of rubber 
     modified asphalt when conducting research on other topics 
     related to the application of this technology. Such 
     consideration should include state acceptance of and 
     government barriers to the use of rubber modified asphalt. 
     The Secretary is directed to report the Secretary's findings 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the 
     House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Senate Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation Committee as relevant research is 
     completed.


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation of 
     $46,007,596,000, which is available until expended, to pay 
     the outstanding obligations of the various highway programs 
     at the levels provided in this Act and prior appropriations 
     acts.


                    HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

       The bill provides $3,250,000,000 from the general fund, of 
     which $2,729,000,000 is for state road and bridge projects, 
     $16,000,000 is for the Puerto Rico highway program, 
     $5,000,000 is for the territorial highway program, 
     $25,000,000 is for the nationally significant federal lands 
     and tribal projects program, and $475,000,000 is for a bridge 
     replacement and rehabilitation program in qualifying states 
     that have a disproportionate percentage of bridge surface 
     that is in poor condition.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

       Section 120 distributes the federal-aid highways program 
     obligation limitation.
       Section 121 allows funds received by the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to 
     be credited to the federal-aid highways account.
       Section 122 provides requirements for any waiver of Buy 
     America requirements.
       Section 123 prohibits funds from being used to provide 
     credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, 
     United States Code, unless the Secretary of Transportation 
     notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the 
     Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and 
     the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at 
     least three days prior to credit application approval.
       Section 124 requires 60-day notification to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for any INFRA grants awarded under 23 
     U.S.C. 117 provided that such notification shall be made no 
     later than 180 days from the date of enactment of this Act.
       Section 125 allows state DOTs to repurpose certain highway 
     project funding to be used within 50 miles of its original 
     designation.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


              MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill includes a liquidation of contract authorization 
     and a limitation on obligations of $284,000,000 for the 
     operations and programs of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration (FMCSA). Of this limitation, $9,073,000 is for 
     the research and technology program and $34,824,000 is for 
     information management, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2021.
       Bus and lease interchange rule.--A provision is included 
     prohibiting funds from being used to implement, enforce, or 
     make effective the May 27, 2015 ``Lease and Interchange of 
     Vehicles'' rule and therefore direction to modify that same 
     rule is not included. However, DOT is not prohibited from 
     proceeding with a new rule that incorporates input from 
     stakeholders.
       Pilot program completion.--FMCSA is directed to ensure the 
     safe and timely completion of the flexible sleeper berth 
     pilot program.


                      MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation of 
     $382,800,000 and a limitation on obligations of $382,800,000 
     for motor carrier safety grants.


 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

       Section 130 requires FMCSA to send notice of 49 CFR section 
     385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or 
     some other manner of delivery which records receipt of the 
     notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
       Section 131 prohibits funds from being used to enforce the 
     electronic logging device rule with respect to carriers 
     transporting livestock or insects.
       Section 132 prohibits funds from being used to implement, 
     enforce, or otherwise make effective a rule related to the 
     lease and interchange of vehicles by motor carriers of 
     passengers.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


                        OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $190,000,000 from the general fund for 
     operations and research. Of this amount, $40,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.
       In addition to salaries and expenses, the bill provides 
     $25,000,000 for rulemaking programs, of which not less than 
     $16,000,000 is for the new car assessment program, 
     $33,000,000 for enforcement programs, of which not less than 
     $20,000,000 is for the Office of Defects Investigation, and 
     $49,000,000 for research and analysis programs, of which not 
     less than $15,000,000 is for vehicle electronics and emerging 
     technologies which includes research of automated vehicle 
     technologies.


                        OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation and an 
     obligation limitation of $152,100,000, to remain available 
     until expended, which reflects the authorized level of 
     contract authority. Consistent with the FAST Act, the bill 
     includes $5,312,000 for in-vehicle alcohol detection device 
     research.
       Additional highway safety funding.--The bill provides 
     $14,000,000 in additional highway safety funding through the 
     general fund under section 143 of this title. Of this amount, 
     the bill provides $7,000,000 to support a high visibility 
     enforcement paid-media campaign in the area of highway-rail 
     grade crossing safety. NHTSA is directed to coordinate these 
     resources with other highway safety media campaigns, and to 
     work collaboratively with the Federal Railroad Administration 
     on the campaign's message development. The remaining 
     $7,000,000 is to be used for grants, pilot program 
     activities, and other innovative solutions to reduce 
     impaired-driving fatalities including law enforcement 
     awareness, training, and other countermeasures that improve 
     safety and reduce impaired driving fatalities associated with 
     both drug and alcohol impairment. Countermeasure activities 
     shall include those likely to provide the greatest reductions 
     in impaired driving, that are applicable or transferable 
     broadly within law enforcement, or which promise to increase 
     efficiency in the recognition, enforcement, and processing of 
     impaired drivers on the nation's highways.


                     HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation and an 
     obligation limitation of $610,208,000 for highway traffic 
     safety grants, to remain available until expended.


      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
                             ADMINISTRATION

       Section 140 provides funding for travel and related 
     expenses for state management reviews and highway safety core 
     competency development training.
       Section 141 exempts obligation authority made available in 
     previous public laws from the obligation limitations set for 
     the current year.
       Section 142 prohibits funds from being used to mandate 
     global positioning systems in private vehicles without 
     consideration of privacy concerns.
       Section 143 provides additional funding for highway safety 
     programs.

                    Federal Railroad Administration


                         SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

       The bill provides $221,698,000 for safety and operations of 
     the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Of the funds 
     provided, $18,000,000 is available until expended.
       The following priorities are funded:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Safe transportation of energy products..................      $2,000,000
Automated track inspection program and data analysis....      16,500,000
Railroad safety information system and front end               4,800,000
 interface..............................................
Positive train control (PTC) support program............      10,000,000
Confidential close call program.........................       3,000,000
Trespasser prevention strategy and risk model...........         500,000
National bridge system inventory update and model                600,000
 modification...........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       FRA is required to submit the information detailed in the 
     Senate report on railroad PTC status, enforcement plans, and 
     effects on rail service 30 days after enactment of this Act.


                   RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The bill provides $40,600,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for railroad research and development. This amount 
     includes $2,500,000 to improve safety practices and training 
     for Class II and Class III freight railroads; $2,000,000 for 
     tank car research related to the safe transportation of 
     energy products in partnership with other Federal agencies; 
     and up to $5,000,000 for partnerships with qualified 
     universities for research on rail system safety, capacity and 
     efficiency, of which $1,000,000 is for research with 
     universities on intelligent railroad systems.


       RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

       The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan 
     guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of P.L. 94-
     210.


           FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR

       The bill provides $400,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for grants authorized by section 24911 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and allow the Secretary to withhold up to 
     one percent for project management and oversight of these 
     grants. In addition, the Secretary is directed to issue a 
     notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) consistent with

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     the guidelines from the FAST Act for all funds appropriated 
     in fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 within 30 days of 
     enactment of this Act, and make awards within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act. The Federal-State Partnership for 
     State of Good Repair projects eligible under 24911(c) are 
     authorized to include all capital projects to replace or 
     rehabilitate qualified railroad assets, consistent with the 
     requirements of section 24911 of title 49. This program helps 
     protect existing rail infrastructure and funds investments 
     and maintenance that can avoid costly repairs in the future.


        CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

       The bill provides $255,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for consolidated rail infrastructure and safety 
     improvements grants, and direct the Department to prioritize 
     funds for railroads that are most at risk of not meeting the 
     PTC deadline.


                      RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

       The bill provides a total of $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for restoration and enhancement 
     grants authorized by section 24408 of title 49 U.S.C.


           MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM

       The bill provides a total of $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for deployment of magnetic 
     levitation transportation projects.


          THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

       The bill provides a total of $1,941,600,000 for the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Amtrak is directed 
     to provide discounted passenger fares to veterans (as defined 
     in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) consistent 
     with the discounted passenger fares currently provided to 
     active duty military personnel, and to submit with its fiscal 
     year 2020 congressional justification a report that addresses 
     items enumerated in the House and Senate reports on charter, 
     special, and private trains. Amtrak is also directed to 
     evaluate options to address the weekday Northeast Regional 
     Train between Washington and Boston and to submit a report 
     within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
       Amtrak is directed to provide a station agent in each 
     Amtrak station that had a ticket agent in fiscal year 2018. 
     Station agents, which include Amtrak ticket agents or 
     caretakers, assist passengers with their intercity rail 
     travel, provide customer service during all hours that a 
     station is open, and perform building maintenance duties. 
     Amtrak is directed to improve communication and collaboration 
     with local partners and take into consideration the unique 
     needs of each community, including impacts to local jobs, 
     when making decisions related to the staffing of Amtrak 
     stations, and to work with stakeholders to maximize the 
     efficiency of these station agents.


     NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
                              CORPORATION

       The bill provides $650,000,000 for the Secretary to make 
     grants for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor 
     (NEC), defined as the main line between Boston, 
     Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and the 
     facilities and services used to operate and maintain that 
     line.
       The Secretary is allowed to retain up to one-half of one 
     percent of the total provided to Amtrak for project 
     management and oversight costs and require not less than 
     $50,000,000 to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations 
     into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 
     bill allows up to $5,000,000 of the NEC grants to fund the 
     NEC Commission expenses.


 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

       The bill provides $1,291,600,000 for the Secretary to make 
     grants for activities associated with the National Network. 
     National Network Grants provide operating and capital funding 
     for expenses on Amtrak's entire network, including long-
     distance routes that operate on the NEC. Of this amount, the 
     bill allows the Secretary to retain up to $2,000,000 to fund 
     expenses associated with the state-supported route committee, 
     and not less than $50,000,000 shall be for railroad safety 
     technologies on state-supported routes on which PTC systems 
     are not required. Further, no less than $50,000,000 shall be 
     for capital expenses that enable continued passenger rail 
     operation on long-distance routes where Amtrak is the sole 
     operator and PTC systems are not required.
       The GAO is not required to submit a report on on-time 
     performance, but the Amtrak OIG is required to submit a 
     similar report.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

       Section 150 limits overtime to $35,000 per employee. 
     Amtrak's president is allowed to waive this restriction for 
     specific employees for safety or operational efficiency 
     reasons. Amtrak's president is required to provide an annual 
     report by March 1, 2019 that summarizes Amtrak's total 
     overtime expenses in 2018 and the three prior years, and the 
     number of employees receiving overtime cap waivers and total 
     overtime payments resulting from waivers by month of the 2018 
     calendar year and the three prior calendar years.
       Section 151 expresses the sense of Congress that long 
     distance passenger rail routes should be retained to ensure 
     connectivity throughout the National Network.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The bill provides $113,165,000 for the administrative 
     expenses of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), of 
     which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative 
     expenses related to transit asset management.


                         TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The bill limits obligations from the mass transit account 
     for transit formula grants to $9,939,380,030 as authorized by 
     the FAST Act. Funds are to be distributed as authorized. 
     Further, the bill provides $9,900,000,000 for the liquidation 
     of contract authority.


                     TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

       The bill provides an additional $700,000,000 in transit 
     infrastructure grants to remain available until expended. Of 
     the funds provided, $350,000,000 is available for grants for 
     buses and bus facilities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5339, of 
     which $160,000,000 is provided for formula grants, 
     $160,000,000 is provided for competitive grants, and 
     $30,000,000 is provided for low or no emission grants; 
     $263,000,000 is available for state of good repair grants 
     authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5337; $40,000,000 available for 
     formula grants for rural areas authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     5311; $40,000,000 is available for high density state 
     apportionments authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5340(d); $1,000,000 
     is available for the bus testing facility authorized under 49 
     U.S.C. 5318; and $6,000,000 is available for bus testing 
     facilities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312(h). The bill 
     provides funding from the general fund, and the funding is 
     not subject to any limitation on obligations.


                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

       The bill provides $5,000,000 for research activities under 
     49 U.S.C. 5314. In addition to the directly appropriated 
     funds, another $9,000,000 is provided through the obligation 
     limitation under the heading ``Transit Formula Grants''. Of 
     the amounts provided, no less than $1,500,000 shall be for 
     cooperative agreements where FTA assists small urban, rural, 
     and tribal public transit recipients and planning 
     organizations, and no less than $5,000,000 shall be available 
     for technical assistance and training to increase mobility 
     for people with disabilities and older adults.


                       CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

       The bill provides $2,552,687,000 for fixed-guideway 
     projects to remain available until September 30, 2022, and 
     the Secretary is directed to administer the Capital 
     Investment Grants (CIG) program and move projects through the 
     program to construction in accordance with the requirements 
     of 49 U.S.C. 5309 and section 3005(b) of the FAST Act. Of the 
     funds provided, $1,265,670,000 is available for new starts 
     projects, $635,000,000 is available for core capacity 
     projects, $526,500,000 is available for small starts 
     projects, $100,000,000 is available for the expedited project 
     delivery pilot program, and $25,517,000 is available for 
     oversight activities. The Secretary is directed to obligate 
     $2,169,783,950 of the amount provided for the Capital 
     Investment Grants Program by December 31, 2020.
       FTA is directed to carry out the will of Congress and 
     continue to advance eligible projects into project 
     development, engineering, and construction through the CIG 
     evaluation, rating, and approval process. The Secretary is 
     directed to allow projects to enter into project development, 
     advance projects through project development, advance 
     projects into engineering, enter into Full Funding Grant 
     Agreements (FFGA) for new starts or core capacity projects 
     that have met the requirements, and to enter into grant 
     agreements for small starts projects that have met the 
     requirements. FTA is directed to continue to update the 
     Committees on the status of projects in the pipeline, and 
     include a list of all letters of no prejudice and early 
     systems work agreements under review by the FTA in each 
     monthly CIG program update. The list should include the 
     requestor, the date the request was received by FTA, and any 
     status changes since the last update. The Secretary is 
     directed to maintain the Federal government's funding 
     commitments for all existing grant agreements, and identify 
     all projects with a medium or higher rating that anticipate a 
     grant agreement in fiscal year 2019 or 2020. The FTA may 
     allocate funding for projects without an FFGA.


      GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

       The bill provides $150,000,000 to carry out section 601 of 
     division B of Public Law 110-432, to remain available until 
     expended.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                         (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

       Section 160 exempts previously made transit obligations 
     from limitations on obligations.
       Section 161 allows funds provided in this Act for fixed 
     guideway capital investment projects that remain unobligated 
     by September 30, 2022 to be available for projects to use the 
     funds for the purposes for which they were originally 
     provided.
       Section 162 allows for the transfer of appropriations made 
     prior to October 1, 2017 from older accounts to be merged 
     into new accounts with similar current activities.
       Section 163 prohibits funds to enter into an FFGA for a 
     project with a New Starts share greater than 51 percent.
       Section 164 rescinds $46,560,000 of the unobligated amounts 
     from Transit Formula Grants.

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       Section 165 prohibits the use of funds to implement or 
     further new CIG policies such as those detailed in the June 
     29, 2018 FTA ``Dear Colleague'' letter.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation


                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

                    (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $36,000,000 for the operations, 
     maintenance, and capital asset renewal program activities of 
     the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). Of 
     that amount, not less than $16,000,000 is provided for 
     capital asset renewal activities. SLSDC is directed to submit 
     an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on its asset renewal program activities by 
     April 30, 2019.

                        Maritime Administration


                       MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

       The bill provides the authorized level of $300,000,000 for 
     the maritime security program, to be available until 
     expended.


                        OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides a total of $149,442,000 for the Maritime 
     Administration's (MARAD) operations and training account. Of 
     this amount, $60,849,000 is for MARAD headquarters, regional 
     offices, and maritime program expenses, of which $50,849,000 
     is for headquarter operations, $7,000,000 is for the short 
     sea transportation program (America's Marine Highways), and 
     $3,000,000 is for the maritime environment and technology 
     assistance program.
       Within the total amount provided, $88,593,000 is for the 
     U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), of which $70,593,000 is 
     for operations, up to $10,000,000 is for the capital 
     improvement program, and not less than $8,000,000 is for 
     maintenance, repairs, and equipment.
       The GAO is not required to report on whether USMMA should 
     be subject to additional Title IX requirements, nor is the 
     USMMA directed to provide updates on the status of the 
     implementation of actions plans to address sexual assault and 
     sexual harassment, as similar reports are already required 
     under sections 3508 and 3509 of P.L. 115-232. However, MARAD 
     is directed to provide the reports required under P.L. 115-
     232 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation upon 
     completion and to provide briefings on these subjects 
     immediately upon request.
       The Secretary is directed to consult with the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to identify existing 
     and new authorities needed to leverage funds from DOT for 
     inland waterway projects.
       Budget activities are moved and unobligated balances 
     associated with state maritime academy functions and programs 
     are transferred to a new state maritime academy operations 
     account.


                   STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS

       The bill provides a total of $345,200,000 for state 
     maritime academy operations. Of this amount, $25,000,000 is 
     for schoolship maintenance and repair, $8,000,000 to support 
     the cost of sharing training ships, $6,000,000 for direct 
     payments to State Maritime Academies (SMAs), $2,400,000 for 
     the student incentive program, and $3,800,000 for fuel 
     assistance payments.
       The bill also provides $300,000,000 for the design and 
     construction of a new common schoolship for the national 
     security multi-mission vessel program, and MARAD is directed 
     to replace SMA training vessels based on the planned end-of-
     service-life of existing training vessels, with the vessel 
     with the shortest remaining service life to be replaced 
     first. For ships that have the same end-of-service life, 
     preference shall be based on meeting training capacity needs. 
     The order of replacement based on end-of-service-life dates 
     for the SMA ships is as follows: TS Empire State--SUNY 
     Maritime College; TS Kennedy--Massachusetts Maritime Academy; 
     TS State of Maine--Maine Maritime Academy; TS General 
     Rudder--Texas A&M Maritime Academy; TS Golden Bear--
     California Maritime Academy; TS State of Michigan--Great 
     Lakes Maritime Academy.


                     ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

       The bill provides $20,000,000 for the small shipyard grant 
     program, to remain available until expended.


                             SHIP DISPOSAL

       The bill provides $5,000,000 for the ship disposal program, 
     to remain available until expended.


          MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides a total of $3,000,000 for administrative 
     expenses of the Title XI program and directs these funds to 
     be transferred to MARAD's operations and training account. 
     The Department is directed to expeditiously process pending 
     applications that meet the terms, conditions, and financial 
     performance requirements of the program.


                PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

       The bill provides a total of $292,730,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for the port infrastructure 
     development program authorized under 50302 of title 46, 
     United States Code. MARAD is directed to provide grants for 
     infrastructure improvement projects for coastal seaports that 
     are either within the seaport's boundary, or outside its 
     boundary if the project directly relates to port operations, 
     or to an intermodal connection to a port that improves the 
     safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods 
     into, out of, or around coastal seaports. Eligible projects 
     include, but are not limited to, highway or rail 
     infrastructure that develops or extends intermodal 
     connectivity, intermodal facilities, marine terminal 
     equipment, wharf construction or redevelopment, vessel 
     alternative fueling access and distribution, fuel efficient 
     cargo handling equipment, freight intelligent transportation 
     systems, and digital infrastructure systems. The Secretary is 
     directed to ensure that any fully-automated cargo-handling 
     equipment procured under this section will not directly 
     result in a net job loss or directly reduce the overall 
     safety, reliability and efficiency of a port.
       Of the total, $92,730,000 shall be available for grants to 
     the 15 coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of 
     loaded twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of foreign and 
     domestic containerized cargo in 2016, as reported by the U.S. 
     Army Corps of Engineers, and this set-aside does not preclude 
     eligibility for the remaining amounts made available under 
     this heading.


           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

       Section 170 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and 
     services and to make necessary repairs in connection with any 
     lease, contract, or occupancy involving government property 
     under control of MARAD and allows payments received to be 
     credited to the Treasury and to remain available until 
     expended.


         PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                          OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

       The bill provides $23,710,000 for the necessary operational 
     expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration (PHMSA). PHMSA is directed to issue a final 
     rule to require comprehensive oil spill response plans for 
     rail carriers within 90 days of enactment of this Act and 
     institute a fine of $10,000 for each day that such rule has 
     not been issued following the expiration of that period.


                       HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

       The bill provides $58,000,000 for PHMSA's hazardous 
     materials safety functions. Of this amount, $7,570,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2021, and up to $800,000 in 
     fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in 
     the general fund as offsetting receipts. Funds made available 
     until September 30, 2021, are for long-term research and 
     development contracts.


                            PIPELINE SAFETY

                         (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

                    (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

       The bill provides $165,000,000 for PHMSA's pipeline safety 
     program. Of that amount, $23,000,000 is derived from the oil 
     spill liability trust fund, $134,000,000 is derived from the 
     pipeline safety fund, and $8,000,000 is derived from fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and deposited in the 
     underground natural gas storage facility safety account. Of 
     the total amount, not less than $53,000,000 shall be for 
     state pipeline safety grants.


                     EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

                     (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

       The bill provides an obligation limitation of $28,318,000 
     for emergency preparedness grants. Prior year recoveries may 
     be used to develop a hazardous materials response training 
     curriculum for emergency responders, to make such training 
     available through an electronic format, and to make grants to 
     train public sector employees and instructors on how to 
     respond to hazardous materials incidents.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $92,600,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the office of inspector general (OIG). The OIG is 
     requested to provide the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a report on the Florida International 
     University bridge collapse, within 180 days, that details: 
     (1) any prior safety violations during construction or 
     structural deficiencies related to design or construction 
     flaws in bridge projects involving any of the firms involved 
     in the design, construction, and inspection of the structure, 
     or their contractors; (2) any criminal conviction of these 
     firms for alleged design or construction deficiencies; (3) a 
     list of all firms which have received Federal funding from 
     the Department and that have a history of accidents, 
     violations, and/or structural deficiencies with frequencies 
     greater than those that would be consistent with construction 
     completed with the appropriate focus on the safety and 
     security of workers and the public requisite for these types 
     of projects.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

       Section 180 provides authorization for DOT to maintain and 
     operate aircraft, hire passenger motor vehicles and aircraft, 
     purchase liability insurance, buy uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor.
       Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate permitted for an Executive Level 
     IV.
       Section 182 prohibits recipients of funds in this Act from 
     disseminating personal information obtained by state DMVs in 
     connection to motor vehicle records with an exception.
       Section 183 prohibits funds in this Act for salaries and 
     expenses of more than 125 political and Presidential 
     appointees in the Department of Transportation.

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       Section 184 stipulates that revenue collected by FHWA and 
     FRA from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources for training be transferred 
     into specific accounts within the agency with an exception.
       Section 185 prohibits DOT from using funds to make a grant, 
     loan, loan guarantee, or cooperative agreement unless DOT 
     gives a 3-day advance notice to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations. The provision also requires 
     notice of any ``quick release'' of funds from FHWA's 
     emergency relief program, and prohibits notifications from 
     involving funds not available for obligation. The provision 
     requires DOT to provide a comprehensive list of all loans, 
     loan guarantees, lines of credit, and discretionary grants 
     that will be announced with a 3-day advance notice to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 186 allows funds received from rebates, refunds, 
     and similar sources to be credited to appropriations of DOT.
       Section 187 allows amounts from improper payments to a 
     third party contractor that are lawfully recovered by DOT to 
     be made available until expended to cover expenses incurred 
     in recovery of such payments.
       Section 188 requires that reprogramming actions have to be 
     approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, and reprogramming notifications shall be 
     transmitted solely to the Appropriations Committees.
       Section 189 allows funds appropriated to modal 
     administrations to be obligated for the Office of the 
     Secretary for costs related to assessments only when such 
     funds provide a direct benefit to that modal administration.
       Section 190 authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program 
     that establishes uniform standards for developing and 
     supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits, 
     including distribution of transit benefits.
       Section 191 allows the use of funds to assist a contract 
     utilizing geographic, economic, or other hiring preference 
     not otherwise authorized by law, only if certain requirements 
     are met related to availability of local labor, displacement 
     of existing employees, and delays in transportation plans.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration

       The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is 
     required to continue its efforts to ensure victims of 
     domestic violence and assault are not unlawfully evicted or 
     denied housing, as required by the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, and to report on these 
     activities within 180 days of enactment of this Act.


                           EXECUTIVE OFFICES

       The bill includes $14,900,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     for executive offices, available until September 30, 2020, 
     which shall be comprised of seven offices including 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.


                     ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

       The bill provides $541,500,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for administrative support offices, available until 
     September 30, 2020. Funds are provided as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer................        $70,400,000
Office of the General Counsel........................         97,800,000
Office of Administration.............................        206,300,000
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer............         40,400,000
Office of Field Policy and Management................         54,300,000
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer..............         19,100,000
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity..          3,800,000
Office of Business Transformation....................          4,700,000
Office of the Chief Information Officer..............         44,700,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................       $541,500,000
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                  Program Office Salaries and Expenses


                       PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

       The bill provides $219,800,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Public and Indian Housing, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.


                   COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

       The bill provides $112,344,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Community Planning and 
     Development, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 
     HUD is directed to prioritize hiring and backfilling of staff 
     to support grant monitoring and the closeout of open audits 
     and backlog of audits in Regions I and IV. No less than 
     $444,000 is provided for new personnel hires in Region I in 
     order to fulfill mission critical functions, including 
     program oversight and management and the closeout of open 
     audits and backlog in Region I.


                                HOUSING

       The bill provides $382,500,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Housing, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020. The Department is directed to ensure the 
     Office of Recapitalization is funded at no less than 
     $12,000,000.


                    POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $26,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     for the Office of Policy Development and Research, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020.


                   FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

       The bill provides $72,900,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.


            OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

       The bill provides $8,600,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020.


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides the Secretary with the authority to 
     transfer amounts provided in this title for salaries and 
     expenses, except those for the Office of Inspector General, 
     to this account for the purpose of funding certain approved 
     centralized activities.

                       Public and Indian Housing


                     TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $22,598,000,000 for all tenant-based 
     Section 8 activities under the tenant-based rental assistance 
     account.
       The amount of Section 8 administrative fees to be 
     distributed at the discretion of the Secretary is not 
     increased. It is encouraged, but not required, that HUD 
     prioritize the needs of Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) 
     that participate in the mobility demonstration program or 
     that have been impacted by disasters when awarding 
     discretionary administrative fee amounts. The authority to 
     make temporary adjustments to allocations for PHAs in an area 
     for which the President declared a disaster is not included.
       Family mobility demonstration.--The bill includes 
     $25,000,000 to implement a family mobility demonstration, 
     including no less than $20,000,000 to support PHA programs 
     designed to empower families to successfully move to, and 
     remain in, lower-poverty areas and up to $5,000,000 for 
     incremental housing vouchers for families with children that 
     participate in the demonstration. Resources are included 
     within the policy development and research account to support 
     a systematic evaluation of the approaches employed under this 
     demonstration.
       Public housing assessment system.-- Receipt of a HUD report 
     on potential changes to the public housing assessment system 
     for PHAs that operate 550 or fewer units and vouchers 
     combined is acknowledged and HUD is not directed to repeat 
     this reporting requirement in fiscal year 2019.


                        HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

       The bill includes language allowing unobligated balances in 
     the housing certificate fund to be used for renewal of or 
     amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for 
     performance-based contract administrators.


                      PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

       The bill provides $2,775,000,000 for the public housing 
     capital fund. The bill provides up to $14,000,000 for public 
     housing financial and physical assessment activities, up to 
     $1,000,000 for administrative and judicial receiverships, not 
     to exceed $30,000,000 for emergency capital needs, of which 
     not less than $10,000,000 is for safety and security 
     measures, up to $35,000,000 for the resident opportunities 
     and self-sufficiency program, $15,000,000 for the jobs-plus 
     pilot initiative, and $25,000,000 for competitive grants to 
     public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce lead-based 
     paint hazards in public housing. Funding is not included for 
     grants to support demolition of physically obsolete public 
     housing properties.
       Emergency call systems.--The Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing is directed to issue the clarifying guidance 
     regarding emergency call systems required under Senate Report 
     115-268 within 90 days of enactment of this Act.


                     PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

       The bill provides $4,653,116,000 for the public housing 
     operating fund, to remain available until September 30, 2020.


                    CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

       The bill provides $150,000,000 for the choice neighborhoods 
     initiative, to remain available until September 30, 2021. The 
     bill includes language requiring that at least $75,000,000 be 
     made available to public housing agencies, and provide up to 
     $5,000,000 for grants to fund comprehensive local 
     implementation plans with community notice and input. The 
     Department is required to issue the notice of funding 
     availability within 60 days of enactment of this Act.


                        FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

       The bill provides $80,000,000 for the family self-
     sufficiency (FSS) program to support service coordinators who 
     serve residents in both the public housing and voucher 
     programs, to remain available until September 30, 2020.


                  NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $755,000,000 for the Native American 
     Housing Block Grants program. Of the total amount, 
     $100,000,000 is provided for competitive grants, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2023 to be awarded through a 
     single national competition based on need and capacity. The 
     remaining $655,000,000 shall be for the formula funding 
     program, to remain available until September 30, 2023. Of 
     this amount, $7,000,000 is set-aside for inspections, 
     contracting expertise, training, and technical assistance 
     related to funding provided for the needs of Native American, 
     including no less than $2,000,000 to be awarded to a national 
     organization as authorized by section 703 of Native

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     American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 
     1996 (NAHASDA), and $2,000,000 is set-aside for the cost of 
     guaranteed loans as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA 
     provided the principal amount is no greater than $17,761,989.


           INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill provides $1,440,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to subsidize a total loan level of up to 
     $553,846,154.


                  NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

       The bill provides $2,000,000 for the Native Hawaiian 
     Housing Block Grant program, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2023.

                   Community Planning and Development


              HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

       The bill provides $393,000,000 for the housing 
     opportunities for persons with AIDS program, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2020, except for amounts 
     allocated pursuant to 854(c)(5) which are available until 
     September 30, 2021.


                       Community Development Fund

       The bill provides $3,365,000,000 for the community 
     development fund, to remain available until September 30, 
     2021. Of the total, the bill provides $3,300,000,000 in 
     formula funding and $65,000,000 for Indian tribes, of which 
     up to $4,000,000 is available for imminent health and safety 
     emergencies.


                 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill does not provide a credit subsidy for this 
     program, but instead provides the authority to collect fees 
     from borrowers adequate to result in a subsidy cost of zero. 
     The bill also provides an aggregate limitation on commitments 
     of no more than $300,000,000 for loan guarantees under 
     section 108.


                  HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

       The bill provides $1,250,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022, for the Home Investment Partnerships 
     (HOME) program.


        SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

       The bill provides a total of $54,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2021 in the following amounts 
     and for the following purposes: $10,000,000 for the self-help 
     homeownership opportunity program; $35,000,000 for the 
     second, third, and fourth capacity building activities 
     authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
     1993, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural 
     capacity building activities; $5,000,000 for capacity 
     building activities by national organizations with expertise 
     in rural housing development; and $4,000,000 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

       The bill provides $2,636,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2021, for homeless assistance grants. Of the 
     amount provided, not less than $280,000,000 shall be for the 
     emergency solutions grants program; not less than 
     $2,219,000,000 shall be for the continuum of care and rural 
     housing stability assistance programs; up to $50,000,000 
     shall be for rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 
     projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible 
     activities that are critical in order to assist survivors of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; up to 
     $7,000,000 shall be for the national homeless data analysis 
     project; and up to $80,000,000 shall be for projects in up to 
     25 communities, including at least eight communities with 
     substantial rural populations, to demonstrate how a 
     comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth can reduce 
     youth homelessness, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for 
     technical assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, 
     analysis, and reporting of data and performance measures 
     under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth.
       HUD, grantees, and communities are reminded that the 
     emergency solutions grant program is a flexible tool that can 
     prevent evictions and reduce unsheltered homelessness.

                            Housing Programs


                    PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $11,347,000,000 for project-based rental 
     assistance activities, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $245,000,000 is for performance-based 
     contract administrators. The bill also provides an additional 
     advance appropriation of $400,000,000, to be made available 
     on October 1, 2019, and allows the Secretary to use project 
     funds held in residual receipt accounts, unobligated 
     balances, including recaptures, and carryover for program 
     activities. HUD is encouraged to work with performance-based 
     contract administrators to identify cost savings while 
     ensuring continuation of all necessary tasks.


                        HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

       The bill provides $678,000,000 for the Section 202 program, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2022, of which 
     $51,000,000 shall be for new capital advances and project-
     based rental assistance contracts, up to $90,000,000 shall be 
     for service coordinators and the continuation of existing 
     congregate service grants, and $10,000,000 shall be for the 
     aging in place home modification grant program. The 
     appropriation, plus carryover balances and residual receipts, 
     fully funds all renewals, amendments, and property 
     inspections related to project-based rental assistance 
     contracts, senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
     service coordinators, and existing congregate service grants.


                 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

       The bill provides $184,155,000 for the Section 811 program, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2022. The 
     appropriation, plus carryover balances and residual receipts, 
     fully funds all project-based rental assistance contract 
     amendments and renewals. The bill includes $30,155,000 for 
     new capital advance and project rental assistance awards, and 
     HUD is directed to prioritize the creation of new unit 
     configurations that help localities comply with the 
     obligations of Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999).


                     HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $50,000,000 for housing counseling 
     assistance, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative 
     contract services, to remain available until September 30, 
     2020. The Secretary is required to award grants within 180 
     days of enactment of this Act and allow for the Secretary to 
     enter into multiyear grant agreements, subject to the 
     availability of annual appropriations.


                       RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $5,000,000 for the rental housing 
     assistance program and allow for the Department to use funds, 
     including unobligated balances and recaptured amounts, for 
     one-year contract extensions.


            PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

       The bill provides $12,000,000 for the manufactured housing 
     standards programs, of which $12,000,000 is to be derived 
     from fees collected and deposited in the manufactured housing 
     fees trust fund.

                     Federal Housing Administration


               MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill establishes a limitation of $400,000,000,000 on 
     commitments to guarantee single-family loans and $130,000,000 
     for administrative contract expenses during fiscal year 2019, 
     which shall be available until September 30, 2020. The bill 
     also provides an additional $1,400 for administrative 
     contract expenses, up to $30,000,000, for each $1,000,000 in 
     additional guaranteed loan commitments, if guaranteed loan 
     commitment levels exceed $200,000,000,000 by April 1, 2019. 
     Insurance for new mortgage commitments in fiscal year 2019 
     under Section 255 of the National Housing Act is required to 
     have a net credit subsidy cost that does not exceed zero. The 
     FHA is prohibited from taking adverse actions against 
     lenders in disaster affected areas based solely on compare 
     ratios.


                GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill establishes a $30,000,000,000 limitation on 
     multifamily and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal 
     year 2019, and provides that such commitment authority shall 
     be available until September 30, 2020. The Secretary is 
     directed to evaluate the impact of, and barriers associated 
     with, including hospitals with more than 50 percent of 
     patients attributable to mental health and substance abuse 
     treatment, in the hospital mortgage insurance program under 
     section 242 of the National Housing Act and expanding the use 
     of healthcare mortgage insurance program under section 232 of 
     the National Housing Act to include residential care 
     facilities that treat individuals with drug and alcohol 
     dependency, and to report to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations 120 days after enactment of this Act.

                Government National Mortgage Association


                GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

                     LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The bill establishes a limitation of up to $550,000,000,000 
     for new commitments and provides $27,000,000 for salaries and 
     expenses for the government national mortgage association for 
     fiscal year 2019, which shall be available until September 
     30, 2020. The bill also provides an increase in salaries and 
     expense funds of $100 for each $1,000,000 in additional 
     guaranteed loan commitments, up to a maximum of $3,000,000, 
     if guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 by 
     April 1, 2019.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

       The bill provides $96,000,000 for research and technology 
     activities and technical assistance, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2020. The bill provides $50,000,000 for 
     core research and technology including: market surveys, 
     research support and dissemination, data acquisition, housing 
     finance studies, research partnerships, and housing 
     technology.
       The bill provides not less than $29,000,000 under this 
     heading for technical assistance, of which $3,000,000 is for 
     non-profit or private sector organizations with distressed 
     cities or regions with populations under 40,000,000 and that 
     have been impacted by a natural disaster, and up to 
     $1,000,000 for envision center technical assistance.
       The bill provides up to $17,000,000 for critical research, 
     demonstrations, and evaluations, including:
        Up to $1,000,000 for an envision center 
     evaluation;
        Up to $4,000,000 for the moving to work expansion 
     demonstration expansion evaluation;
        $3,000,000 for the housing mobility demonstration;

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        $2,000,000 for homeless youth research activities 
     authorized under section 345 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act;
        Up to $1,000,000 for the Office of Innovation for 
     innovation awards;
        Continued funding for the choice neighborhood 
     implementation study and the rent reform demonstration; and
        New funding for: the Home Equity Conversion 
     Mortgage (HECM) improvement study; long term tracking of the 
     family self-sufficiency program; a process evaluation of the 
     Section 3 program; administrative data linkages to assess 
     long term outcomes of exit from assisted housing; and 
     research addressing the housing needs of older Americans.
       In addition, HUD is directed to compile and publish all 
     research it supported over the prior 5 years relating to the 
     HECM program.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

       The bill provides $65,300,000 for fair housing activities, 
     of which $39,600,000 is for the Fair Housing Initiatives 
     Program (FHIP), $23,900,000 is for the fair housing 
     assistance program, $1,500,000 is for the national fair 
     housing training academy, and $300,000 is for translated 
     materials. Of the funds available for FHIP, not less than 
     $7,450,000 is available for education and outreach programs.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes


                         LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

       The bill provides $279,000,000 for the lead hazard control 
     and healthy homes programs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020. Of the amount provided, $45,000,000 is 
     available for the healthy homes initiative. The bill provides 
     $64,000,000 for the implementation of projects to demonstrate 
     how intensive, extended, multi-year interventions can reduce 
     the presence of lead-based paint hazards in low-income, pre-
     1940 homes by achieving economies of scale that can lower the 
     cost of remediation activities. Seven five-year grants of no 
     less than $6 million per grant are directed to be awarded 
     pursuant to this demonstration program.

                      Information Technology Fund

       The bill provides $280,000,000 for the information 
     technology fund, of which $260,000,000 is available until 
     September 30, 2020, and $20,000,000 is available until 
     September 30, 2021.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The bill provides $128,082,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the office of inspector general.

    General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)


                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

       Section 201 splits overpayments evenly between Treasury and 
     State HFAs.
       Section 202 prohibits funds from being used to investigate 
     or prosecute lawful activities under the Fair Housing Act.
       Section 203 requires any grant or cooperative agreement to 
     be made on a competitive basis, unless otherwise provided, in 
     accordance with Section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
       Section 204 relates to the availability of funds for 
     services and facilities for GSEs and others subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act and the Housing Act of 
     1950.
       Section 205 prohibits the use of funds in excess of the 
     budget estimates, unless provided otherwise.
       Section 206 relates to the expenditure of funds for 
     corporations and agencies subject to the Government 
     Corporation Control Act.
       Section 207 requires the Secretary to provide quarterly 
     reports on uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess 
     funds in each departmental program and activity.
       Section 208 requires the Administration's budget and HUD's 
     budget justifications for fiscal year 2020 to be submitted in 
     the identical account and sub-account structure provided in 
     this Act.
       Section 209 exempts GNMA from certain requirements of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Section 210 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use 
     agreements from an obsolete project to a viable project, 
     provided that no additional costs are incurred and other 
     conditions are met.
       Section 211 sets forth requirements for Section 8 voucher 
     assistance eligibility, and includes consideration for 
     persons with disabilities.
       Section 212 distributes Native American Housing Block 
     Grants to the same Native Alaskan recipients as in fiscal 
     year 2005.
       Section 213 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any 
     multifamily property that is owned or held by HUD.
       Section 214 allows the Section 108 loan guarantee program 
     to guarantee notes or other obligations issued by any State 
     on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State.
       Section 215 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer 
     units of public housing to be exempt from asset management 
     requirements.
       Section 216 restricts the Secretary from imposing any 
     requirements or guidelines relating to asset management that 
     restrict or limit the use of capital funds for central office 
     costs, up to the limits established in law.
       Section 217 requires that no employee of the Department 
     shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the CFO 
     determines that such employee has received certain training.
       Section 218 requires the Secretary to publish all notices 
     of funding availability that are competitively awarded on the 
     internet for fiscal year 2019.
       Section 219 requires attorney fees for programmatic 
     litigation to be paid from the individual program office and 
     Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
     appropriations, and requires the Department to submit a spend 
     plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 220 allows the Secretary to transfer up to 10 
     percent of funds or $5,000,000, whichever is less, 
     appropriated under the headings ``Administrative Support 
     Offices'' or ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' to any 
     other office funded under such headings.
       Section 221 requires HUD to take certain actions against 
     owners receiving rental subsidies that do not maintain safe 
     properties.
       Section 222 places a salary and bonus limit on public 
     housing agency officials and employees.
       Section 223 requires the Secretary to notify the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 3 full business 
     days before grant awards are announced.
       Section 224 prohibits funds to be used to require or 
     enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA).
       Section 225 prohibits funds for HUD financing of mortgages 
     for properties that have been subject to eminent domain.
       Section 226 prohibits the use of funds to terminate the 
     status of a unit of general local government as a 
     metropolitan city with respect to grants under section 106 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
       Section 227 allows funding for research, evaluation, and 
     statistical purposes that is unexpended at the time of 
     completion of the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
     to be reobligated for additional research.
       Section 228 prohibits funds for financial awards for 
     employees subject to administrative discipline.
       Section 229 authorizes the Secretary on a limited basis to 
     use funds available under the ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' 
     heading to participate in the multiagency Performance 
     Partnership Pilots program for fiscal year 2019.
       Section 230 allows program income as an eligible match for 
     2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 continuum of care funds.
       Section 231 permits HUD to provide one year transition 
     grants under the continuum of care program with no more than 
     50 percent of the grant provided for costs of eligible 
     activities of the program component originally funded.
       Section 232 prohibits the use of funds 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'' or the notice entitled, 
     ``Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Assessment Tool''.
       Section 233 prohibits section 218(g) and 231(b) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act from 
     applying 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, 2020, or 
     2021.
       Section 234 rescinds the balance of previously appropriated 
     funds.
       Section 235 authorizes a housing choice voucher mobility 
     demonstration program.
       Section 236 repeals a reporting requirement.
       Section 237 maintains current Promise Zone designations and 
     agreements.
       Section 238 prohibits funds from being used to establish 
     review criteria, including rating factors or preference 
     points, for competitive grants programs for EnVision Center 
     participation or coordination.

                       TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $8,400,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Access Board.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $27,490,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Federal Maritime Commission, of which not more than 
     $2,000 may be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses. Of the funds provided, not less than 
     $365,000 is available for the Office of Inspector General.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                    Office Of The Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $23,274,000 for the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation Office of the Inspector General, and 
     direct the Inspector General to update a 2008 DOT OIG report 
     titled ``Effects of Amtrak's Poor on-time Performance'' no 
     later than 240 days after enactment of this Act.

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $110,400,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 
     The NTSB is not directed to further investigate the recent 
     bridge collapse at Florida International University. Instead, 
     direction is provided on this issue to the Department of 
     Transportation Office of Inspector General.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation


          PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

       The bill provides $150,000,000 for the Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, of which

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     $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing 
     program. In addition, the bill provides $2,000,000 for the 
     promotion and development of shared equity housing models.

                      Surface Transportation Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $37,100,000 for salaries and expenses. 
     The collection of up to $1,250,000 in user fees is permitted 
     to be credited to that appropriation and provide that the 
     general fund appropriation be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis by the actual amount collected in user fees 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

       The bill provides $3,600,000 for operating expenses of the 
     United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and 
     extends authorization for the council until October 1, 2028.
       The Government Accountability Office is directed to conduct 
     an evaluation of USICH management and governance structure 
     including the council's ability to effectively oversee the 
     Executive Director and the agency's annual operations, and 
     deliver a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within one year of enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Section 401 prohibits the use of funds 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.
       Section 402 prohibits the obligation of funds beyond the 
     current fiscal year and the transfer of funds to other 
     appropriations, unless expressly provided.
       Section 403 limits consulting service expenditures through 
     procurement contracts to those contracts contained in the 
     public record, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law.
       Section 404 prohibits funds from being used for certain 
     types of employee training.
       Section 405 specifies requirements for the reprogramming of 
     funds and requires agencies to submit a report in order to 
     establish the baseline for the application of reprogramming 
     and transfer authorities.
       Section 406 provides that not to exceed fifty percent of 
     unobligated balances for salaries and expenses may remain 
     available until September 30, 2020, for each account for the 
     purposes authorized, subject to the approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 407 prohibits the use of funds for any project that 
     seeks to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent 
     domain is employed only for a public use.
       Section 408 prohibits funds from being transferred to any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. 
     Government, except where transfer authority is provided in 
     this or any other appropriations Act.
       Section 409 prohibits funds from being used to permanently 
     replace an employee intent on returning to his or her past 
     occupation following completion of military service.
       Section 410 prohibits funds from being used by an entity 
     unless the expenditure is in compliance with the Buy American 
     Act.
       Section 411 prohibits funds from being made available to 
     any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 
     Buy American Act.
       Section 412 prohibits funds from being used for first-class 
     airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301-
     10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 41 CFR.
       Section 413 prohibits funds from being used for the 
     approval of a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption 
     application if that approval would contravene United States 
     law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air 
     Transport Agreement.
       Section 414 restricts the number of employees that agencies 
     may send to international conferences unless such attendance 
     is important to the national interest.
       Section 415 caps the amount of fees the Surface 
     Transportation Board can charge or collect for rate or 
     practice complaints filed at the amount authorized for 
     district court civil suit filing fees.
       Section 416 prohibits the use of funds to purchase or lease 
     new light-duty vehicles for any executive fleet or fleet 
     inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-
     Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Section 417 prohibits funds from being used to maintain or 
     establish computer networks unless such networks block the 
     viewing, downloading, or exchange of pornography.
       Section 418 prohibits funds from being used to deny an 
     Inspector General timely access to any records, documents, or 
     other materials available to the department or agency over 
     which that Inspector General has responsibilities, or to 
     prevent or impede that Inspector General's access to such 
     records, documents, or other materials.
       Section 419 prohibits funds to be used to pay award or 
     incentive fees for contractors whose performance is below 
     satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or failed to meet 
     requirements of the contract, with exceptions.
       Section 420 provides a modification cost for credit risk 
     premium repayment for a certain cohort of RRIF loans.
       Section 421 modifies title 23 to amend federal truck weight 
     exemptions in the State of Kentucky.
       Section 422 modifies title 23 to amend federal truck weight 
     exemptions for commercial motor vehicles powered either by 
     natural gas or electric battery.
       Section 423 exempts truck length restrictions for the 
     transportation of sugar beets on specific routes in the State 
     of Oregon.

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